diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index 591ab006e32c..91d99476b889 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 name: stale issues
 on:
+  workflow_dispatch: {}
   schedule:
     - cron: "30 1 * * *"