diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml
index 3d4ef3b..a4f6c37 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,17 @@
 name: release-tag
-on: workflow_dispatch
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      version:
+        description: 'The version number to deploy'
+        required: true
 jobs:
   release-image:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - run: echo "manual trigger executed"
+      -
+        run: echo "manual trigger executed"
+      -
+        run: echo "$MESSAGE"
+        env:
+          MESSAGE; ${{ github.event.inputs.version}}