diff --git a/.woodpecker/docs.yml b/.woodpecker/docs.yml
index b8c239eeb..169d9e077 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/docs.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker/docs.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ when:
     branch: ${CI_REPO_DEFAULT_BRANCH}
   - cron: update_docs
     event: cron
+  - event: manual
+    evaluate: 'TASK == "docs"'
 
 variables:
   - &golang_image 'docker.io/golang:1.21.3'
@@ -27,7 +29,7 @@ steps:
       - make docs
     when:
       - path: *when_path
-      - event: cron
+      - event: [cron, manual]
 
   build:
     image: *node_image
@@ -38,7 +40,7 @@ steps:
       - pnpm build
     when:
       - path: *when_path
-      - event: cron
+      - event: [cron, manual]
 
   deploy-preview:
     image: docker.io/woodpeckerci/plugin-surge-preview:1.2.2
@@ -82,6 +84,6 @@ steps:
       - git commit -m "Deploy website - based on ${CI_COMMIT_SHA}"
       - git push
     when:
-      - event: [push, cron]
+      - event: push
         path: *when_path
-      - event: tag
+      - event: [cron, manual, tag]
diff --git a/.woodpecker/release-helper.yml b/.woodpecker/release-helper.yml
index 5363934cb..b8e7d61d2 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/release-helper.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker/release-helper.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ version: 1
 
 steps:
   release-helper:
-    image: woodpeckerci/plugin-ready-release-go:0.7.0
+    image: woodpeckerci/plugin-ready-release-go:1.0.0
     pull: true
     settings:
       release_branch: ${CI_REPO_DEFAULT_BRANCH}
@@ -12,5 +12,7 @@ steps:
         from_secret: GITHUB_TOKEN
 
 when:
-  event: push
-  branch: ${CI_REPO_DEFAULT_BRANCH}
+  - event: push
+    branch: ${CI_REPO_DEFAULT_BRANCH}
+  - event: manual
+    evaluate: 'TASK == "release-helper"'