diff --git a/.github/workflows/coverity.yml b/.github/workflows/coverity.yml
index 9393a67209a17d4d9411ed633a7cf5b11a3de534..91f473ed6913f5aba3d919d2c50849ce1af49d3c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/coverity.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/coverity.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name: coverity
 on:
   schedule:
     - cron:  '2 0 * * *'
+  workflow_dispatch
 
 jobs:
   run-coverity: