diff --git a/.github/workflows/create_release.yml b/.github/workflows/create_release.yml
index 814a32b..5bf7e91 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create_release.yml
@@ -8,13 +8,16 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   create-release:
-    if: github.event.pull_request.merged == true && contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'release')
+    if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || (github.event.pull_request.merged == true && contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'release'))
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+      - name: Install xmllint
+        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y libxml2-utils
+
       - name: Extract version from pom.xml
         id: extract_version
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_maven_central_repo.yml b/.github/workflows/publish_maven_central_repo.yml
index cc4dc77..3437544 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish_maven_central_repo.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish_maven_central_repo.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: publish_maven_central_repo.yml
 on:
   release:
-    types: [published]
+    types: [created]
 
 jobs:
   publish: