diff --git a/.github/workflows/nym-release-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/nym-release-publish.yml
index ed966ecffc..69702f2a3e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nym-release-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nym-release-publish.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 name: Publish Nym binaries
+workflow_dispatch:
 on:
   release:
     types: [created]
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: Check the release tag starts with `nym-binaries-`
-        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/nym-binaries-') == false
+        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/nym-binaries-') == false && github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch'
         uses: actions/github-script@v3
         with:
           script: |
@@ -35,8 +36,24 @@ jobs:
           command: build
           args: --workspace --release
 
+      - name: Upload Artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: my-artifact
+          path: |
+            target/release/nym-client
+            target/release/nym-gateway
+            target/release/nym-mixnode
+            target/release/nym-socks5-client
+            target/release/nym-validator-api
+            target/release/nym-network-requester
+            target/release/nym-network-statistics
+            target/release/nym-cli
+          retention-days: 30
+
       - name: Upload to release based on tag name
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+        if: github.event_name == 'release'
         with:
           files: |
             target/release/nym-client
@@ -45,4 +62,5 @@ jobs:
             target/release/nym-socks5-client
             target/release/nym-validator-api
             target/release/nym-network-requester
-            target/release/nym-network-statistics
\ No newline at end of file
+            target/release/nym-network-statistics
+            target/release/nym-cli