diff --git a/.github/workflows/post-release.yml b/.github/workflows/post-release.yml
index c64de57548..a51fd1bcaf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/post-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/post-release.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 name: Post release after develop synced
 
 on:
-  repository_dispatch:
-    types: [develop-synced]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      version:
+        description: 'Release version, e.g. 1.2.3'
+        required: true
+        type: string
 
 jobs:
   post_release:
@@ -12,19 +16,19 @@ jobs:
       contents: write
 
     steps:
-      - name: Read version from repository_dispatch payload
+      - name: Read version from workflow_dispatch input
         id: meta
         env:
-          PAYLOAD_VERSION: ${{ github.event.client_payload.version }}
+          INPUT_VERSION: ${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-          if [ -z "${PAYLOAD_VERSION}" ]; then
-            echo "No version in client_payload, skip post-release."
+          if [ -z "${INPUT_VERSION}" ]; then
+            echo "No version in workflow_dispatch input, skip post-release."
             echo "skip=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
             exit 0
           fi
-          echo "Using version from payload: ${PAYLOAD_VERSION}"
-          echo "version=${PAYLOAD_VERSION}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "Using version from input: ${INPUT_VERSION}"
+          echo "version=${INPUT_VERSION}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           echo "skip=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
       - name: Checkout main