diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index d79461be7..640e0e422 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions:
   contents: write
diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index 5e6e32e65..827a7ccdd 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
   "prerelease": false,
   "separate-pull-requests": false,
   "changelog-path": "CHANGELOG.md",
+  "pull-request-title-pattern": "chore(main): release ${version}",
   "packages": {
     ".": {
       "package-name": "@lobu/gateway",