diff --git a/.github/workflows/discord-release.yml b/.github/workflows/discord-release.yml
index 4d002256..0fb13444 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/discord-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/discord-release.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name: Discord Release Notification
 on:
   release:
     types: [published]
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
   discord-notification:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index de12139f..8a1626f7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ jobs:
           draft: false
           prerelease: ${{ contains(github.ref, 'beta') || contains(github.ref, 'alpha') }}
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PAT_TOKEN || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
   # Update README with new version after successful release
   update-readme: