diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-artifacts.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-artifacts.yml
index c144754..1acaefe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-artifacts.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-artifacts.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ on:
       run_id:
         description: 'Run ID of the release workflow'
         required: true
+      dry_run:
+        description: 'Dry run the release'
+        required: false
+        type: boolean
+        default: false
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
@@ -24,7 +29,7 @@ env:
   PAYLOAD_VERSION: ${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
   PAYLOAD_REPOSITORY: ${{ github.event.inputs.github_repository }}
   PAYLOAD_RUN_ID: ${{ github.event.inputs.run_id }}
-
+  DRY_RUN: ${{ github.event.inputs.dry_run || vars.DRY_RUN }}
 concurrency:
   # Group by repository and version
   group: ${PAYLOAD_REPOSITORY}-${PAYLOAD_VERSION}
@@ -77,7 +82,7 @@ jobs:
           version: early-access
           arguments: 'deploy'
         env:
-          JRELEASER_DRY_RUN: ${{ vars.DRY_RUN }}
+          JRELEASER_DRY_RUN: ${{ env.DRY_RUN }}
           JRELEASER_GPG_PUBLIC_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_PUBLIC_KEY }}
           JRELEASER_GPG_SECRET_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
           JRELEASER_GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.GPG_PASSPHRASE }}