diff --git a/.github/workflows/helm-charts-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/helm-charts-release.yaml
index 6e6d15e..efd876a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/helm-charts-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/helm-charts-release.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ on:
 
 permissions:
   contents: write
+  packages: write
 
 run-name: ${{ github.repository }} Release ${{ inputs.release }}
 
@@ -17,7 +18,14 @@ concurrency:
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
+  publish-artifacts:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/publish.yaml
+    with:
+      tag: ${{ inputs.release }}
+    secrets: inherit
+
   github-release:
+    needs: [publish-artifacts]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
index 9f4164d..33c82f8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
@@ -5,8 +5,20 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - 'main'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      tag:
+        description: "Release tag to publish (e.g. v0.35.2)"
+        required: true
+        type: string
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      tag:
+        description: "Release tag to publish (e.g. v0.35.2)"
+        required: true
+        type: string
 env:
-  TAG_NAME: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name || (github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' && 'main') }}
+  TAG_NAME: ${{ inputs.tag || github.event.release.tag_name || (github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' && 'main') }}
 
 jobs:
   publish-docker: