diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 826a0cf..2002844 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ on:
   push:
     tags:
       - 'v[0-9]*'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      tag:
+        description: 'Existing tag to create or update a GitHub Release for (e.g. v0.2.2)'
+        required: true
+        type: string
 
 permissions:
   contents: write
@@ -12,8 +18,23 @@ jobs:
   release:
     name: Create GitHub Release
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      RELEASE_TAG: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.event.inputs.tag || github.ref_name }}
     steps:
+      - name: Validate release tag
+        if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          tag="${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}"
+          if [[ ! "$tag" =~ ^v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+            echo "tag must look like vX.Y.Z, got: $tag" >&2
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          git ls-remote --exit-code origin "refs/tags/${tag}" >/dev/null
+
       - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ env.RELEASE_TAG }}
 
       - uses: actions/setup-python@a309ff8b426b58ec0e2a45f0f869d46889d02405 # v6
         with:
@@ -23,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
         id: meta
         run: |
           pkg_name=$(python -c "import tomllib,pathlib; print(tomllib.loads(pathlib.Path('pyproject.toml').read_text())['project']['name'])")
-          pkg_version="${GITHUB_REF_NAME#v}"
+          pkg_version="${RELEASE_TAG#v}"
           echo "name=${pkg_name}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           echo "version=${pkg_version}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
@@ -31,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
         id: notes
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-          version="${GITHUB_REF_NAME#v}"
+          version="${RELEASE_TAG#v}"
           if [[ -f CHANGELOG.md ]]; then
             body="$(python scripts/extract-changelog.py "$version")"
           else
@@ -47,7 +68,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Create GitHub Release
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@da05d552573ad5aba039eaac05058a918a7bf631 # v2.2.2
         with:
-          tag_name: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+          tag_name: ${{ env.RELEASE_TAG }}
           name: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.name }} ${{ steps.meta.outputs.version }}
           body: ${{ steps.notes.outputs.body }}
           generate_release_notes: false
diff --git a/RELEASING.md b/RELEASING.md
index 0b50ff4..0be337f 100644
--- a/RELEASING.md
+++ b/RELEASING.md
@@ -34,6 +34,18 @@ Pushing a `vX.Y.Z` tag triggers two workflows:
 | `publish.yml` | Build wheel/sdist and publish to PyPI |
 | `release.yml` | Create the GitHub Release with notes from `CHANGELOG.md` |
 
+## Recover a missing GitHub Release
+
+If PyPI publish succeeded but the GitHub Release workflow failed, rerun it from `main`
+without retagging:
+
+```bash
+gh workflow run "GitHub Release" --ref main -f tag=vX.Y.Z
+```
+
+The tag must already exist on the remote. The workflow checks out that tag, extracts the
+matching `CHANGELOG.md` section, and creates or updates the GitHub Release.
+
 ## Enforcement
 
 - **PR check** (`check-release.yml`): if `pyproject.toml` version changes, `CHANGELOG.md` must contain a matching `## [X.Y.Z]` section.