diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index a1fa6162fb..b75685752a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 name: 'Publish to npm'
 on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      version:
+        description: "Which version number should we use for the release"
+        type: 'string'
+        required: true
   workflow_call:
     inputs:
       version:
diff --git a/scripts/npm-tag.js b/scripts/npm-tag.js
index 228cabf95a..decbd37777 100644
--- a/scripts/npm-tag.js
+++ b/scripts/npm-tag.js
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-const semver = require('semver');
+import semver from 'semver';
+import { createRequire } from 'node:module';
+const require = createRequire(import.meta.url);
+const { version } = require('../package.json');
 
 const latestUnleashVersion = process.argv[2];
 
-const version = require('../package.json').version;
-
 function isPrerelease(version) {
     const arr = semver.prerelease(version);
     return arr && arr.length > 0;