diff --git a/.github/workflows/automerge.yml b/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
index 33d830c..d794da3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - id: automerge
         name: automerge
-        uses: "pascalgn/automerge-action@v0.15.3"
+        uses: "pascalgn/automerge-action@v0.15.6"
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 4abf3d5..7779003 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -7,11 +7,12 @@ on:
     inputs:
       next_version:
         description: |
-          Next release version. Possible values: x.y.z, major, minor, patch or pre|rc|etc
+          Next release version. Possible values: x.y.z, major, minor, patch (or pre|rc|etc).
+          Also, you can pass 'skip' to skip 'git tag' and do 'gem push' for the current version
         required: true
         default: 'skip'
-  push:
-    tags: [ v* ]
+  repository_dispatch:
+    types: [ do-release ]
 
 jobs:
   release: