diff --git a/.github/scripts/bump-versions.mjs b/.github/scripts/bump-versions.mjs
index 31694d460af..09dcf499015 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/bump-versions.mjs
+++ b/.github/scripts/bump-versions.mjs
@@ -260,6 +260,8 @@ async function bumpVersions() {
 
 	propagateDirtyTransitively(packageMap, depsByPackage);
 
+	// Always mark the `cli` package as dirty, so it's version always gets incremented
+	packageMap["n8n"].isDirty = true;
 	// Keep the monorepo version up to date with the released version
 	packageMap['monorepo-root'].version = packageMap['n8n'].version;
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-create-patch-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/release-create-patch-pr.yml
index 70061838aff..b7437145f1e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-create-patch-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-create-patch-pr.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
   skip-release-pr:
     name: Skip release PR (no new commits)
     needs: [determine-version-info]
-    if: needs.determine-version-info.outputs.should_update != 'true'
+    if: needs.determine-version-info.outputs.should_update != 'true' && github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Log skip reason
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
   create-release-pr:
     name: Create release PR
     needs: [determine-version-info]
-    if: needs.determine-version-info.outputs.should_update == 'true'
+    if: needs.determine-version-info.outputs.should_update == 'true' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
     uses: ./.github/workflows/release-create-pr.yml
     secrets: inherit
     with: