diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-updates.yml b/.github/workflows/check-updates.yml
index c9b278a..9095462 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-updates.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-updates.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - master
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
   deploy:
@@ -30,6 +31,10 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt install git-restore-mtime
           git restore-mtime
 
+      - name: Set force environment variable if manually triggered
+        if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
+        run: echo "FORCE_RENDER=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
       - name: Update plugins list
         run: npm run update-all
         working-directory: ./tools
diff --git a/tools/update-all.js b/tools/update-all.js
index b938ebe..209e338 100644
--- a/tools/update-all.js
+++ b/tools/update-all.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import {render_readme, make_plugins_json, run_update} from './actions.js';
 import {get_all_metadata_files} from './helpers.js';
 
 const metadata_files = get_all_metadata_files();
-if (await run_update(metadata_files)) {
+if (await run_update(metadata_files) || process.env.FORCE_RENDER !== undefined) {
     render_readme().then();
     make_plugins_json().then();
 }