diff --git a/.github/workflows/vhs.yml b/.github/workflows/vhs.yml
index aa0d408a4..489e5d5d5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/vhs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/vhs.yml
@@ -1,36 +1,13 @@
 name: Generate gifs from VHS tapes
 on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
   pull_request:
     paths:
       - docs/tapes/*.tape
 
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - master
-      - test-vhs
-    paths:
-      - docs/tapes/*.tape
-
 jobs:
-  generate-matrix:
-    name: Generate job matrices
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    # don't forget to declare outputs here!
-    outputs:
-      vhs-files: ${{ steps.vhs-files.outputs.matrix }}
-    steps:
-      - name: Generate matrix | VHS Files
-        id: vhs-files
-        uses: hellofresh/action-changed-files@v3
-        with:
-            pattern: (?P<path>docs/tapes/(?P<tape>.+)\.tape)
-
   vhs:
-    needs: [ generate-matrix ]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    strategy:
-      matrix: ${{ fromJson(needs.generate-matrix.outputs.vhs-files) }}
-    if: ${{ fromJson(needs.generate-matrix.outputs.vhs-files).include[0] }} # skip if the matrix is empty!
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
@@ -41,9 +18,18 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           pip install git+https://github.com/kapicorp/kapitan@init-with-copier
-      - uses: charmbracelet/vhs-action@v2.1.0
-        with:
-          path: ${{ matrix.path }}
+      - name: setup VHS
+        run: |
+          go install github.com/charmbracelet/vhs@latest
+      - name: run VHS
+        run: |
+          # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+          for file in docs/tapes/*.tape
+          do
+            filename="$(basename ${file})"
+            vhs "${file}" -o "docs/vhs/gifs/${filename%%.tape}.gif"
+          done
+
       - uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v4
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/docs/vhs/gifs/kapitan-init.gif b/docs/vhs/gifs/kapitan-init.gif
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f00c03b05
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