diff --git a/.github/workflows/fetch-licenses.yaml b/.github/workflows/fetch-licenses.yaml
index e7e01cc..5a83b80 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fetch-licenses.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/fetch-licenses.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 name: Fetch Licenses
 
 on:
-    workflow_dispatch: # Allows manual triggering of the workflow
+    workflow_dispatch:
+        inputs:
+            force_run:
+                description: 'Force run license extraction'
+                required: false
+                default: 'false'
     schedule:
         - cron: '0 0 * * *' # Runs at midnight ET
     push:
@@ -30,6 +35,7 @@ jobs:
                   cp spdx-license-list-data/json/exceptions.json cmd/exceptions.json
 
             - name: Check for changes
+              if: ${{ github.event.inputs.force_run == 'false' }}
               run: |
                   git diff --exit-code -- cmd/licenses.json cmd/exceptions.json || exit 0