diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 9431863b7..d75f98fbc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: CI
 on: [push, pull_request]
 permissions:
-  contents: read # to fetch code (actions/checkout)
+  contents: read
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lock.yml b/.github/workflows/lock.yml
index a53cf728c..6019cef5d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lock.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lock.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ name: 'Lock threads'
 on:
   schedule:
     - cron: '0 3 * * *'
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions:
   issues: write
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index 68e475f24..ab259af2a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ name: 'Close stale issues/PRs'
 on:
   schedule:
     - cron: '0 4 * * *'
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions:
   issues: write