diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
index 7b5631b..6990c18 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions:
   contents: write
diff --git a/tests/root/update_test.go b/tests/root/update_test.go
index 7a32314..b3993f2 100644
--- a/tests/root/update_test.go
+++ b/tests/root/update_test.go
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ func TestIsNewer(t *testing.T) {
 		{"dev", "v1.0.0", false}, // dev never updates
 		{"v1.0.0", "dev", false},
 		{"", "v1.0.0", false},
+		{"v1.0.0", "v1.1.0-nightly.8cb1f47", false}, // nightly never triggers update
+		{"v1.1.0-nightly.abc", "v1.2.0", true},      // but if you are on nightly, you can update to stable
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {