diff --git a/.github/workflows/jira_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/jira_ci.yml
index d0d640f4b..bfd171443 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/jira_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/jira_ci.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ name: ci
 # runs only after tox workflow finished successfully
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      ref:
+        type: string
+        description: 'Ref (SHA/branch) to run the workflow on'
+        required: true
+        default: 'main'
   workflow_run:
     workflows: [tox]
     branches: [main]
@@ -12,7 +18,9 @@ on:
 jobs:
   server:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/jira_server_ci.yml
-    if: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success' }}
+    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success' }}
+    with:
+      ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.ref || 'main' }}
 
   cloud:
     needs: server
@@ -22,6 +30,8 @@ jobs:
       CLOUD_ADMIN_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CI_JIRA_CLOUD_ADMIN_TOKEN }}
       CLOUD_USER: ${{ secrets.CI_JIRA_CLOUD_USER }}
       CLOUD_USER_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CI_JIRA_CLOUD_USER_TOKEN }}
+    with:
+      ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.ref || 'main' }}
 
   # 'check' the only job that should be marked as required in
   # repository config, so we do not need to change required jobs
diff --git a/.github/workflows/jira_cloud_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/jira_cloud_ci.yml
index 8d6aadf34..d7545cf7e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/jira_cloud_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/jira_cloud_ci.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@ name: cloud
 
 on:
   workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      ref:
+        type: string
+        description: 'Ref (SHA/branch) to run the workflow on'
+        required: true
+        default: 'main'
     secrets:
       CLOUD_ADMIN:
         required: true
@@ -12,7 +18,12 @@ on:
       CLOUD_USER_TOKEN:
         required: true
   workflow_dispatch:
-
+    inputs:
+      ref:
+        type: string
+        description: 'Ref (SHA/branch) to run the workflow on'
+        required: true
+        default: 'main'
 jobs:
   test:
     environment: cloud
@@ -27,6 +38,8 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.ref }}
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
diff --git a/.github/workflows/jira_server_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/jira_server_ci.yml
index 4b6c84725..355b11f42 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/jira_server_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/jira_server_ci.yml
@@ -2,8 +2,19 @@ name: server
 
 on:
   workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      ref:
+        type: string
+        description: 'Ref (SHA/branch) to run the workflow on'
+        required: true
+        default: 'main'
   workflow_dispatch:
-
+    inputs:
+      ref:
+        type: string
+        description: 'Ref (SHA/branch) to run the workflow on'
+        required: true
+        default: 'main'
 jobs:
   test:
     name: py${{ matrix.python-version }}-jira${{ matrix.jira-version }}
@@ -16,6 +27,9 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.ref }}
+
       - name: Start Jira docker instance
         run: docker run -dit -p 2990:2990 --name jira addono/jira-software-standalone --version ${{ matrix.jira-version }}