diff --git a/.github/workflows/langchain_experimental_release.yml b/.github/workflows/langchain_experimental_release.yml
index 9c5043e93a1..2873a230964 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/langchain_experimental_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/langchain_experimental_release.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ on:
       - master
     paths:
       - 'libs/experimental/pyproject.toml'
+  workflow_dispatch:  # Allows to trigger the workflow manually in GitHub UI
 
 jobs:
   release:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/langchain_release.yml b/.github/workflows/langchain_release.yml
index 70ebc596f33..d4941967b8c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/langchain_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/langchain_release.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ on:
       - master
     paths:
       - 'libs/langchain/pyproject.toml'
+  workflow_dispatch:  # Allows to trigger the workflow manually in GitHub UI
 
 jobs:
   release:
diff --git a/libs/experimental/pyproject.toml b/libs/experimental/pyproject.toml
index f278e0a9b1f..76d3414febc 100644
--- a/libs/experimental/pyproject.toml
+++ b/libs/experimental/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "langchain-experimental"
-version = "0.0.1"
+version = "0.0.1rc0"
 description = "Building applications with LLMs through composability"
 authors = []
 license = "MIT"
diff --git a/libs/langchain/pyproject.toml b/libs/langchain/pyproject.toml
index 3e467bea510..a212143fb2f 100644
--- a/libs/langchain/pyproject.toml
+++ b/libs/langchain/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "langchain"
-version = "0.0.239"
+version = "0.0.240rc0"
 description = "Building applications with LLMs through composability"
 authors = []
 license = "MIT"