diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly.yaml b/.github/workflows/nightly.yaml
index 19dbd47523e..61433fe258a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly.yaml
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 name: "NATS Server Nightly: DEV"
 on:
-  workflow_dispatch: {}
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      target:
+        description: "Override image branch (optional)"
+        type: string
+        required: false
 
   schedule:
     - cron: "40 4 * * *"
 
-
 jobs:
   nightly_release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -14,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           path: src/github.com/nats-io/nats-server
-          ref: dev
+          ref: ${{ inputs.target || 'dev' }}
 
       - uses: ./src/github.com/nats-io/nats-server/.github/actions/nightly-release
         with:
@@ -22,4 +26,4 @@ jobs:
           workdir: src/github.com/nats-io/nats-server
           label: nightly
           hub_username: "${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}"
-          hub_password: "${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD }}"
\ No newline at end of file
+          hub_password: "${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD }}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rc_nightly.yaml b/.github/workflows/rc_nightly.yaml
index 9dc68f7dfa8..2228e226b24 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rc_nightly.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rc_nightly.yaml
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 name: "NATS Server Nightly: MAIN"
 on:
-  workflow_dispatch: {}
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      target:
+        description: "Override image branch (optional)"
+        type: string
+        required: false
 
   schedule:
     - cron: "40 4 * * *"
 
-
 jobs:
   nightly_main_release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -14,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           path: src/github.com/nats-io/nats-server
-          ref: main
+          ref: ${{ inputs.target || 'main' }}
 
       - uses: ./src/github.com/nats-io/nats-server/.github/actions/nightly-release
         with:
@@ -22,4 +26,4 @@ jobs:
           workdir: src/github.com/nats-io/nats-server
           label: nightly-main
           hub_username: "${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}"
-          hub_password: "${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD }}"
\ No newline at end of file
+          hub_password: "${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD }}"