diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index 4e381ca5b65d4..9fbe0a7bb3452 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ on:
     branches: [ main, master ]
   # trigger deployment manually
   workflow_dispatch:
+  repository_dispatch:
+    types:
+      - update-repo
 
 jobs:
   docs: