diff --git a/.github/trigger.sh b/.github/trigger.sh
index b796fd7..0b21748 100755
--- a/.github/trigger.sh
+++ b/.github/trigger.sh
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-dev_branch=wip
-
 function list() {
     curl \
       -X GET \
       -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
       "https://api.github.com/repos/potassco/clingcon/actions/workflows" \
-      -d "{\"ref\":\"${dev_branch}\"}"
+      -d "{\"ref\":\"ref\"}"
 }
 
 function dispatch() {
@@ -17,29 +15,42 @@ function dispatch() {
       -X POST \
       -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
       "https://api.github.com/repos/potassco/clingcon/actions/workflows/$1/dispatches" \
-      -d "{\"ref\":\"${dev_branch}\"}"
+      -d "{\"ref\":\"$3\",\"inputs\":{\"wip\":\"$2\"${4:+,$4}}}"
 }
 
+branch=wip
+wip=true
+
 case $1 in
     list)
         list
         ;;
+    release)
+        if [[ $# < 2 ]]; then
+            echo "usage: trigger release REF"
+            exit 1
+        fi
+        wip=false
+        branch=$2
+        # .github/workflows/manylinux.yml
+        # can be enabled once we switch to the debian based manylinux images
+        #dispatch 5239780 $wip $branch '"image":"manylinux2014_ppc64le"'
+        dispatch 5239780 $wip $branch '"image":"manylinux2014_aarch64"'
+        ;&
     dev)
         # .github/workflows/conda-dev.yml
-        dispatch 5239781
+        dispatch 5239781 $wip $branch
         # .github/workflows/manylinux.yml
-        dispatch 5239780
-        # .github/workflows/pipsource.yml
-        dispatch 5239782
+        dispatch 5239780 $wip $branch
+        #.github/workflows/pipsource.yml
+        dispatch 5239782 $wip $branch
         # .github/workflows/pipwinmac-wip.yml
-        dispatch 5239783
+        dispatch 5239783 $wip $branch
         # .github/workflows/ppa-dev.yml
-        dispatch 5245822
-        ;;
-    release)
-        echo "implement me"
+        dispatch 5245822 $wip $branch
         ;;
     *)
         echo "usage: trigger {list,dev,release}"
+        exit 1
         ;;
 esac