diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-create-pull-request.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-create-pull-request.yml
index 20ce420..cf21dde 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-create-pull-request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-create-pull-request.yml
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install Docker Buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
-        with:
-          install: true
 
       - name: Install QEMU
         uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-create-release.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-create-release.yml
index 84578e6..045d2f5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-create-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-create-release.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - release/**
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions:
   contents: write
@@ -13,7 +14,9 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   release:
-    if: github.event.pull_request.merged == true && startsWith(github.event.pull_request.head.ref, 'release/')
+    if: >-
+      github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' ||
+      (github.event.pull_request.merged == true && startsWith(github.event.pull_request.head.ref, 'release/'))
     name: Create Release
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04-arm
     steps:
@@ -35,13 +38,23 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           task lint
           task git:set-config
-          task version:tag-release
-          echo "REL_VERSION=$(task version:get)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          REL_VERSION="$(task version:get)"
+          echo "REL_VERSION=${REL_VERSION}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+          full_remote_sha="$(git ls-remote --tags origin "refs/tags/${REL_VERSION}" 2>/dev/null | awk '{print $1}' || true)"
+          if [ -n "${full_remote_sha}" ]; then
+            if [ "${GITHUB_EVENT_NAME}" = "workflow_dispatch" ]; then
+              echo "ℹ️ INFO: Full tag '${REL_VERSION}' already exists; skipping tag creation."
+            else
+              echo "❌ ERROR: Full tag '${REL_VERSION}' already exists; aborting" >&2
+              exit 1
+            fi
+          else
+            task version:tag-release
+          fi
 
       - name: Install Docker Buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
-        with:
-          install: true
 
       - name: Install QEMU
         uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cron-check-dependencies.yml b/.github/workflows/cron-check-dependencies.yml
index 57f98ea..e676884 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cron-check-dependencies.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cron-check-dependencies.yml
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install Docker Buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
-        with:
-          install: true
 
       - name: Install QEMU
         uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
diff --git a/Taskfile.cicd.yml b/Taskfile.cicd.yml
index 7e33379..2252d2e 100644
--- a/Taskfile.cicd.yml
+++ b/Taskfile.cicd.yml
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ tasks:
       - task version:set VERSION=v{{.NEXT_MAJOR}}.0.0
 
   version:tag-release:
-    internal: true
     desc: Create set of git tags
     cmds:
       - |