diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-manifest.yml b/.github/workflows/update-manifest.yml
index fe15ce4e3d..eed3aa74ce 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-manifest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-manifest.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ on:
 
 env:
   PR_BRANCH: pr/ci-manifest/${{ github.ref_name }}
+  FEDC_ARGS: --update --require-important-update --commit-only --never-fork "bottles-repository/com.usebottles.bottles.yml"
 
 jobs:
   update-manifest:
@@ -43,6 +44,12 @@ jobs:
               git commit -m "Update PyPI dependencies"
           fi
 
+      - name: Update requirements
+        if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
+        run: |
+          remove_important_update_only=$(sed 's/--require-important-update//g' <<< '${{ env.FEDC_ARGS }}')
+          echo "FEDC_ARGS=$remove_important_update_only" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
       - uses: docker://ghcr.io/flathub/flatpak-external-data-checker:latest
         env:
           GIT_AUTHOR_NAME: github-actions[bot]
@@ -52,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
           EMAIL: github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         with:
-          args: --update --require-important-update --commit-only --never-fork "bottles-repository/com.usebottles.bottles.yml"
+          args: ${{ env.FEDC_ARGS }}
 
       - name: Create PR if necessary
         working-directory: "bottles-repository"