diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 6f7ca6a..cbfaecf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   publish:
-    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' && github.event_name == 'push'
+    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' && (github.event_name == 'push' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch')
     name: Publish Docker Container
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7cacd7a..abbdbcf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Retention amount: 5
 Python 3.12 should be used for development and ideally a virtual environment should be used. With the source checked out run the following command to create a virtual environment.
 
 ```bash
-python3 -m venv ./
+python3 -m venv .venv
 ```
 
 The required packages can be installed by running the following command after activating the virtual environment.