diff --git a/.github/workflows/container_latest.yml b/.github/workflows/container_latest.yml
index 9910eadc4..ace0ce2fc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/container_latest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/container_latest.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ on:
         description: 'Git ref to build (branch, tag, or commit SHA)'
         required: true
         default: 'master'
+      image_tag:
+        description: 'Docker tag to publish (without variant suffix)'
+        required: true
+        default: 'latest'
       variant:
         description: 'Variant to build manually'
         required: true
@@ -75,7 +79,7 @@ jobs:
           images: |
             chrislusf/seaweedfs
             ghcr.io/chrislusf/seaweedfs
-          tags: type=raw,value=latest,suffix=${{ steps.config.outputs.tag_suffix }}
+          tags: type=raw,value=${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.event.inputs.image_tag || 'latest' }},suffix=${{ steps.config.outputs.tag_suffix }}
           labels: |
             org.opencontainers.image.title=seaweedfs
             org.opencontainers.image.description=SeaweedFS is a distributed storage system for blobs, objects, files, and data lake, to store and serve billions of files fast!
@@ -117,13 +121,13 @@ jobs:
           file: ./docker/Dockerfile.go_build
           platforms: linux/${{ matrix.platform }}
           # Push to GHCR only during build to avoid Docker Hub rate limits
-          tags: ghcr.io/chrislusf/seaweedfs:latest${{ steps.config.outputs.tag_suffix }}-${{ matrix.platform }}
+          tags: ghcr.io/chrislusf/seaweedfs:${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.event.inputs.image_tag || 'latest' }}${{ steps.config.outputs.tag_suffix }}-${{ matrix.platform }}
           labels: ${{ steps.docker_meta.outputs.labels }}
           cache-from: type=gha,scope=${{ matrix.variant }}-${{ matrix.platform }}
           cache-to: type=gha,mode=max,scope=${{ matrix.variant }}-${{ matrix.platform }}
           build-args: |
             BUILDKIT_INLINE_CACHE=1
-            BRANCH=${{ github.sha }}
+            BRANCH=${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.event.inputs.source_ref || github.sha }}
             ${{ steps.config.outputs.build_args }}
       - name: Clean up build artifacts
         if: always()
@@ -168,7 +172,7 @@ jobs:
           images: |
             chrislusf/seaweedfs
             ghcr.io/chrislusf/seaweedfs
-          tags: type=raw,value=latest,suffix=${{ steps.config.outputs.tag_suffix }}
+          tags: type=raw,value=${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.event.inputs.image_tag || 'latest' }},suffix=${{ steps.config.outputs.tag_suffix }}
       - name: Login to Docker Hub
         uses: docker/login-action@v3
         with:
@@ -190,14 +194,15 @@ jobs:
       - name: Create and push manifest
         run: |
           SUFFIX="${{ steps.config.outputs.tag_suffix }}"
+          BASE_TAG="${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.event.inputs.image_tag || 'latest' }}"
           
           # Create manifest on GHCR first (no rate limits)
           echo "Creating GHCR manifest (no rate limits)..."
-          docker buildx imagetools create -t ghcr.io/chrislusf/seaweedfs:latest${SUFFIX} \
-            ghcr.io/chrislusf/seaweedfs:latest${SUFFIX}-amd64 \
-            ghcr.io/chrislusf/seaweedfs:latest${SUFFIX}-arm64 \
-            ghcr.io/chrislusf/seaweedfs:latest${SUFFIX}-arm \
-            ghcr.io/chrislusf/seaweedfs:latest${SUFFIX}-386
+          docker buildx imagetools create -t ghcr.io/chrislusf/seaweedfs:${BASE_TAG}${SUFFIX} \
+            ghcr.io/chrislusf/seaweedfs:${BASE_TAG}${SUFFIX}-amd64 \
+            ghcr.io/chrislusf/seaweedfs:${BASE_TAG}${SUFFIX}-arm64 \
+            ghcr.io/chrislusf/seaweedfs:${BASE_TAG}${SUFFIX}-arm \
+            ghcr.io/chrislusf/seaweedfs:${BASE_TAG}${SUFFIX}-386
           
           # Copy the complete multi-arch image from GHCR to Docker Hub
           # This only requires one pull from GHCR (no rate limit) and one push to Docker Hub
@@ -233,16 +238,16 @@ jobs:
           # Use crane or skopeo to copy, fallback to docker if not available
           if command -v crane &> /dev/null; then
             echo "Using crane to copy..."
-            retry_with_backoff crane copy ghcr.io/chrislusf/seaweedfs:latest${SUFFIX} chrislusf/seaweedfs:latest${SUFFIX}
+            retry_with_backoff crane copy ghcr.io/chrislusf/seaweedfs:${BASE_TAG}${SUFFIX} chrislusf/seaweedfs:${BASE_TAG}${SUFFIX}
           elif command -v skopeo &> /dev/null; then
             echo "Using skopeo to copy..."
-            retry_with_backoff skopeo copy --all docker://ghcr.io/chrislusf/seaweedfs:latest${SUFFIX} docker://chrislusf/seaweedfs:latest${SUFFIX}
+            retry_with_backoff skopeo copy --all docker://ghcr.io/chrislusf/seaweedfs:${BASE_TAG}${SUFFIX} docker://chrislusf/seaweedfs:${BASE_TAG}${SUFFIX}
           else
             echo "Using docker buildx imagetools (pulling 4 images from Docker Hub)..."
             # Fallback: create manifest directly on Docker Hub (pulls from Docker Hub - rate limited)
-            retry_with_backoff docker buildx imagetools create -t chrislusf/seaweedfs:latest${SUFFIX} \
-              ghcr.io/chrislusf/seaweedfs:latest${SUFFIX}-amd64 \
-              ghcr.io/chrislusf/seaweedfs:latest${SUFFIX}-arm64 \
-              ghcr.io/chrislusf/seaweedfs:latest${SUFFIX}-arm \
-              ghcr.io/chrislusf/seaweedfs:latest${SUFFIX}-386
+            retry_with_backoff docker buildx imagetools create -t chrislusf/seaweedfs:${BASE_TAG}${SUFFIX} \
+              ghcr.io/chrislusf/seaweedfs:${BASE_TAG}${SUFFIX}-amd64 \
+              ghcr.io/chrislusf/seaweedfs:${BASE_TAG}${SUFFIX}-arm64 \
+              ghcr.io/chrislusf/seaweedfs:${BASE_TAG}${SUFFIX}-arm \
+              ghcr.io/chrislusf/seaweedfs:${BASE_TAG}${SUFFIX}-386
           fi