diff --git a/.github/workflows/dotnet_tool_build.yml b/.github/workflows/dotnet_tool_build.yml
index 864db78..652a7a8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dotnet_tool_build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dotnet_tool_build.yml
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: devcontainers/ci@v0.3
         with:
           runCmd: |
-             dotnet cake --target Pack-DotNetTool
+             dotnet cake --target Pack-DotNetTool --version ${{ inputs.version }}
 
       - name: Publish to NuGet (optional)
-        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
         run: dotnet nuget push ./nupkg/*.nupkg --source https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json --api-key ${{ secrets.NUGET_API_KEY }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 1851435..8081dd5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ name: Release
 on:
   workflow_dispatch: {}
 
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+
+
 jobs:
   get-version:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/build.cake b/build.cake
index 2bcbd0b..e9eb0f7 100644
--- a/build.cake
+++ b/build.cake
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 var target = Argument("target", "Build");
 var configuration = Argument("configuration", "Release");
+var version = Argument("package-version", "0.1.0"); // default version if none is passed
 
 var srcDirectory = "./src";
 var consoleCsproj = $"{srcDirectory}/BuslyCLI.Console/BuslyCLI.Console.csproj";
@@ -74,6 +75,10 @@ Task("Pack-DotNetTool")
     {
         Configuration = configuration,
         OutputDirectory = "./artifacts/nupkgs",
+        MSBuildSettings = new DotNetMSBuildSettings
+        {
+            Version = version,
+        },
     });
 });