diff --git a/.github/workflows/package-preview.yml b/.github/workflows/package-preview.yml
index 62c4ef3b3..45e670a2a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/package-preview.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/package-preview.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ name: Package preview
 on:
   pull_request:
   workflow_call:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      ephemeral-linux:
+        description: Use the isolated one-job Linux publisher
+        type: boolean
+        default: false
 
 permissions: {}
 
@@ -17,7 +23,7 @@ concurrency:
 jobs:
   publish:
     name: Publish pkg.pr.new preview
-    runs-on: windows-latest
+    runs-on: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && inputs.ephemeral-linux && fromJSON('["self-hosted", "Linux", "X64", "agent-bundle-publish"]') || 'windows-latest' }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-workspace