diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-calibre-web-automated.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-calibre-web-automated.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa4174c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-calibre-web-automated.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+name: Publish Calibre Web Automated Helm Chart
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      app-version:
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        description: "change the version of the underlying application"
+        default: ""
+  push:
+    paths:
+      - calibre-web-automated/**
+jobs:
+  publish-calibre-web-automated:
+    runs-on: "ubuntu-latest"
+    steps:
+      - name: Publish Calibre Web Automated Helm Chart
+        uses: ./.github/workflows/publish-helm-chart.yml
+        with:
+          app-version: ${{ inputs.app-version }}
+          chart-name: 'calibre-web-automated'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-helm-chart.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-helm-chart.yml
index 5bf3ab9..b944d97 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-helm-chart.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-helm-chart.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ on:
         required: false
         type: string
         description: "change the version of the underlying application"
+        default: ""
       chart-location:
         required: false
         type: string
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4f27a85..c463770 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@
 *.iml
 out
 gen
+.DS_Store
\ No newline at end of file