diff --git a/.github/workflows/codespell.yml b/.github/workflows/codespell.yml
index d873fb725..a7adaa6b6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codespell.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codespell.yml
@@ -4,14 +4,16 @@
 # https://github.com/codespell-project/actions-codespell
 # https://github.com/codespell-project/codespell
 name: codespell
-on: pull_request
+on: 
+# pull_request
+  workflow_dispatch:
 permissions: {}
 jobs:
   codespell:
     name: Check for spelling errors
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
       - uses: codespell-project/actions-codespell@master
diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify.yml b/.github/workflows/verify.yml
index 84649da23..f26b84100 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/verify.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/verify.yml
@@ -4,12 +4,21 @@
 name: 'yuzu verify'
 
 on:
-  pull_request:
-    branches: [ master ]
-env:
-  PR_NUMBER: pr${{ github.event.number }}
+  # workflow_call:
+    # inputs:
+      # from_ci:
+        # type: boolean
+        # required: false
+        # default: true
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
+  codespell:
+    permissions: write-all
+    needs: check
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/codespell.yml
+    if: ${{ needs.check.outputs.SHOULD_BUILD == 1 }}
+    secrets: inherit
   format:
     name: 'verify format'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest