diff --git a/.github/workflows/nm-build-test.yml b/.github/workflows/nm-build-test.yml
index 0516679b5cf7e..1acc2d31717b3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nm-build-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nm-build-test.yml
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ jobs:
 
     # update docker
     DOCKER:
-        needs: [BUILD]
+        needs: [BUILD, UPLOAD]
         if: ${{ inputs.wf_category != 'REMOTE' }}
         uses: ./.github/workflows/publish-docker.yml
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nm-upload-assets-to-gcp.yml b/.github/workflows/nm-upload-assets-to-gcp.yml
index 8d8835271de0a..6c2c43b995dce 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nm-upload-assets-to-gcp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nm-upload-assets-to-gcp.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,21 @@ on:
                 type: string
                 required: true
 
+    workflow_dispatch:
+        inputs:
+            label:
+                description: "requested runner label (specifies instance)"
+                type: string
+                required: true
+            timeout:
+                description: "time limit for run in minutes "
+                type: string
+                required: true
+            gitref:
+                description: 'git commit hash or branch name'
+                type: string
+                required: true
+
 jobs:
 
     PUBLISH:
@@ -70,3 +85,16 @@ jobs:
             - name: cp assets
               id: cp-assets
               uses: ./.github/actions/nm-cp-assets/
+
+            - name: trigger stratus nm-pypi update workflow to update nm-pypi index
+              uses: actions/github-script@v6
+              with:
+                github-token: ${{ secrets.CICD_GITHUB_PAT }}
+                script: |
+                  const result = await github.rest.actions.createWorkflowDispatch({
+                    owner: 'neuralmagic',
+                    repo: 'stratus',
+                    workflow_id: 'nm-pypi-update.yml',
+                    ref: 'main'
+                  })
+                  console.log(result)