diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable_build_and_stage_installers.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable_build_and_stage_installers.yml
index 3190f30..f118958 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable_build_and_stage_installers.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable_build_and_stage_installers.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ on:
       project_name:
         required: true
         type: string
+      require_approval:
+        required: false
+        type: boolean
+        default: true
 
 jobs:
   BuildInstallers:
@@ -28,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
   StageBuiltInstallers:
     needs: BuildInstallers
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    environment: release
+    environment: ${{ inputs.require_approval && 'release' || 'release-no-approval-required' }}
     permissions:
       id-token: write
     strategy:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable_bump.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable_bump.yml
index 72ebe85..d4dd237 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable_bump.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable_bump.yml
@@ -7,12 +7,16 @@ on:
       force_version_bump:
         required: false
         default: ""
-        type: string        
+        type: string
+      require_approval:
+        required: false
+        type: boolean
+        default: true
 
 jobs:
   Bump:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    environment: release
+    environment: ${{ inputs.require_approval && 'release' || 'release-no-approval-required' }}
     permissions:
       contents: write
       pull-requests: write
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable_prerelease.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable_prerelease.yml
index 5ab7e58..dfbab1e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable_prerelease.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable_prerelease.yml
@@ -6,12 +6,16 @@ on:
       tag:
         required: true
         type: string
+      require_approval:
+        required: false
+        type: boolean
+        default: true
 
 
 jobs:
   PreRelease:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    environment: release
+    environment: ${{ inputs.require_approval && 'release' || 'release-no-approval-required' }}
     permissions:
       id-token: write
       contents: write
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable_publish.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable_publish.yml
index a7cce57..4f93295 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable_publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable_publish.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@ name: 'Publish'
 
 on:
   workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      require_approval:
+        required: false
+        type: boolean
+        default: true
 
 jobs:
   VerifyCommit:
@@ -29,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
   Release:
     needs: VerifyCommit
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    environment: release
+    environment: ${{ inputs.require_approval && 'release' || 'release-no-approval-required' }}
     permissions:
       id-token: write
       contents: write
@@ -158,7 +163,7 @@ jobs:
   PublishToInternal:
     needs: Release
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    environment: release
+    environment: ${{ inputs.require_approval && 'release' || 'release-no-approval-required' }}
     permissions:
       id-token: write
     steps:
@@ -178,7 +183,7 @@ jobs:
   PublishToRepository:
     needs: PublishToInternal
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    environment: release
+    environment: ${{ inputs.require_approval && 'release' || 'release-no-approval-required' }}
     permissions:
       id-token: write
       contents: read
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable_publish_python.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable_publish_python.yml
index da468e1..c20d21e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable_publish_python.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable_publish_python.yml
@@ -6,11 +6,15 @@ on:
       tag:
         required: true
         type: string
-        
+      require_approval:
+        required: false
+        type: boolean
+        default: true
+
 jobs:
   PublishToCodeArtifact:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    environment: release
+    environment: ${{ inputs.require_approval && 'release' || 'release-no-approval-required' }}
     permissions:
       id-token: write
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable_publish_v2.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable_publish_v2.yml
index a05a0d8..71d91b8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable_publish_v2.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable_publish_v2.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ on:
       installer_oses:
         required: false
         type: string
+      require_approval:
+        required: false
+        type: boolean
+        default: true
     outputs:
       tag:
         description: "The newly created tag"
@@ -59,7 +63,7 @@ jobs:
   PreRelease:
     needs: UnitTests
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    environment: release
+    environment: ${{ inputs.require_approval && 'release' || 'release-no-approval-required' }}
     outputs: 
       tag: ${{steps.prep-release.outputs.TAG}}
     permissions:
@@ -147,7 +151,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: BuildInstallers
     if: needs.BuildInstallers.result == 'success' || needs.BuildInstallers.result == 'skipped'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    environment: release
+    environment: ${{ inputs.require_approval && 'release' || 'release-no-approval-required' }}
     name: “Is the Conda Package available in all ProdWaves and have you ran any required manual tests?”
     steps:
       - run: |
@@ -161,7 +165,7 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       id-token: write
       contents: write
-    environment: release
+    environment: ${{ inputs.require_approval && 'release' || 'release-no-approval-required' }}
     env:
       TAG: ${{needs.PreRelease.outputs.tag}}
     steps:
@@ -219,7 +223,7 @@ jobs:
   ReleaseBuiltInstallers:
     needs: [Release, PreRelease]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    environment: release
+    environment: ${{ inputs.require_approval && 'release' || 'release-no-approval-required' }}
     if: (needs.Release.result == 'success' && needs.PreRelease.result == 'success') && ${{ inputs.installer_oses }} 
     permissions:
       id-token: write
@@ -251,7 +255,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: [ReleaseBuiltInstallers, PreRelease]
     if: (needs.ReleaseBuiltInstallers.result == 'success' && needs.PreRelease.result == 'success')
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    environment: release
+    environment: ${{ inputs.require_approval && 'release' || 'release-no-approval-required' }}
     permissions:
       id-token: write
     env:
@@ -275,7 +279,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: [PublishToInternal, PreRelease]
     if: (needs.PublishToInternal.result == 'success' && needs.PreRelease.result == 'success')
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    environment: release
+    environment: ${{ inputs.require_approval && 'release' || 'release-no-approval-required' }}
     permissions:
       id-token: write
       contents: read
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable_release.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable_release.yml
index d1976e7..8cb94fa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable_release.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ on:
       tag:
         required: true
         type: string
+      require_approval:
+        required: false
+        type: boolean
+        default: true
 
 
 jobs:
@@ -15,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       id-token: write
       contents: write
-    environment: release
+    environment: ${{ inputs.require_approval && 'release' || 'release-no-approval-required' }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable_release_installers.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable_release_installers.yml
index f86be3e..7867caf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable_release_installers.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable_release_installers.yml
@@ -10,11 +10,15 @@ on:
       project_name:
         required: true
         type: string
+      require_approval:
+        required: false
+        type: boolean
+        default: true
 
 jobs:
   ReleaseInstaller:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    environment: release
+    environment: ${{ inputs.require_approval && 'release' || 'release-no-approval-required' }}
     permissions:
       id-token: write
     strategy:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable_tag_release.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable_tag_release.yml
index c0d068e..bce8eb1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable_tag_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable_tag_release.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ on:
         required: false
         type: string
         description: "Existing tag to use (optional)"
+      require_approval:
+        required: false
+        type: boolean
+        default: true
     outputs:
       tag:
         description: "The validated tag"
@@ -19,7 +23,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   TagRelease:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    environment: release
+    environment: ${{ inputs.require_approval && 'release' || 'release-no-approval-required' }}
     outputs:
       tag: ${{ steps.tag-release.outputs.tag }}
     steps: