diff --git a/.github/workflows/contributed-recipes.yml b/.github/workflows/contributed-recipes.yml
index 804c9901..8210e25e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/contributed-recipes.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/contributed-recipes.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ on:
       - ".github/workflows/contributed-recipes.yml"
       - "docs/using/recipe_code/"
   workflow_dispatch:
+  workflow_call:
 
 jobs:
   test-recipes:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker.yml b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
index d6eec499..8d6a05f4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
@@ -364,3 +364,8 @@ jobs:
     if: github.repository == 'jupyter/docker-stacks'
     permissions:
       contents: write
+
+  contributed-recipes:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/contributed-recipes.yml
+    needs: [merge-tags]
+    if: github.repository == 'jupyter/docker-stacks' && (github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' || github.event_name == 'schedule')