diff --git a/.github/workflows/rebuild.yml b/.github/workflows/rebuild.yml
index 97cac94fbd..cfdd21d713 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rebuild.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rebuild.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
   rebuild:
     name: Rebuild Action
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: github.event.label.name == 'Rebuild'
+    if: github.event.label.name == 'Rebuild' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
 
     permissions:
       contents: write # needed to push rebuilt commit
@@ -18,9 +18,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref || github.event.ref }}
 
       - name: Remove label
+        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           PR_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
@@ -28,21 +30,35 @@ jobs:
           gh pr edit --repo github/codeql-action "$PR_NUMBER" \
             --remove-label "Rebuild"
 
+      - name: Configure git
+        run: |
+          git config --global user.email "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+          git config --global user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+
       - name: Merge in changes from base branch
+        id: merge
         env:
-          BASE_BRANCH: ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.ref }}
+          BASE_BRANCH: ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.ref || 'main' }}
         run: |
           git fetch origin "$BASE_BRANCH"
 
           # Allow merge conflicts in `lib`, since rebuilding should resolve them.
-          git merge "origin/$BASE_BRANCH" || echo "Merge conflicts detected"
-
-          # Check for merge conflicts outside of `lib`. Disable git diff's trailing whitespace check
-          # since `node_modules/@types/semver/README.md` fails it.
-          if git -c core.whitespace=-trailing-space diff --check | grep --invert-match '^lib/'; then
-            echo "Merge conflicts detected outside of lib/ directory. Please resolve them manually."
-            git -c core.whitespace=-trailing-space diff --check | grep --invert-match '^lib/' || true
-            exit 1
+          git merge "origin/$BASE_BRANCH" || echo "Merge conflicts detected, continuing."
+          MERGE_RESULT=$?
+
+          if [ "$MERGE_RESULT" -ne 0 ]; then
+            echo "merge-in-progress=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+            # Check for merge conflicts outside of `lib`. Disable git diff's trailing whitespace check
+            # since `node_modules/@types/semver/README.md` fails it.
+            if git -c core.whitespace=-trailing-space diff --check | grep --invert-match '^lib/'; then
+              echo "Merge conflicts were detected outside of the lib directory. Please resolve them manually."
+              git -c core.whitespace=-trailing-space diff --check | grep --invert-match '^lib/' || true
+              exit 1
+            fi
+
+            echo "No merge conflicts found outside the lib directory. We should be able to resolve all of" \
+              "these by rebuilding the Action."
           fi
 
       - name: Compile TypeScript
@@ -63,20 +79,49 @@ jobs:
           pip install ruamel.yaml==0.17.31
           python3 sync.py
 
-      - name: Check for changes and push
-        env:
-          BRANCH: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          PR_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
+      - name: "Merge in progress: Finish merge and push"
+        if: steps.merge.outputs.merge-in-progress == 'true'
+        run: |
+          echo "Finishing merge and pushing changes."
+          git add --all
+          git commit --no-edit
+          git push
+
+      - name: "No merge in progress: Check for changes and push"
+        if: steps.merge.outputs.merge-in-progress != 'true'
+        id: push
         run: |
           if [ ! -z "$(git status --porcelain)" ]; then
-            git config --global user.email "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
-            git config --global user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+            echo "Changes detected, committing and pushing."
             git add --all
-            git commit -m "Rebuild"
-            git push origin "HEAD:$BRANCH"
-            echo "Pushed a commit to rebuild the Action." \
-              "Please mark the PR as ready for review to trigger PR checks." |
-              gh pr comment --body-file - --repo github/codeql-action "$PR_NUMBER"
-            gh pr ready --undo --repo github/codeql-action "$PR_NUMBER"
+            # If the merge originally had conflicts, finish the merge.
+            # Otherwise, just commit the changes.
+            if git rev-parse --verify MERGE_HEAD >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+              echo "In progress merge detected, finishing it up."
+              git merge --continue
+            else
+              echo "No in-progress merge detected, committing changes."
+              git commit -m "Rebuild"
+            fi
+            echo "Pushing changes"
+            git push
+            echo "changes=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          else
+            echo "No changes detected, nothing to commit."
           fi
+
+      - name: Notify about rebuild
+        if: >-
+          github.event_name == 'pull_request' &&
+            (
+              steps.merge.outputs.merge-in-progress == 'true' ||
+              steps.push.outputs.changes == 'true'
+            )
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          PR_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
+        run: |
+          echo "Pushed a commit to rebuild the Action." \
+            "Please mark the PR as ready for review to trigger PR checks." |
+            gh pr comment --body-file - --repo github/codeql-action "$PR_NUMBER"
+          gh pr ready --undo --repo github/codeql-action "$PR_NUMBER"