diff --git a/release.ps1 b/release.ps1
index ff48aab..9a3aa41 100644
--- a/release.ps1
+++ b/release.ps1
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ function Ensure-CleanOrAutoCommit {
   param(
     [switch]$DoAutoCommit,
     [switch]$NeedClean,
+    [switch]$IsDryRun,
     [string]$Msg
   )
 
@@ -139,6 +140,12 @@ function Ensure-CleanOrAutoCommit {
     Write-Host "Detected uncommitted changes, auto-committing before release..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
   }
 
+  if ($IsDryRun) {
+    Write-Host "[DryRun] Would run: git add -A" -ForegroundColor Yellow
+    Write-Host "[DryRun] Would run: git commit -m `"$commitMsg`"" -ForegroundColor Yellow
+    return
+  }
+
   Invoke-Git "add -A"
   Invoke-Git "commit -m `"$commitMsg`""
 }
@@ -162,7 +169,7 @@ try {
 
   Invoke-Git "fetch --tags --prune origin"
 
-  Ensure-CleanOrAutoCommit -DoAutoCommit:$AutoCommit -NeedClean:$RequireClean -Msg $CommitMessage
+  Ensure-CleanOrAutoCommit -DoAutoCommit:$AutoCommit -NeedClean:$RequireClean -IsDryRun:$DryRun -Msg $CommitMessage
 
   $upstream = (& git rev-parse --abbrev-ref --symbolic-full-name "@{u}" 2>$null)
   $hasUpstream = ($LASTEXITCODE -eq 0)