diff --git a/.changeset/mighty-mugs-laugh.md b/.changeset/mighty-mugs-laugh.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..df0a2d90176
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/mighty-mugs-laugh.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+
+---
+
+chore: run npm publish --dry-run
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-contracts-abi-release.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-contracts-abi-release.yml
index c63de48daa9..f46e2dcfe80 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-contracts-abi-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-contracts-abi-release.yml
@@ -61,20 +61,20 @@ jobs:
           RELEASE_TYPE: ${{ env.RELEASE_TYPE }}
           RELEASE_VERSION: ${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}
 
-      - if: ${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION != '' }}
-        name: Publish @celo/contracts
-        run: yarn publish contracts --tag latest --version $RELEASE_VERSION --no-git-tag-version
-        working-directory: packages/protocol
+      - name: Publish @celo/contracts
+        run: npm publish --tag latest $DRY_RUN
+        working-directory: packages/protocol/contracts
         env:
           RELEASE_TYPE: ${{ env.RELEASE_TYPE }}
           RELEASE_VERSION: ${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}
           NPM_TOKEN: ${{ env.NPM_TOKEN }}
+          DRY_RUN: ${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION == '' && '--dry-run' || '' }}
 
-      - if: ${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION != '' }}
-        name: Publish @celo/abis
-        run: yarn publish build/contracts --tag latest --version $RELEASE_VERSION --no-git-tag-version
-        working-directory: packages/protocol
+      - name: Publish @celo/abis
+        run: npm publish --tag latest $DRY_RUN
+        working-directory: packages/protocol/abis
         env:
           RELEASE_TYPE: ${{ env.RELEASE_TYPE }}
           RELEASE_VERSION: ${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}
           NPM_TOKEN: ${{ env.NPM_TOKEN }}
+          DRY_RUN: ${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION == '' && '--dry-run' || '' }}