diff --git a/packages/dx/bin/release-packages.sh b/packages/dx/bin/release-packages.sh
index 5fd8a2b82..7b262b7a0 100755
--- a/packages/dx/bin/release-packages.sh
+++ b/packages/dx/bin/release-packages.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ ______HERE__
 
   release_options=""
   if [ "$preview_branch" != "" ]; then
-    release_options="  --dry-run --no-ci --branches master,$preview_branch"
+    release_options="  --dry-run --verify-conditions false --no-ci --branches master,$preview_branch"
   fi
   echo "running: pnpm run -r $pnpm_options release $release_options" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
   pnpm run -r $pnpm_options release $release_options
diff --git a/packages/dx/bin/semantic-release b/packages/dx/bin/semantic-release
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..baf71d695
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/dx/bin/semantic-release
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+
+const git = require('semantic-release/lib/git');
+
+// overwrite semantic release verifyAuth function to be ignored in dry-run mode
+const verifyAuth = git.verifyAuth;
+git.verifyAuth = async (...args) => {
+  if (process.argv.includes('--dry-run')) return;
+  return verifyAuth(...args);
+}
+
+require('semantic-release/bin/semantic-release.js');
diff --git a/packages/dx/lib/dx.js b/packages/dx/lib/dx.js
index 52d2503f7..627e146ec 100644
--- a/packages/dx/lib/dx.js
+++ b/packages/dx/lib/dx.js
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
 const fsPath = require('path');
+const fs = require('fs');
 const { spawnAndExit } = require('./spawn');
 
 const configPath = filename => fsPath.join(__dirname, '..', 'config', filename);
-const localBin = cli => fsPath.join(__dirname, '..', 'node_modules', '.bin', cli);
+const localBin = cli => {
+  const localReplacement = fsPath.join(__dirname, '..', 'bin', cli);
+  return fs.existsSync(localReplacement)
+    ? localReplacement
+    : fsPath.join(__dirname, '..', 'node_modules', '.bin', cli);
+}
 
 const COMMANDS = {
   install() {