diff --git a/.github/workflows/npm_release.yml b/.github/workflows/npm_release.yml
index 4264b4363..1f50e99db 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/npm_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/npm_release.yml
@@ -36,4 +36,4 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${NPM_TOKEN}" > .npmrc
           echo "Publishing @nativescript/core@$NPM_VERSION to NPM with tag $NPM_TAG..."
-          npm publish nativescript-core-$NPM_VERSION.tgz --tag $NPM_TAG --dry-run
+          npm publish nativescript-core-$NPM_VERSION.tgz --tag $NPM_TAG