diff --git a/tools/build/onos-build-and-upload b/tools/build/onos-build-and-upload
index bdf2f36..ba4441c 100755
--- a/tools/build/onos-build-and-upload
+++ b/tools/build/onos-build-and-upload
@@ -6,27 +6,35 @@
 VERSION=$1
 NEXT_VERSION=$2
 BRANCH=$3
+DRY_RUN=$4
+
+dryRun=0
+if [ "${DRY_RUN}" == "--dry-run" ]; then
+    dryRun=1
+fi
 
 set -e
 set -x
 
 # fix version strings, build artifacts, upload artifacts
-onos-release $VERSION | tee build.log
+onos-release $VERSION $DRY_RUN | tee build.log
 
-# upload docs
-onos-upload-docs ${WIKI_USER}
+if [ $dryRun -eq 0 ]; then
+    # upload docs
+    onos-upload-docs ${WIKI_USER}
 
-# upload release bits
-onos-upload-bits
+    # upload release bits
+    onos-upload-bits
 
-# spot check that uploaded artifacts are correct
-check-uploaded-maven-artifacts  $VERSION $ONOS_ROOT https://oss.sonatype.org/content/groups/staging
+    # spot check that uploaded artifacts are correct
+    check-uploaded-maven-artifacts  $VERSION $ONOS_ROOT https://oss.sonatype.org/content/groups/staging
 
-# set the version strings to the next version
-onos-snapshot ${NEXT_VERSION}
+    # set the version strings to the next version
+    onos-snapshot ${NEXT_VERSION}
 
-# Push version string changes to git
-git push origin ${BRANCH}
+    # Push version string changes to git
+    git push origin ${BRANCH}
 
-# Push tag for this build to git
-git push origin ${VERSION}
+    # Push tag for this build to git
+    git push origin ${VERSION}
+fi