diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 6cfbfaa..4caadfa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -5,16 +5,19 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
       - beta
-
-permissions:
-  contents: write # to be able to publish a GitHub release
-  issues: write # to be able to comment on released issues
-  pull-requests: write # to be able to comment on released pull requests
-  id-token: write # to enable use of OIDC for npm provenance
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - beta
 
 jobs:
   release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write # to be able to publish a GitHub release
+      issues: write # to be able to comment on released issues
+      pull-requests: write # to be able to comment on released pull requests
+      id-token: write # to enable use of OIDC for npm provenance
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -26,7 +29,14 @@ jobs:
         run: npm run build
 
       - name: Create Release
+        if: github.event_name == 'push'
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
         run: npx semantic-release
+
+      - name: Dry Run Release
+        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: npx semantic-release --dry-run
diff --git a/.releaserc b/.releaserc
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index ccc26c6..472ef8a 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "next-css-obfuscator",
+      "version": "3.0.0-b1",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@babel/generator": "^7.23.6",
diff --git a/release.config.cjs b/release.config.cjs
index ac68d26..0a39050 100644
--- a/release.config.cjs
+++ b/release.config.cjs
@@ -3,13 +3,7 @@ module.exports = {
   plugins: [
     "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer",
     "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator",
-    [
-      "@semantic-release/npm",
-      {
-        npmPublish: true,
-        pkgRoot: "dist",
-      },
-    ],
+    "@semantic-release/npm",
     [
       "@semantic-release/git",
       {