diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 1390787c0c..86ab69041f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -35,4 +35,4 @@ jobs:
       env:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.OPENEDX_SEMANTIC_RELEASE_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.OPENEDX_SEMANTIC_RELEASE_NPM_TOKEN }}
-      run: npx semantic-release@22
+      run: npx semantic-release@22 --dry-run
diff --git a/.releaserc b/.releaserc
index 2c101b5028..adf6f9c63c 100644
--- a/.releaserc
+++ b/.releaserc
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 {
-  "branches": ["master", "next"],
+  "branches": [
+    { "name": "release-22.x", "range": "22.x", "channel": "22.x" },
+    { "name": "release-23.x", "range": "23.x" },
+    { "name": "next", "prerelease": true, "channel": "next" }
+  ],
   "plugins": [
     "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer",
     "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9be7168e6b..0289784d0f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     "stylelint": "stylelint \"src/**/*.scss\" \"scss/**/*.scss\" \"www/src/**/*.scss\" --config .stylelintrc.json",
     "lint": "npm run stylelint && eslint --ext .js --ext .jsx --ext .ts --ext .tsx . && npm run lint --workspaces --if-present",
     "prepublishOnly": "npm run build",
-    "semantic-release": "semantic-release",
+    "semantic-release": "semantic-release --dry-run",
     "snapshot": "jest --updateSnapshot",
     "start": "npm start --workspace=www",
     "test": "jest --coverage",