diff --git a/.github/workflows/flow-trigger-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/flow-trigger-release.yaml
index 8bea524787ba..5ab711e21477 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/flow-trigger-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/flow-trigger-release.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ on:
         required: false
         default: false
         type: boolean
+      dry-run-enabled:
+        description: "If true, the workflow will not create a tag, but will validate the commit."
+        required: false
+        default: false
+        type: boolean
 
 defaults:
   run:
@@ -98,6 +103,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "Currently on branch: ${current_branch}"
 
       - name: Push Temporary Branch to Origin
+        if: ${{ inputs.dry-run-enabled != true }}
         run: git push --set-upstream origin "${{ steps.branch.outputs.name }}"
 
       - name: Git-Semver Setup Action
@@ -167,13 +173,16 @@ jobs:
             echo "No major or minor version bump detected. Skipping release branch creation."
           fi
 
+          # If this is an alpha flag we do not want to create a release branch
           if [[ "${ALPHA_FLAG}" == "true" ]]; then
             CREATE_RELEASE_BRANCH=false
           fi
 
+          if [[ "${{ inputs.dry-run-enabled }}" == "true" ]]; then
+            echo "Dry run enabled. Skipping release branch creation."
           # Create and push the release branch if CREATE_RELEASE_BRANCH is true
-          if [[ "${CREATE_RELEASE_BRANCH}" == "true" ]]; then
-          echo "Check if the release branch already exists."
+          elif [[ "${CREATE_RELEASE_BRANCH}" == "true" ]]; then
+            echo "Check if the release branch already exists."
             # Check if the branch exists remotely
             if git rev-list -n 1 "origin/${release_branch}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
               echo "Release branch '${release_branch}' already exists. Skipping creation."
@@ -187,23 +196,30 @@ jobs:
           fi
 
       - name: Apply Tag with Calculated Next Version
+        if: ${{ inputs.dry-run-enabled != true }}
         run: |
           echo "Applying computed version tag"
-          git tag --annotate "v${{ steps.next-release.outputs.version }}" --message "v${{ steps.next-release.outputs.version }}"
-          echo "Applied tag v${{ steps.next-release.outputs.version }}"
-          current_version="$(git-semver latest)"
-          echo "Version Tag Applied: v${{ steps.next-release.outputs.version }}" >> ${GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY}
-          echo "Current Official Version: ${current_version}" >> ${GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY}
+          if [[ "${{ inputs.dry-run-enabled }}" == "true" ]]; then
+            echo "Dry run enabled, not applying tag "v${{ steps.next-release.outputs.version }}"
+          else
+            git tag --annotate "v${{ steps.next-release.outputs.version }}" --message "v${{ steps.next-release.outputs.version }}"
+            echo "Applied tag v${{ steps.next-release.outputs.version }}"
+            current_version="$(git-semver latest)"
+            echo "Version Tag Applied: v${{ steps.next-release.outputs.version }}" >> ${GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY}
+            echo "Current Official Version: ${current_version}" >> ${GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY}
+          fi
 
       - name: Push Release Tag to Remote
+        if: ${{ inputs.dry-run-enabled != true }}
         run: |
           echo "Pushing release tag to remote"
           git push origin tag "v${{ steps.next-release.outputs.version }}"
-          echo "Pushed new release tag to remote"
+          echo "Pushed new release tag v${{ steps.next-release.outputs.version }} to remote"
 
       - name: Create Release Notes with Markdown
         id: release
-        if: ${{ inputs.alpha-release != true }} # Skip step if alpha-release is true
+        # Skip step if alpha-release is true, or we are dry running workflow
+        if: ${{ inputs.alpha-release != true || inputs.dry-run-enabled != true }}
         run: |
           echo git-semver log --markdown "${{ steps.next-release.outputs.version }}" > "RELEASE.md"
           git-semver log --markdown "${{ steps.next-release.outputs.version }}" > "RELEASE.md"
@@ -212,7 +228,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Publish Release Notes
         uses: step-security/action-gh-release@868edcd064bf35267c4b218913c3d36d547086b4 # v2.2.2
-        if: ${{ inputs.alpha-release != true }} # Skip step if alpha-release is true
+        # Skip step if alpha-release is true, or we are dry running workflow
+        if: ${{ inputs.alpha-release != true || inputs.dry-run-enabled != true }}
         with:
           name: v${{ steps.next-release.outputs.version }}
           tag_name: v${{ steps.next-release.outputs.version }}
@@ -221,7 +238,8 @@ jobs:
           body_path: "RELEASE.md"
 
       - name: Clean Up Release Notes
-        if: ${{ inputs.alpha-release != true }} # Skip step if alpha-release is true
+        # Skip step if alpha-release is true, or we are dry running workflow
+        if: ${{ inputs.alpha-release != true || inputs.dry-run-enabled != true }}
         run: |
           echo "Removing the release notes file RELEASE.md"
           rm RELEASE.md
@@ -256,10 +274,13 @@ jobs:
         if: always()
         run: |
           echo "Deleting the temporary semantic release branch"
-          echo "Deleting local branch now:"
           git branch -d "${{ steps.branch.outputs.name }}"
           echo "Deleted Temporary Branch from Local Runner" >> ${GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY}
 
-          echo "Deleting remote branch now:"
-          git push -d origin "${{ steps.branch.outputs.name }}"
-          echo "Deleted Temporary Branch from Remote" >> ${GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY}
+          if [[ "${{ inputs.dry-run-enabled }}" == "true" ]]; then
+            echo "No remote branches to delete"
+          else
+            echo "Deleting remote branch now:"
+            git push -d origin "${{ steps.branch.outputs.name }}"
+            echo "Deleted Temporary Branch from Remote" >> ${GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY}
+          fi