diff --git a/plugins/git-tag/src/index.ts b/plugins/git-tag/src/index.ts
index 54d87ce7c..63afc9af6 100644
--- a/plugins/git-tag/src/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/git-tag/src/index.ts
@@ -44,16 +44,6 @@ export default class GitTagPlugin implements IPlugin {
         const lastTag = await getTag();
         const newTag = inc(lastTag, bump as ReleaseType);
 
-        if (dryRun && newTag) {
-          if (quiet) {
-            console.log(newTag);
-          } else {
-            auto.logger.log.info(`Would have published: ${newTag}`);
-          }
-
-          return;
-        }
-
         if (!newTag) {
           auto.logger.log.info("No release found, doing nothing");
           return;
@@ -61,6 +51,16 @@ export default class GitTagPlugin implements IPlugin {
 
         const prefixedTag = auto.prefixRelease(newTag);
 
+        if (dryRun) {
+          if (quiet) {
+            console.log(prefixedTag);
+          } else {
+            auto.logger.log.info(`Would have published: ${prefixedTag}`);
+          }
+
+          return;
+        }
+
         auto.logger.log.info(`Tagging new tag: ${lastTag} => ${prefixedTag}`);
         await execPromise("git", [
           "tag",