diff --git a/tools/release/main.go b/tools/release/main.go
index 3af4fc0dbd..23426fa68f 100644
--- a/tools/release/main.go
+++ b/tools/release/main.go
@@ -155,12 +155,12 @@ description: >
 		fmt.Println("Tag created, check with git tag")
 	}
 
-	if *tag || *commit {
-		fmt.Println("Was a dry run, run with -commit and -tag to create release")
-		os.Exit(1)
-	} else {
+	if *tag && *commit {
 		fmt.Println("RELEASE READY: you only need to\n$ git push --follow-tags")
 		os.Exit(0)
+	} else {
+		fmt.Println("Was a dry run, run with -commit and -tag to create release")
+		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 }