diff --git a/bin/bistro.ml b/bin/bistro.ml
index 53d0b962..e13acc26 100644
--- a/bin/bistro.ml
+++ b/bin/bistro.ml
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@ let bistro () (`Dry_run dry_run) (`Package_names pkg_names)
     (`Include_submodules include_submodules) (`Draft draft)
     (`Keep_build_dir keep_dir) (`Skip_lint skip_lint) (`Skip_build skip_build)
     (`Skip_tests skip_tests) (`Local_repo local_repo) (`Remote_repo remote_repo)
-    (`Opam_repo opam_repo) (`No_auto_open no_auto_open) =
+    (`Opam_repo opam_repo) (`No_auto_open no_auto_open) (`Dev_repo dev_repo) =
   Cli.handle_error
     ( Dune_release.Config.token ~token ~dry_run () >>= fun token ->
       let token = Dune_release.Config.Cli.make token in
       Distrib.distrib ~dry_run ~pkg_names ~version ~tag ~keep_v ~keep_dir
         ~skip_lint ~skip_build ~skip_tests ~include_submodules ()
       >! fun () ->
-      Publish.publish ~token ~pkg_names ~version ~tag ~keep_v ~dry_run
+      Publish.publish ~token ~pkg_names ~version ~tag ~keep_v ~dry_run ?dev_repo
         ~publish_artefacts:[] ~yes:false ~draft ()
       >! fun () ->
       Opam.get_pkgs ~dry_run ~keep_v ~tag ~pkg_names ~version () >>= fun pkgs ->
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ let term =
     const bistro $ Cli.setup $ Cli.dry_run $ Cli.pkg_names $ Cli.pkg_version
     $ Cli.dist_tag $ Cli.keep_v $ Cli.token $ Cli.include_submodules $ Cli.draft
     $ Cli.keep_build_dir $ Cli.skip_lint $ Cli.skip_build $ Cli.skip_tests
-    $ Cli.local_repo $ Cli.remote_repo $ Cli.opam_repo $ Cli.no_auto_open)
+    $ Cli.local_repo $ Cli.remote_repo $ Cli.opam_repo $ Cli.no_auto_open
+    $ Cli.dev_repo)
 
 let info = Cmd.info "bistro" ~doc ~sdocs ~exits ~man ~man_xrefs
 let cmd = Cmd.v info term
diff --git a/bin/cli.ml b/bin/cli.ml
index d912ba1c..49567a87 100644
--- a/bin/cli.ml
+++ b/bin/cli.ml
@@ -227,6 +227,15 @@ let remote_repo =
   in
   named (fun x -> `Remote_repo x) (config_opt arg)
 
+let dev_repo =
+  let doc = "Location of the dev repo of the current package" in
+  let env = Cmd.Env.info "DUNE_RELEASE_DEV_REPO" in
+  let arg =
+    Arg.(
+      value & opt (some string) None & info ~env [ "dev-repo" ] ~doc ~docv:"URI")
+  in
+  named (fun x -> `Dev_repo x) arg
+
 let opam_repo =
   let doc =
     "The Github opam-repository to which packages should be released. Use this \
diff --git a/bin/cli.mli b/bin/cli.mli
index 7ce4b5c3..0a4e3981 100644
--- a/bin/cli.mli
+++ b/bin/cli.mli
@@ -87,13 +87,17 @@ val local_repo :
 (** A [--local-repo] option to define the location of the local fork of
     opam-repository. *)
 
+val dev_repo : [ `Dev_repo of string option ] Term.t
+(** A [--dev-repo] option to define the Github opam-repository to which packages
+    should be released. *)
+
 val remote_repo :
   [ `Remote_repo of string Dune_release.Config.Cli.t option ] Term.t
 (** A [--remote-repo] option to define the location of the remote fork of
     opam-repository. *)
 
 val opam_repo : [ `Opam_repo of (string * string) option ] Term.t
-(** A [--opam_repo] option to define the Github opam-repository to which
+(** A [--opam-repo] option to define the Github opam-repository to which
     packages should be released. *)
 
 val skip_lint : [> `Skip_lint of bool ] Term.t
diff --git a/bin/publish.ml b/bin/publish.ml
index 11dc43cf..e6fb3fd0 100644
--- a/bin/publish.ml
+++ b/bin/publish.ml
@@ -51,20 +51,20 @@ let publish_doc ~specific ~dry_run ~yes pkg_names pkg =
       Ok ()
   | Ok _ -> publish_doc ~dry_run ~yes pkg_names pkg
 
-let publish_distrib ?token ~dry_run ~yes ~draft pkg =
+let publish_distrib ?token ~dry_run ~yes ~draft ?dev_repo pkg =
   App_log.status (fun l -> l "Publishing distribution");
   Pkg.distrib_file ~dry_run pkg >>= fun archive ->
   Pkg.publish_msg pkg >>= fun msg ->
   App_log.status (fun l -> l "Publishing to github");
   Config.token ~token ~dry_run () >>= fun token ->
-  Github.publish_distrib ~token ~dry_run ~yes ~msg ~archive ~draft pkg
+  Github.publish_distrib ~token ~dry_run ~yes ~msg ~archive ~draft ?dev_repo pkg
   >>= fun url ->
   Pkg.archive_url_path pkg >>= fun url_file ->
   Sos.write_file ~dry_run url_file url >>= fun () -> Ok ()
 
 let publish ?build_dir ?opam ?change_log ?distrib_file ?publish_msg ?token
-    ~pkg_names ~version ~tag ~keep_v ~dry_run ~publish_artefacts ~yes ~draft ()
-    =
+    ?dev_repo ~pkg_names ~version ~tag ~keep_v ~dry_run ~publish_artefacts ~yes
+    ~draft () =
   let specific_doc =
     List.exists (function `Doc -> true | _ -> false) publish_artefacts
   in
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ let publish ?build_dir ?opam ?change_log ?distrib_file ?publish_msg ?token
     acc >>= fun () ->
     match artefact with
     | `Doc -> publish_doc ~specific:specific_doc ~dry_run ~yes pkg_names pkg
-    | `Distrib -> publish_distrib ?token ~dry_run ~yes ~draft pkg
+    | `Distrib -> publish_distrib ?token ~dry_run ~yes ~draft ?dev_repo pkg
   in
   List.fold_left publish_artefact (Ok ()) publish_artefacts >>= fun () -> Ok 0
 
@@ -89,9 +89,10 @@ let publish_cli () (`Build_dir build_dir) (`Package_names pkg_names)
     (`Dist_opam opam) (`Change_log change_log) (`Dist_file distrib_file)
     (`Publish_msg publish_msg) (`Dry_run dry_run)
     (`Publish_artefacts publish_artefacts) (`Yes yes) (`Token token)
-    (`Draft draft) =
+    (`Draft draft) (`Dev_repo dev_repo) =
   publish ?build_dir ?opam ?change_log ?distrib_file ?publish_msg ?token
-    ~pkg_names ~version ~tag ~keep_v ~dry_run ~publish_artefacts ~yes ~draft ()
+    ~pkg_names ~version ~tag ~keep_v ~dry_run ~publish_artefacts ~yes ~draft
+    ?dev_repo ()
   |> Cli.handle_error
 
 (* Command line interface *)
@@ -149,7 +150,7 @@ let term =
     const publish_cli $ Cli.setup $ Cli.build_dir $ Cli.pkg_names
     $ Cli.pkg_version $ Cli.dist_tag $ Cli.keep_v $ Cli.dist_opam
     $ Cli.change_log $ Cli.dist_file $ Cli.publish_msg $ Cli.dry_run $ artefacts
-    $ Cli.yes $ Cli.token $ Cli.draft)
+    $ Cli.yes $ Cli.token $ Cli.draft $ Cli.dev_repo)
 
 let info = Cmd.info "publish" ~doc ~sdocs ~exits ~man ~man_xrefs
 let cmd = Cmd.v info term
diff --git a/bin/publish.mli b/bin/publish.mli
index 1b10938f..c027f0ce 100644
--- a/bin/publish.mli
+++ b/bin/publish.mli
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ val publish :
   ?distrib_file:Fpath.t ->
   ?publish_msg:string ->
   ?token:string Dune_release.Config.Cli.t ->
+  ?dev_repo:string ->
   pkg_names:string list ->
   version:Dune_release.Version.t option ->
   tag:Dune_release.Vcs.Tag.t option ->
diff --git a/lib/github.ml b/lib/github.ml
index f41e4bb8..9121641b 100644
--- a/lib/github.ml
+++ b/lib/github.ml
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ let undraft_pr ~token ~dry_run ~opam_repo:(user, repo) ~pr_id =
   run_with_auth ~dry_run ~default_body curl_t
   >>= Github_v4_api.Pull_request.Response.url
 
-let dev_repo p =
+let pkg_dev_repo p =
   Pkg.dev_repo p >>= function
   | Some r -> Ok r
   | None ->
@@ -432,13 +432,16 @@ let create_release ~dry_run ~yes ~dev_repo ~token ~msg ~tag ~version ~user ~repo
       App_log.status (fun l -> l "Release with id %d already exists" id);
       Ok id
 
-let publish_distrib ~token ~dry_run ~msg ~archive ~yes ~draft p =
+let publish_distrib ~token ?dev_repo ~dry_run ~msg ~archive ~yes ~draft p =
   Pkg.infer_github_repo p >>= fun { owner; repo } ->
   Pkg.tag p >>= fun tag ->
   assert_tag_exists ~dry_run tag >>= fun () ->
   Vcs.get () >>= fun vcs ->
   check_tag ~dry_run vcs tag >>= fun () ->
-  dev_repo p >>= fun dev_repo ->
+  let dev_repo =
+    match dev_repo with Some d -> Ok d | None -> pkg_dev_repo p
+  in
+  dev_repo >>= fun dev_repo ->
   Pkg.build_dir p >>= fun build_dir ->
   Pkg.name p >>= fun name ->
   Pkg.version p >>= fun version ->
diff --git a/lib/github.mli b/lib/github.mli
index f19f3a24..82a9f332 100644
--- a/lib/github.mli
+++ b/lib/github.mli
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ end
 
 val publish_distrib :
   token:string ->
+  ?dev_repo:string ->
   dry_run:bool ->
   msg:string ->
   archive:Fpath.t ->