diff --git a/packages/nx/src/command-line/release/changelog.ts b/packages/nx/src/command-line/release/changelog.ts
index b9161ec8c0cba..6f37baf5f774a 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/command-line/release/changelog.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/command-line/release/changelog.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import { FsTree, Tree } from '../../generators/tree';
 import { registerTsProject } from '../../plugins/js/utils/register';
 import { createProjectGraphAsync } from '../../project-graph/project-graph';
 import { interpolate } from '../../tasks-runner/utils';
-import { logger } from '../../utils/logger';
 import { output } from '../../utils/output';
 import { handleErrors } from '../../utils/params';
 import { joinPathFragments } from '../../utils/path';
@@ -476,12 +475,6 @@ async function applyChangesAndExit(
     await postGitTask(latestCommit);
   }
 
-  if (args.dryRun) {
-    logger.warn(
-      `\nNOTE: The "dryRun" flag means no changelogs were actually created.`
-    );
-  }
-
   return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/nx/src/command-line/release/command-object.ts b/packages/nx/src/command-line/release/command-object.ts
index 856137d4cc539..4ccc195841d5f 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/command-line/release/command-object.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/command-line/release/command-object.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { Argv, CommandModule, showHelp } from 'yargs';
 import { readNxJson } from '../../project-graph/file-utils';
+import { logger } from '../../utils/logger';
 import {
   OutputStyle,
   RunManyOptions,
@@ -159,15 +160,18 @@ const releaseCommand: CommandModule<NxReleaseArgs, ReleaseOptions> = {
         }
         return true;
       }),
-  handler: (args) =>
-    import('./release')
-      .then((m) => m.releaseCLIHandler(args))
-      .then((versionDataOrExitCode) => {
-        if (typeof versionDataOrExitCode === 'number') {
-          return process.exit(versionDataOrExitCode);
-        }
-        process.exit(0);
-      }),
+  handler: async (args) => {
+    const release = await import('./release');
+    const result = await release.releaseCLIHandler(args);
+    if (args.dryRun) {
+      logger.warn(`\nNOTE: The "dryRun" flag means no changes were made.`);
+    }
+
+    if (typeof result === 'number') {
+      process.exit(result);
+    }
+    process.exit(0);
+  },
 };
 
 const versionCommand: CommandModule<NxReleaseArgs, VersionOptions> = {
@@ -195,15 +199,18 @@ const versionCommand: CommandModule<NxReleaseArgs, VersionOptions> = {
             'Whether or not to stage the changes made by this command. Useful when combining this command with changelog generation.',
         })
     ),
-  handler: (args) =>
-    import('./version')
-      .then((m) => m.releaseVersionCLIHandler(args))
-      .then((versionDataOrExitCode) => {
-        if (typeof versionDataOrExitCode === 'number') {
-          return process.exit(versionDataOrExitCode);
-        }
-        process.exit(0);
-      }),
+  handler: async (args) => {
+    const release = await import('./version');
+    const result = await release.releaseVersionCLIHandler(args);
+    if (args.dryRun) {
+      logger.warn(`\nNOTE: The "dryRun" flag means no changes were made.`);
+    }
+
+    if (typeof result === 'number') {
+      process.exit(result);
+    }
+    process.exit(0);
+  },
 };
 
 const changelogCommand: CommandModule<NxReleaseArgs, ChangelogOptions> = {
@@ -254,10 +261,16 @@ const changelogCommand: CommandModule<NxReleaseArgs, ChangelogOptions> = {
         })
     ),
   handler: async (args) => {
-    const status = await (
-      await import('./changelog')
-    ).releaseChangelogCLIHandler(args);
-    process.exit(status);
+    const release = await import('./changelog');
+    const result = await release.releaseChangelogCLIHandler(args);
+    if (args.dryRun) {
+      logger.warn(`\nNOTE: The "dryRun" flag means no changes were made.`);
+    }
+
+    if (typeof result === 'number') {
+      process.exit(result);
+    }
+    process.exit(0);
   },
 };
 
@@ -284,6 +297,10 @@ const publishCommand: CommandModule<NxReleaseArgs, PublishOptions> = {
     const status = await (
       await import('./publish')
     ).releasePublishCLIHandler(coerceParallelOption(withOverrides(args, 2)));
+    if (args.dryRun) {
+      logger.warn(`\nNOTE: The "dryRun" flag means no changes were made.`);
+    }
+
     process.exit(status);
   },
 };
diff --git a/packages/nx/src/command-line/release/publish.ts b/packages/nx/src/command-line/release/publish.ts
index c197f1b806f1d..3d88a4f54eb1d 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/command-line/release/publish.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/command-line/release/publish.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import {
   createOverrides,
   readGraphFileFromGraphArg,
 } from '../../utils/command-line-utils';
-import { logger } from '../../utils/logger';
 import { handleErrors } from '../../utils/params';
 import { projectHasTarget } from '../../utils/project-graph-utils';
 import { generateGraph } from '../graph/graph';
@@ -120,12 +119,6 @@ export async function releasePublish(
     }
   }
 
-  if (_args.dryRun) {
-    logger.warn(
-      `\nNOTE: The "dryRun" flag means no projects were actually published.`
-    );
-  }
-
   return overallExitStatus;
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/nx/src/command-line/release/release.ts b/packages/nx/src/command-line/release/release.ts
index 76592e62ecda9..fc980be8a23d6 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/command-line/release/release.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/command-line/release/release.ts
@@ -150,15 +150,13 @@ export async function release(
   if (shouldPublish) {
     await releasePublish(args);
   } else {
-    console.log('Skipped publishing packages.');
+    output.logSingleLine('Skipped publishing packages.');
   }
 
   return versionResult;
 }
 
 async function promptForPublish(): Promise<boolean> {
-  console.log('\n');
-
   try {
     const reply = await prompt<{ confirmation: boolean }>([
       {
@@ -169,7 +167,6 @@ async function promptForPublish(): Promise<boolean> {
     ]);
     return reply.confirmation;
   } catch (e) {
-    console.log('\n');
     // Handle the case where the user exits the prompt with ctrl+c
     return false;
   }
diff --git a/packages/nx/src/command-line/release/utils/github.ts b/packages/nx/src/command-line/release/utils/github.ts
index 3fc635788dab9..9ea2009cf62b8 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/command-line/release/utils/github.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/command-line/release/utils/github.ts
@@ -103,45 +103,27 @@ export async function createOrUpdateGithubRelease(
       }
     }
 
-    const reply = await prompt<{ open: 'Yes' | 'No' }>([
-      {
-        name: 'open',
-        message:
-          'Do you want to finish creating the release manually in your browser?',
-        type: 'autocomplete',
-        choices: [
-          {
-            name: 'Yes',
-            hint: 'It will pre-populate the form for you',
-          },
-          {
-            name: 'No',
-          },
-        ],
-        initial: 0,
-      },
-    ]).catch(() => {
-      return { open: 'No' };
-    });
-
-    if (reply.open === 'Yes') {
-      const open = require('open');
-      await open(result.url)
-        .then(() => {
-          console.info(
-            `\nFollow up in the browser to manually create the release:\n\n` +
-              chalk.underline(chalk.cyan(result.url)) +
-              `\n`
-          );
-        })
-        .catch(() => {
-          console.info(
-            `Open this link to manually create a release: \n` +
-              chalk.underline(chalk.cyan(result.url)) +
-              '\n'
-          );
-        });
+    const shouldContinueInGitHub = await promptForContinueInGitHub();
+    if (!shouldContinueInGitHub) {
+      return;
     }
+
+    const open = require('open');
+    await open(result.url)
+      .then(() => {
+        console.info(
+          `\nFollow up in the browser to manually create the release:\n\n` +
+            chalk.underline(chalk.cyan(result.url)) +
+            `\n`
+        );
+      })
+      .catch(() => {
+        console.info(
+          `Open this link to manually create a release: \n` +
+            chalk.underline(chalk.cyan(result.url)) +
+            '\n'
+        );
+      });
   }
 
   /**
@@ -170,6 +152,33 @@ export async function createOrUpdateGithubRelease(
   }
 }
 
+async function promptForContinueInGitHub(): Promise<boolean> {
+  try {
+    const reply = await prompt<{ open: 'Yes' | 'No' }>([
+      {
+        name: 'open',
+        message:
+          'Do you want to finish creating the release manually in your browser?',
+        type: 'autocomplete',
+        choices: [
+          {
+            name: 'Yes',
+            hint: 'It will pre-populate the form for you',
+          },
+          {
+            name: 'No',
+          },
+        ],
+        initial: 0,
+      },
+    ]);
+    return reply.open === 'Yes';
+  } catch (e) {
+    // Handle the case where the user exits the prompt with ctrl+c
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+}
+
 async function syncGithubRelease(
   githubRequestConfig: GithubRequestConfig,
   release: GithubReleaseOptions,
diff --git a/packages/nx/src/command-line/release/version.ts b/packages/nx/src/command-line/release/version.ts
index bb982f6cbef8c..d0fcc53ce5a3a 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/command-line/release/version.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/command-line/release/version.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import {
 import {
   NxJsonConfiguration,
   joinPathFragments,
-  logger,
   output,
   workspaceRoot,
 } from '../../devkit-exports';
@@ -281,10 +280,6 @@ export async function releaseVersion(
       }
     }
 
-    if (args.dryRun) {
-      logger.warn(`\nNOTE: The "dryRun" flag means no changes were made.`);
-    }
-
     return {
       // An overall workspace version cannot be relevant when filtering to independent projects
       workspaceVersion: undefined,
@@ -422,10 +417,6 @@ export async function releaseVersion(
     }
   }
 
-  if (args.dryRun) {
-    logger.warn(`\nNOTE: The "dryRun" flag means no changes were made.`);
-  }
-
   return {
     workspaceVersion,
     projectsVersionData: versionData,