diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-store.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-store.yml
index 843930f90..ee0eeedf9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-store.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-store.yml
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ jobs:
 
         - name: Upload app to with Fastlane
           id: publish
-          if: ${{ inputs.dry-run == false }}
           env:
             VERSION_CODE: ${{ inputs.build-number }}
             VERSION_NAME: ${{inputs.build-version}}
@@ -119,7 +118,16 @@ jobs:
             CHANGELOG: ${{ inputs.changelog }}
             FASTLANE_ENABLE_BETA_DELIVER_SYNC_SCREENSHOTS: true
             SUBMIT_RELEASE: ${{ inputs.submit-release }}
+            DRY_RUN: ${{ inputs.dry-run }}
           run: |
+            if [ "$DRY_RUN" = "true" ]; then
+              echo "🧪 DRY RUN MODE - Testing without actual App Store submission"
+              echo "📦 Would publish build $VERSION_CODE to iOS App Store"
+            else
+              echo "🚀 PRODUCTION MODE - Publishing to iOS App Store"
+              echo "📦 Publishing build $VERSION_CODE to iOS App Store"
+            fi
+
             if [ "$PRODUCT" = "Password Manager" ]; then
               PACKAGE_NAME="com.8bit.bitwarden"
               METADATA_PATH="metadata_bwpm_prod"
@@ -139,7 +147,8 @@ jobs:
               app_identifier:"$PACKAGE_NAME" \
               changelog:"$CHANGELOG" \
               metadata_path:"$METADATA_PATH" \
-              submit_release:"$SUBMIT_RELEASE"
+              submit_release:"$SUBMIT_RELEASE" \
+              dry_run:"$DRY_RUN"
 
         - name: Enable Publish Github Release Workflow
           if: ${{ steps.publish.conclusion == 'success' }}
diff --git a/fastlane/Fastfile b/fastlane/Fastfile
index bd9b8814c..77ca433fd 100644
--- a/fastlane/Fastfile
+++ b/fastlane/Fastfile
@@ -452,11 +452,26 @@ platform :ios do |options|
   desc "Submit iOS app to the App Store"
   lane :release_to_production do |options|
 
-    changelog = options[:changelog]
+    changelog = options[:changelog] || "Bug fixes and improvements"
+    is_dry_run = options[:dry_run] == "true" || options[:dry_run] == true
+
+    formatted_changelog = changelog
+      .split('.')
+      .map(&:strip)
+      .reject(&:empty?)
+      .map { |item| "• #{item.gsub(/\A(?:•|\u2022)\s*/, '')}" }
+      .join("\n")
+
     auth_locales = ["en-US"]
     pw_manager_locales = ["ca", "zh-Hans", "zh-Hant", "hr", "cs", "da", "nl-NL", "en-US", "fi", "fr-FR", "de-DE", "id", "it", "ja", "ko", "no", "pl", "pt-PT", "pt-BR", "ro", "ru", "sk", "es-ES", "es-MX", "sv", "tr", "uk", "vi"]
     metadata_path = options[:metadata_path]
 
+    if is_dry_run
+      UI.header("🧪 DRY RUN: Testing iOS App Store submission")
+    else
+      UI.header("🚀 Publishing iOS app to App Store")
+    end
+
     if options[:app_identifier] == "com.bitwarden.authenticator"
       locales = auth_locales
     else
@@ -466,7 +481,7 @@ platform :ios do |options|
     locales.each do |locale|
       dir = "#{metadata_path}/#{locale}"
       FileUtils.mkdir_p(dir)
-      File.write("#{dir}/release_notes.txt", changelog)
+      File.write("#{dir}/release_notes.txt", formatted_changelog)
     end
 
     notes = locales.each_with_object({}) do |locale, hash|
@@ -478,6 +493,16 @@ platform :ios do |options|
       end
     end
 
+    if is_dry_run
+      UI.important("🧪 DRY RUN MODE - Skipping actual App Store Connect submission")
+      UI.message("✅ Validation passed")
+      UI.message("✅ Release notes prepared for #{locales.count} locales")
+      UI.message("✅ Release notes: ")
+      UI.message("#{formatted_changelog}")
+      UI.success("🎯 DRY RUN COMPLETE - Everything looks ready for production!")
+      next # ← EXITS HERE in dry run
+    end
+
     deliver(
       force: true,
       app_identifier: options[:app_identifier],