diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-operator.yml b/.github/workflows/release-operator.yml
index 289026aa..10995375 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-operator.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-operator.yml
@@ -169,12 +169,14 @@ jobs:
           format: "sarif"
           output: "trivy-results.sarif"
           ignore-unfixed: "true"
+        if: ${{ ! inputs.dry_run }}
 
       - name: Upload Trivy scan results to GitHub Security tab
         uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@192325c86100d080feab897ff886c34abd4c83a3 # v3.30.3
         continue-on-error: true
         with:
           sarif_file: "trivy-results.sarif"
+        if: ${{ ! inputs.dry_run }}
 
       - name: Upload Scan Results
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4.6.2
@@ -182,15 +184,16 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: "trivy-results.sarif"
           path: "trivy-results.sarif"
-        if: always()
+        if: ${{ ! inputs.dry_run }}
 
   certify-openshift-images:
-    if: ${{ ! cancelled() && ! failure() && ! inputs.dry_run }}
+    if: ${{ ! cancelled() && ! failure() }}
     name: Certify for Red Hat OpenShift
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04-amd64
     needs: [variables, build]
     env:
       preflight_version: 1.14.1 # renovate: datasource=github-releases depName=preflight packageName=redhat-openshift-ecosystem/openshift-preflight
+      submit_results: ${{ ! inputs.dry_run && '--submit' || '' }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repository
         uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
@@ -205,7 +208,7 @@ jobs:
 
           for arch in "${arch_list[@]}"; do
               architecture=("${arch#*/}")
-              ./preflight check container quay.io/nginx/nginx-ingress-operator:v${{ inputs.operator_version }} --pyxis-api-token ${{ secrets.PYXIS_API_TOKEN }} --certification-project-id ${{ secrets.CERTIFICATION_PROJECT_ID }} --platform $architecture --submit
+              ./preflight check container quay.io/nginx/nginx-ingress-operator:v${{ inputs.operator_version }} --pyxis-api-token ${{ secrets.PYXIS_API_TOKEN }} --certification-project-id ${{ secrets.CERTIFICATION_PROJECT_ID }} --platform $architecture ${{ env.submit_results }}
           done
 
   github-release: