diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index de6d0a1..b9afdaf 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -5220,8 +5220,9 @@ async function main () {
       return
     }
     const generatedChangelog = (await fs.readFile(changelogFile)).toString('utf8')
-    const version = (await fs.readFile('.version')).toString('utf8')
-    await fs.unlink('.version')
+    const versionFilename = (core.getInput('dry')) ? '.version-unreleased' : '.version'
+    const version = (await fs.readFile(versionFilename)).toString('utf8')
+    await fs.unlink(versionFilename)
     const parsedVersion = new SemVer(version)
     core.setOutput('changelog', generatedChangelog)
     core.debug(`setting version to ${parsedVersion.version}`)
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 61eef65..b456200 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1018,9 +1018,9 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "husky": {
-      "version": "4.3.5",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/husky/-/husky-4.3.5.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-E5S/1HMoDDaqsH8kDF5zeKEQbYqe3wL9zJDyqyYqc8I4vHBtAoxkDBGXox0lZ9RI+k5GyB728vZdmnM4bYap+g==",
+      "version": "4.3.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/husky/-/husky-4.3.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-o6UjVI8xtlWRL5395iWq9LKDyp/9TE7XMOTvIpEVzW638UcGxTmV5cfel6fsk/jbZSTlvfGVJf2svFtybcIZag==",
       "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "chalk": "^4.0.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b516b7e..9c5c647 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@zeit/ncc": "^0.22.3",
-    "husky": "^4.3.5",
+    "husky": "^4.3.6",
     "standard": "^16.0.3"
   },
   "husky": {