diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce-blocks/bin/github-deploy.sh b/plugins/woocommerce-blocks/bin/github-deploy.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index db108af6369..ff78abb94ae
--- a/plugins/woocommerce-blocks/bin/github-deploy.sh
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce-blocks/bin/github-deploy.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@
 RELEASER_PATH="$(pwd)"
 IS_PRE_RELEASE=false
 
+# When it is set to true, the commands are just printed but not executed.
+DRY_RUN_MODE=false
+# When it is set to true, the commands that affect the local env are executed (e.g. git commit), while the commands that affect the remote env are not executed but just printed (e.g. git push)
+SIMULATE_RELEASE_MODE=false
+
 # Functions
 # Check if string contains substring
 is_substring() {
@@ -31,6 +36,26 @@ output() {
   echo "$(tput setaf "$1")$2$(tput sgr0)"
 }
 
+simulate() {
+  if $2 = true ; then
+	eval "$1"
+  else
+	output 3 "DRY RUN: $1"
+  fi
+}
+
+
+run_command() {
+  if $DRY_RUN_MODE = true; then
+	output 3 "DRY RUN: $1"
+  elif $SIMULATE_RELEASE_MODE = true; then
+		simulate "$1" $2
+  else
+	eval "$1"
+  fi
+}
+
+
 if ! [ -x "$(command -v hub)" ]; then
   echo 'Error: hub is not installed. Install from https://github.com/github/hub' >&2
   exit 1
@@ -128,63 +153,64 @@ fi
 
 # Version changes
 output 2 "Updating version numbers in files and regenerating php autoload classmap (note pre-releases will not have the readme.txt stable tag updated)..."
-source "$RELEASER_PATH/bin/version-changes.sh"
+run_command "source '$RELEASER_PATH/bin/version-changes.sh'" true
 
 composer dump-autoload
 
 # remove composer.json version bump after autoload regen (we don't commit it)
-git checkout -- composer.json
+run_command "git checkout -- composer.json" true
 
 output 2 "Committing version change..."
 echo
 
-git commit -am "Bumping version strings to new version." --no-verify
-git push origin $CURRENTBRANCH
+run_command "git commit -am 'Bumping version strings to new version.' --no-verify" true
+run_command "git push origin $CURRENTBRANCH" false
 
 # Tag existing version for reference
 output 2 "Creating tag for current non-built branch on GitHub..."
 echo
 DEVTAG="v${VERSION}-dev"
-git tag $DEVTAG
-git push origin $DEVTAG
+run_command "git tag $DEVTAG" true
+run_command "git push origin $DEVTAG" false
 
 output 2 "Prepping release for GitHub..."
 echo
 
 # Create a release branch.
 BRANCH="build/${VERSION}"
-git checkout -b $BRANCH
+
+run_command "git checkout -b $BRANCH" true
 
 # Force add build directory and commit.
-git add build/. --force
-git add .
-git commit -m "Adding /build directory to release" --no-verify
+run_command "git add build/. --force" true
+run_command "git add ." true
+run_command "git commit -m 'Adding /build directory to release' --no-verify" true
 
-# Force add vendor directory and commit.
-git add vendor/. --force
-git add .
-git commit -m "Adding /vendor directory to release" --no-verify
+# # Force add vendor directory and commit.
+run_command "git add vendor/. --force" true
+run_command "git add ." true
+run_command "git commit -m 'Adding /vendor directory to release' --no-verify" true
 
-# Push branch upstream
-git push origin $BRANCH
+# # Push branch upstream
+run_command "git push origin $BRANCH" false
 
 # Create the new release.
 if [ "$(echo "${DO_WP_DEPLOY:-n}" | tr "[:upper:]" "[:lower:]")" = "y" ]; then
 	if [ $IS_PRE_RELEASE = true ]; then
-		hub release create -m $VERSION -m "Release of version $VERSION. See readme.txt for details." -t $BRANCH --prerelease "v${VERSION}"
+		run_command "hub release create -m $VERSION -m 'Release of version $VERSION. See readme.txt for details.' -t $BRANCH --prerelease 'v${VERSION}'" false
 	else
-		hub release create -m $VERSION -m "Release of version $VERSION. See readme.txt for details." -t $BRANCH "v${VERSION}"
+		run_command "hub release create -m $VERSION -m 'Release of version $VERSION. See readme.txt for details.' -t $BRANCH 'v${VERSION}'" false
 	fi
 else
-	git tag "v${VERSION}"
-	git push origin "v${VERSION}"
+	run_command "git tag 'v${VERSION}'" true
+	run_command "git push origin 'v${VERSION}'" false
 fi
 
-git checkout $CURRENTBRANCH
-git branch -D $BRANCH
-git push origin --delete $BRANCH
+run_command "git checkout $CURRENTBRANCH" true
+run_command "git branch -D $BRANCH" true
+run_command "git push origin --delete $BRANCH" false
 
 # regenerate classmap for development
-composer dump-autoload
+run_command "composer dump-autoload" false
 
 output 2 "GitHub release complete."
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce-blocks/bin/storybook-deploy.sh b/plugins/woocommerce-blocks/bin/storybook-deploy.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..af98c2785aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce-blocks/bin/storybook-deploy.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# When it is set to true, the commands are just printed but not executed.
+DRY_RUN_MODE=false
+
+# When it is set to true, the commands that affect the local env are executed (e.g. git commit), while the commands that affect the remote env are not executed but just printed (e.g. git push)
+SIMULATE_RELEASE_MODE=false
+
+
+# Output colorized strings
+#
+# Color codes:
+# 0 - black
+# 1 - red
+# 2 - green
+# 3 - yellow
+# 4 - blue
+# 5 - magenta
+# 6 - cian
+# 7 - white
+output() {
+  echo "$(tput setaf "$1")$2$(tput sgr0)"
+}
+
+
+simulate() {
+  if $2 = true ; then
+	eval "$1"
+  else
+	output 3 "DRY RUN: $1"
+  fi
+}
+
+
+run_command() {
+  if $DRY_RUN_MODE = true; then
+	output 3 "DRY RUN: $1"
+  elif $SIMULATE_RELEASE_MODE = true; then
+		simulate "$1" $2
+  else
+	eval "$1"
+  fi
+}
+
+
+run_command "rimraf ./storybook/dist/*" true
+run_command "npm run storybook:build" true
+run_command "gh-pages -d ./storybook/dist" false
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce-blocks/bin/wordpress-deploy.sh b/plugins/woocommerce-blocks/bin/wordpress-deploy.sh
index 7d0639b1fe1..5b24807f010 100644
--- a/plugins/woocommerce-blocks/bin/wordpress-deploy.sh
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce-blocks/bin/wordpress-deploy.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ GITHUB_SLUG="woocommerce-gutenberg-products-block"
 IS_PRE_RELEASE=false
 BUILD_PATH="${HOME}/blocks-deployment"
 
+# When it is set to true, the commands are just printed but not executed.
+DRY_RUN_MODE=false
+
+# When it is set to true, the commands that affect the local env are executed (e.g. git commit), while the commands that affect the remote env are not executed but just printed (e.g. git push)
+SIMULATE_RELEASE_MODE=false
+
 # Functions
 # Check if string contains substring
 is_substring() {
@@ -40,6 +46,25 @@ output_list() {
   echo "$(tput setaf "$1") • $2:$(tput sgr0) \"$3\""
 }
 
+simulate() {
+  if $2 = true ; then
+	eval "$1"
+  else
+	output 3 "DRY RUN: $1"
+  fi
+}
+
+
+run_command() {
+  if $DRY_RUN_MODE = true; then
+	output 3 "DRY RUN: $1"
+  elif $SIMULATE_RELEASE_MODE = true; then
+		simulate "$1" $2
+  else
+	eval "$1"
+  fi
+}
+
 # Release script
 echo
 output 4 "BLOCKS->WordPress.org RELEASE SCRIPT"
@@ -106,7 +131,7 @@ rm -rf "$GIT_PATH"
 
 # Clone GIT repository
 output 2 "Cloning GIT repository..."
-git clone "$GIT_REPO" "$GIT_PATH" --branch "$BRANCH" --single-branch || exit "$?"
+run_command "git clone '$GIT_REPO' '$GIT_PATH' --branch '$BRANCH' --single-branch || exit '$?'" true
 
 if [ ! -d "$GIT_PATH/build" ]; then
 	output 3 "Build directory not found in tag. Aborting."
@@ -122,50 +147,50 @@ fi
 if [ ! -d "$SVN_PATH" ]; then
 	output 2 "No SVN directory found, fetching files..."
 	# Checkout project without any file
-	svn co --depth=files "$SVN_REPO" "$SVN_PATH"
+	run_command "svn co --depth=files '$SVN_REPO' '$SVN_PATH'" true
 
 	cd "$SVN_PATH" || exit
 
 	# Fetch main directories
-	svn up assets branches trunk
+	run_command "svn up assets branches trunk" true
 
 	# Fetch tags directories without content
-	svn up --set-depth=immediates tags
+	run_command "svn up --set-depth=immediates tags" true
 	# To fetch content for a tag, use:
 	# svn up --set-depth=infinity tags/<tag_number>
 else
 	# Update SVN
 	cd "$SVN_PATH" || exit
 	output 2 "Updating SVN..."
-	svn up
+	run_command "svn up" true
 fi
 
 # Copy GIT directory to trunk
 output 2 "Copying project files to SVN trunk..."
-sh "${RELEASER_PATH}/bin/copy-plugin-files.sh" "$GIT_PATH" "$SVN_PATH/trunk"
+run_command "sh '${RELEASER_PATH}/bin/copy-plugin-files.sh' '$GIT_PATH' '$SVN_PATH/trunk'" true
 cd "$SVN_PATH"
 
 # Update stable tag on trunk/readme.txt
 if [ $IS_PRE_RELEASE = false ]; then
 	output 2 "Updating \"Stable tag\" to ${VERSION} on trunk/readme.txt..."
-	perl -i -pe"s/Stable tag: .*/Stable tag: ${VERSION}/" trunk/readme.txt
+	run_command "perl -i -pe's/Stable tag: .*/Stable tag: ${VERSION}/' trunk/readme.txt" true
 fi
 
 # Do the remove all deleted files
-svn st | grep -v "^.[ \t]*\..*" | grep "^\!" | awk '{print $2"@"}' | xargs svn rm
+run_command "svn st | grep -v '^.[ \t]*\..*' | grep '^\!' | awk '{print $2'@'}' | xargs svn rm" true
 
 # Do the add all not know files
-svn st | grep -v "^.[ \t]*\..*" | grep "^?" | awk '{print $2"@"}' | xargs svn add
+run_command "svn st | grep -v '^.[ \t]*\..*' | grep '^?' | awk '{print $2'@'}' | xargs svn add" true
 
 # Copy trunk to tag/$VERSION
 if [ ! -d "tags/${VERSION}" ]; then
 	output 2 "Creating SVN tags/${VERSION}..."
-	svn cp trunk tags/"${VERSION}"
+	run_command "svn 'cp trunk tags/'${VERSION}''" true
 fi
 
 # Remove the GIT directory
 output 2 "Removing GIT directory..."
-rm -rf "$GIT_PATH"
+run_command "rm -rf '$GIT_PATH'" true
 
 # SVN commit messsage
 output 2 "Ready to commit into WordPress.org Plugin's Directory!"
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce-blocks/package.json b/plugins/woocommerce-blocks/package.json
index 4ce72de9347..36abbe10b5e 100644
--- a/plugins/woocommerce-blocks/package.json
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce-blocks/package.json
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 		"changelog": "node ./bin/changelog",
 		"changelog:zenhub": "node ./bin/changelog --changelogSrcType='ZENHUB_RELEASE'",
 		"deploy": "npm run build:deploy && sh ./bin/github-deploy.sh",
-		"postdeploy": "npm run storybook:deploy",
 		"dev": "rimraf build/* && cross-env BABEL_ENV=default webpack",
 		"labels:dry": "github-label-sync --labels ./.github/label-sync-config.json --allow-added-labels --dry-run woocommerce/woocommerce-gutenberg-products-block",
 		"labels:sync": "github-label-sync --labels ./.github/label-sync-config.json --allow-added-labels woocommerce/woocommerce-gutenberg-products-block",