diff --git a/tools/finalization/command-line-options.sh b/tools/finalization/command-line-options.sh
index 1c5df46..d9397c2 100644
--- a/tools/finalization/command-line-options.sh
+++ b/tools/finalization/command-line-options.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 eval set -- "$ARGV"
 while true; do
     case "$1" in
-        --dry-run) repo_upload_dry_run_arg="--dry-run"; shift ;;
+        --dry-run) repo_upload_dry_run_arg="--dry-run"; repo_branch="finalization-dry-run"; shift ;;
         *) break
     esac
 done
diff --git a/tools/finalization/step-0.sh b/tools/finalization/step-0.sh
index 8da866c..2087f6e 100755
--- a/tools/finalization/step-0.sh
+++ b/tools/finalization/step-0.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     set +e
     repo forall -c '\
         if [[ $(git status --short) ]]; then
-            repo start "VINTF-$FINAL_BOARD_API_LEVEL-Finalization" ;
+            repo start "'$repo_branch'" ;
             git add -A . ;
             git commit -m "Vendor API level $FINAL_BOARD_API_LEVEL is now frozen" \
                        -m "Ignore-AOSP-First: VINTF $FINAL_BOARD_API_LEVEL Finalization
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@
 
 function finalize_step_0_main() {
     local top="$(dirname "$0")"/../../../..
-    source $top/build/make/tools/finalization/command-line-options.sh
     source $top/build/make/tools/finalization/environment.sh
+    local repo_branch="VINTF-$FINAL_BOARD_API_LEVEL-Finalization"
+    source $top/build/make/tools/finalization/command-line-options.sh
 
     local m="$top/build/soong/soong_ui.bash --make-mode TARGET_RELEASE=next TARGET_PRODUCT=aosp_arm64 TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT=userdebug"
 
diff --git a/tools/finalization/step-1.sh b/tools/finalization/step-1.sh
index adc917e..736d641 100755
--- a/tools/finalization/step-1.sh
+++ b/tools/finalization/step-1.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     set +e
     repo forall -c '\
         if [[ $(git status --short) ]]; then
-            repo start "$FINAL_PLATFORM_CODENAME-SDK-Finalization" ;
+            repo start "'$repo_branch'" ;
             git add -A . ;
             git commit -m "$FINAL_PLATFORM_CODENAME is now $FINAL_PLATFORM_SDK_VERSION and extension version $FINAL_MAINLINE_EXTENSION" \
                        -m "Ignore-AOSP-First: $FINAL_PLATFORM_CODENAME Finalization
@@ -19,8 +19,9 @@
 
 function finalize_step_1_main() {
     local top="$(dirname "$0")"/../../../..
-    source $top/build/make/tools/finalization/command-line-options.sh
     source $top/build/make/tools/finalization/environment.sh
+    local repo_branch="$FINAL_PLATFORM_CODENAME-SDK-Finalization"
+    source $top/build/make/tools/finalization/command-line-options.sh
 
     source $top/build/make/tools/finalization/finalize-sdk-resources.sh
 
diff --git a/tools/finalization/step-2.sh b/tools/finalization/step-2.sh
index 862c8f5..52e3887 100755
--- a/tools/finalization/step-2.sh
+++ b/tools/finalization/step-2.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 function commit_step_2_changes() {
     repo forall -c '\
         if [[ $(git status --short) ]]; then
-            repo start "$FINAL_PLATFORM_CODENAME-SDK-Finalization-Rel" ;
+            repo start "'$repo_branch'" ;
             git add -A . ;
             git commit -m "$FINAL_PLATFORM_CODENAME/$FINAL_PLATFORM_SDK_VERSION is now REL" \
                        -m "Ignore-AOSP-First: $FINAL_PLATFORM_CODENAME Finalization
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@
 
 function finalize_step_2_main() {
     local top="$(dirname "$0")"/../../../..
-    source $top/build/make/tools/finalization/command-line-options.sh
     source $top/build/make/tools/finalization/environment.sh
+    local repo_branch="$FINAL_PLATFORM_CODENAME-SDK-Finalization-Rel"
+    source $top/build/make/tools/finalization/command-line-options.sh
 
     # prebuilts etc
     source $top/build/make/tools/finalization/finalize-sdk-rel.sh