diff --git a/release.py b/release.py
index 3dcd3210..9b199bf6 100644
--- a/release.py
+++ b/release.py
@@ -15,9 +15,11 @@ parser.add_argument("-f", "--file", help="Path to the version of ripme to releas
 parser.add_argument("-t", "--token", help="Your github personal access token")
 parser.add_argument("-d", "--debug", help="Run in debug mode", action="store_true")
 parser.add_argument("-n", "--non-interactive", help="Do not ask for any input from the user", action="store_true")
+parser.add_argument("--test", help="Perform a dry run", action="store_true")
 args = parser.parse_args()
 
 try:
+    # This binds input to raw_input on python2, we do this because input acts like eval on python2
     input = raw_input
 except NameError:
     pass
@@ -38,9 +40,20 @@ def isValidCommitMessage(message):
     pattern = re.compile("^\d+\.\d+\.\d+:")
     return re.match(pattern, message)
 
+# Checks if the update has the name ripme.jar, if not it renames the file
+# Returns the update file path
+def renameFile(path):
+    if not path.endswith("ripme.jar"):
+        print("Specified file is not named ripme.jar, renaming")
+        # os.sep is the path separator for the os this is being run on
+        os.rename(path, path.split(os.sep)[0] + os.sep + "ripme.jar")
+        return path.split(os.sep)[0] + os.sep + "ripme.jar"
+    return path
+
+
 
 ripmeJson = json.loads(open("ripme.json").read())
-fileToUploadPath = args.file
+fileToUploadPath = renameFile(args.file)
 InNoninteractiveMode = args.non_interactive
 commitMessage = ripmeJson.get("changeList")[0]
 releaseVersion = ripmeJson.get("latestVersion")
@@ -63,11 +76,12 @@ if not isValidCommitMessage(commitMessage):
 
 ripmeUpdate = open(fileToUploadPath, mode='rb').read()
 
+# The actual hash of the file on disk
+actualHash = sha256(ripmeUpdate).hexdigest()
+
 # The hash that we expect the update to have
 expectedHash = ripmeJson.get("currentHash")
 
-# The actual hash of the file on disk
-actualHash = sha256(ripmeUpdate).hexdigest()
 
 # Make sure that the hash of the file we're uploading matches the hash in ripme.json. These hashes not matching will
 # cause ripme to refuse to install the update for all users who haven't disabled update hash checking
@@ -85,12 +99,12 @@ if not InNoninteractiveMode:
     print("Repo: {}/{}".format(repoOwner, repoName))
     input("\nPlease review the information above and ensure it is correct and then press enter")
 
-print("Accessing github using token")
-g = Github(accessToken)
+if args.test:
+    print("Accessing github using token")
+    g = Github(accessToken)
 
+    print("Creating release")
+    release = g.get_user(repoOwner).get_repo(repoName).create_git_release(releaseVersion, commitMessage, "")
 
-print("Creating release")
-release = g.get_user(repoOwner).get_repo(repoName).create_git_release(releaseVersion, commitMessage, "")
-
-print("Uploading file")
-release.upload_asset(fileToUploadPath, "ripme.jar")
+    print("Uploading file")
+    release.upload_asset(fileToUploadPath, "ripme.jar")
diff --git a/releaseTests.py b/releaseTests.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b