diff --git a/bin/plugin/commands/packages.js b/bin/plugin/commands/packages.js
index 7625bb8a71..91766164bf 100644
--- a/bin/plugin/commands/packages.js
+++ b/bin/plugin/commands/packages.js
@@ -117,6 +117,9 @@ async function updatePackages(
 			return pkg.private !== true;
 		}
 	);
+	console.log( changelogFilesPublicPackages );
+
+	process.exit();
 
 	const processedPackages = await Promise.all(
 		changelogFilesPublicPackages.map( async ( changelogPath ) => {
@@ -272,10 +275,10 @@ async function prepareForPackageRelease( isPrerelease ) {
 	temporaryFolders.push( gitWorkingDirectoryPath );
 
 	// Checking out the WordPress release branch and doing sync with the last plugin release.
-	const { releaseBranch } = await runWordPressReleaseBranchSyncStep(
+	/*const { releaseBranch } = await runWordPressReleaseBranchSyncStep(
 		gitWorkingDirectoryPath,
 		abortMessage
-	);
+	);*/
 
 	const { minimumVersionBump } = await prompt( [
 		{