diff --git a/dev-requirements.txt b/dev-requirements.txt
index c37c088f4..d79f312d1 100644
--- a/dev-requirements.txt
+++ b/dev-requirements.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 # install latest changes in dbt-core
 # TODO: how to automate switching from develop to version branches?
-git+https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core.git#egg=dbt-core&subdirectory=core
-git+https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core.git#egg=dbt-tests-adapter&subdirectory=tests/adapter
-
+git+https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core.git@dry-run-flag#egg=dbt-core&subdirectory=core
+git+https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core.git@dry-run-flag#egg=dbt-tests-adapter&subdirectory=tests/adapter
 # if version 1.x or greater -> pin to major version
 # if version 0.x -> pin to minor
 black~=23.11
diff --git a/tests/functional/adapter/empty/test_empty.py b/tests/functional/adapter/empty/test_empty.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..37aa45f60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/functional/adapter/empty/test_empty.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+from dbt.tests.adapter.empty.test_empty import BaseTestEmpty
+
+
+class TestSnowflakeEmpty(BaseTestEmpty):
+    pass