diff --git a/docker/build_upload_release.py b/docker/build_upload_release.py
index 8def7bb217..44c3812297 100644
--- a/docker/build_upload_release.py
+++ b/docker/build_upload_release.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
         f"{organization}/torchserve:{check_ts_version()}-cpu",
         f"{organization}/torchserve:{check_ts_version()}-gpu",
     ]:
-        os.system(f"docker push {image}")
+        try_and_handle(f"docker push {image}", dry_run)
 
     # Cleanup built images
     if args.cleanup:
diff --git a/kubernetes/kserve/build_upload_release.py b/kubernetes/kserve/build_upload_release.py
index d10ae8533f..55183c7a03 100644
--- a/kubernetes/kserve/build_upload_release.py
+++ b/kubernetes/kserve/build_upload_release.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
         f"{organization}/torchserve-kfs:{check_ts_version()}",
         f"{organization}/torchserve-kfs:{check_ts_version()}-gpu",
     ]:
-        os.system(f"docker push {image}")
+        try_and_handle(f"docker push {image}", dry_run)
 
     # Cleanup built images
     if args.cleanup: