diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4983033..5d66306 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ GH_TOKEN=ghtoken GH_USER=username NPM_TOKEN=npmtoken npx zx-bulk-release [opts]
 | `--include-private`          | Include `private` packages                                                                                                | `false`          |
 | `--concurrency`              | `build/publish` threads limit                                                                                             | `os.cpus.length` |
 | `--no-build`                 | Skip `buildCmd` invoke                                                                                                    |                  |
+| `--no-test`                  | Disable `testCmd` run                                                                                                     |                  |
 | `--no-npm-fetch`             | Disable npm artifacts fetching                                                                                            |                  |                      
 | `--only-workspace-deps`      | Recognize only `workspace:` deps as graph edges                                                                           |                  |
 | `--dry-run` / `--no-publish` | Disable any publish logic                                                                                                 |                  |
diff --git a/src/main/js/processor/exec.js b/src/main/js/processor/exec.js
index 3604b1f..fc9512e 100644
--- a/src/main/js/processor/exec.js
+++ b/src/main/js/processor/exec.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import {log} from '../log.js'
 import {$} from 'zx-extra'
 
 export const exec = async (pkg, name) => {
-  const cmd = tpl(pkg.config[name], {...pkg, ...pkg.context})
+  const cmd = tpl(pkg.context.flags[name] ?? pkg.config[name], {...pkg, ...pkg.context})
   const now = Date.now()
 
   if (cmd) {
diff --git a/src/main/js/processor/release.js b/src/main/js/processor/release.js
index 69e5e27..cf45efa 100644
--- a/src/main/js/processor/release.js
+++ b/src/main/js/processor/release.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {analyze} from '../steps/analyze.js'
 import {build} from '../steps/build.js'
 import {publish} from '../steps/publish.js'
 import {clean} from '../steps/clean.js'
+import {test} from '../steps/test.js'
 
 export const run = async ({cwd = process.cwd(), env, flags = {}} = {}) => within(async () => {
   const {version: zbrVersion} = createRequire(import.meta.url)('../../../../package.json')
@@ -54,6 +55,10 @@ export const run = async ({cwd = process.cwd(), env, flags = {}} = {}) => within
         report.setStatus('building', name)
         await build(pkg, _exec)
       }
+      if (flags.test !== false) {
+        report.setStatus('testing', name)
+        await test(pkg, _exec)
+      }
       if (!flags.dryRun && flags.publish !== false) {
         report.setStatus('publishing', name)
         await publish(pkg, _exec)
diff --git a/src/main/js/steps/build.js b/src/main/js/steps/build.js
index 01340f6..9727233 100644
--- a/src/main/js/steps/build.js
+++ b/src/main/js/steps/build.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export const build = memoizeBy(async (pkg, run = exec, flags = {}, self = build)
 
   if (!pkg.fetched) {
     await run(pkg, 'buildCmd')
-    await run(pkg, 'testCmd')
+    // await run(pkg, 'testCmd')
   }
 
   pkg.built = true
diff --git a/src/main/js/steps/test.js b/src/main/js/steps/test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..72eefed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/js/steps/test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import {$, within} from 'zx-extra'
+import {memoizeBy} from '../util.js'
+import {exec} from '../processor/exec.js'
+// import {traverseDeps} from "../processor/deps.js";
+
+export const test = memoizeBy(async (pkg, run = exec, flags = {}, self = test) => within(async () => {
+  $.scope = pkg.name
+
+  // await traverseDeps({pkg, packages: pkg.context.packages, cb: async({pkg}) => self(pkg, run, flags, self)})
+
+  if (!pkg.fetched) {
+    await run(pkg, 'testCmd')
+  }
+
+  pkg.tested = true
+}))