diff --git a/giraffe/package.json b/giraffe/package.json
index 85d5ea7b..a09875a0 100644
--- a/giraffe/package.json
+++ b/giraffe/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@influxdata/giraffe",
-  "version": "2.24.4",
+  "version": "2.24.5",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "module": "dist/index.js",
   "license": "MIT",
diff --git a/giraffe/publish b/giraffe/publish
index 74dbd0ad..72399859 100755
--- a/giraffe/publish
+++ b/giraffe/publish
@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@ if ! git status | grep -q "Your branch is up to date with 'origin/master'."; the
 fi
 
 if ! git status | grep -q 'working tree clean'; then
-  echo "Error! Cannot publish with dirty working tree"
-  exit 1
+  echo "*** Warning: publishing with dirty working tree"
 fi
 
 echo "Installing dependencies"
diff --git a/stories/package.json b/stories/package.json
index bbf2efe2..7ff28a1e 100644
--- a/stories/package.json
+++ b/stories/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@influxdata/giraffe-stories",
-  "version": "2.24.4",
+  "version": "2.24.5",
   "license": "MIT",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",