diff --git a/scripts/release/prepare-release-from-npm-commands/parse-params.js b/scripts/release/prepare-release-from-npm-commands/parse-params.js
index b9aa1a4f5e7e8..b08d81e89dc18 100644
--- a/scripts/release/prepare-release-from-npm-commands/parse-params.js
+++ b/scripts/release/prepare-release-from-npm-commands/parse-params.js
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@ const paramDefinitions = [
       'Skip NPM and use the build already present in "build/node_modules".',
     defaultValue: false,
   },
+  {
+    name: 'onlyPackages',
+    type: String,
+    multiple: true,
+    description: 'Packages to include in publishing',
+    defaultValue: [],
+  },
   {
     name: 'skipPackages',
     type: String,
diff --git a/scripts/release/prepare-release-from-npm.js b/scripts/release/prepare-release-from-npm.js
index e23ffb39bc1c0..8220fda220b65 100755
--- a/scripts/release/prepare-release-from-npm.js
+++ b/scripts/release/prepare-release-from-npm.js
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ const run = async () => {
 
     params.packages = await getPublicPackages(isExperimental);
     params.packages = params.packages.filter(packageName => {
+      if (params.onlyPackages.length > 0) {
+        return params.onlyPackages.includes(packageName);
+      }
       return !params.skipPackages.includes(packageName);
     });
 
diff --git a/scripts/release/publish-commands/parse-params.js b/scripts/release/publish-commands/parse-params.js
index b7196447d4da8..ce9a9b7825c1a 100644
--- a/scripts/release/publish-commands/parse-params.js
+++ b/scripts/release/publish-commands/parse-params.js
@@ -19,6 +19,13 @@ const paramDefinitions = [
     description: 'NPM tags to point to the new release.',
     defaultValue: ['untagged'],
   },
+  {
+    name: 'onlyPackages',
+    type: String,
+    multiple: true,
+    description: 'Packages to include in publishing',
+    defaultValue: [],
+  },
   {
     name: 'skipPackages',
     type: String,
@@ -32,6 +39,11 @@ const paramDefinitions = [
     description: 'Run in automated environment, without interactive prompts.',
     defaultValue: false,
   },
+  {
+    name: 'publishVersion',
+    type: String,
+    description: 'Version to publish',
+  },
 ];
 
 module.exports = () => {
diff --git a/scripts/release/publish.js b/scripts/release/publish.js
index dcd31f1de7796..87b9940636b18 100755
--- a/scripts/release/publish.js
+++ b/scripts/release/publish.js
@@ -23,14 +23,20 @@ const run = async () => {
   try {
     const params = parseParams();
 
-    const version = readJsonSync(
-      './build/node_modules/react/package.json'
-    ).version;
+    const version =
+      params.publishVersion ??
+      readJsonSync('./build/node_modules/react/package.json').version;
     const isExperimental = version.includes('experimental');
 
     params.cwd = join(__dirname, '..', '..');
     params.packages = await getPublicPackages(isExperimental);
 
+    if (params.onlyPackages.length > 0) {
+      params.packages = params.packages.filter(packageName => {
+        return params.onlyPackages.includes(packageName);
+      });
+    }
+
     // Pre-filter any skipped packages to simplify the following commands.
     // As part of doing this we can also validate that none of the skipped packages were misspelled.
     params.skipPackages.forEach(packageName => {