diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cb37f28..e4fd313 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -44,6 +44,6 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/semrel-extra/zx-semrel#readme",
   "dependencies": {
-    "zx": "^7.2.3"
+    "zx": "^7.2.3 || 8"
   }
 }
diff --git a/release.mjs b/release.mjs
index a0e8865..0e46a2f 100755
--- a/release.mjs
+++ b/release.mjs
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 // Replaces semantic-release with zx script
+import process from 'node:process'
+
 (async () => {
+  $.quiet = !process.env.VERBOSE
   $.verbose = !!process.env.VERBOSE
   $.noquote = async (...args) => { const q = $.quote; $.quote = v => v; const p = $(...args); p; $.quote = q; return p }
 
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index b922bc1..96e51b6 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ yaml@^2.2.2:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yaml/-/yaml-2.4.1.tgz#2e57e0b5e995292c25c75d2658f0664765210eed"
   integrity sha512-pIXzoImaqmfOrL7teGUBt/T7ZDnyeGBWyXQBvOVhLkWLN37GXv8NMLK406UY6dS51JfcQHsmcW5cJ441bHg6Lg==
 
-zx@^7.2.3:
+"zx@^7.2.3 || 8":
   version "7.2.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/zx/-/zx-7.2.3.tgz#d9fef6bd084f7e21994080de09fb20e441074c39"
   integrity sha512-QODu38nLlYXg/B/Gw7ZKiZrvPkEsjPN3LQ5JFXM7h0JvwhEdPNNl+4Ao1y4+o3CLNiDUNcwzQYZ4/Ko7kKzCMA==