diff --git a/.bazelrc b/.bazelrc
index 9395ec6d0..29329576c 100644
--- a/.bazelrc
+++ b/.bazelrc
@@ -63,6 +63,14 @@ build:remote --platforms=//bazel/remote-execution:platform_with_network
 # Set remote caching settings
 build:remote --remote_accept_cached=true
 
+################################
+#     Release setup            #
+################################
+
+# Releases should always be stamped with version control info
+build:release --workspace_status_command="yarn -s ng-dev release build-env-stamp --mode=release"
+build:release --stamp
+
 ####################################################
 # User bazel configuration
 # NOTE: This needs to be the *last* entry in the config to allow for it to override other
diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 5c6a523a0..dae356913 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ jobs:
       - yarn_install
       - run:
           name: Build npm package
-          command: yarn bazel build //:npm_package
+          command: yarn bazel build //:npm_package --config=release
       - run:
           name: Publish snapshot build to github
           command: ./.circleci/publish_to_github.sh
@@ -150,3 +150,6 @@ workflows:
             branches:
               only:
                 - main
+                # Additional branch that can be used to test the snapshot build output.
+                # Developers can just push to that branch to test the built artifact.
+                - snapshot-test
diff --git a/BUILD.bazel b/BUILD.bazel
index fad73dd0b..d2ca07324 100644
--- a/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # BEGIN-INTERNAL
+load("//:package.bzl", "NPM_PACKAGE_SUBSTITUTIONS")
 load("//tools:defaults.bzl", "pkg_npm")
 load("@npm//@bazel/typescript:index.bzl", "ts_config")
 
@@ -25,17 +26,7 @@ pkg_npm(
         ":index.bzl",
         "//bazel:static_files",
     ],
-    substitutions = {
-        "    \"prepare\": \"husky install\",\n": "",
-        "@dev-infra//bazel/": "@npm//@angular/dev-infra-private/bazel/",
-        "//bazel/": "@npm//@angular/dev-infra-private/bazel/",
-        "//bazel:": "@npm//@angular/dev-infra-private/bazel:",
-        "//ng-dev/": "@npm//@angular/dev-infra-private/ng-dev/",
-        "//ng-dev:": "@npm//@angular/dev-infra-private/ng-dev:",
-        "//tslint-rules/": "@npm//@angular/dev-infra-private/tslint-rules/",
-        "//tslint-rules:": "@npm//@angular/dev-infra-private/tslint-rules:",
-        "//:tsconfig.json": "@npm//@angular/dev-infra-private:tsconfig.json",
-    },
+    substitutions = NPM_PACKAGE_SUBSTITUTIONS,
     deps = [
         "//ng-dev",
         "//ng-dev:lib",
diff --git a/ng-dev/release/publish/BUILD.bazel b/ng-dev/release/publish/BUILD.bazel
index 7970bf90c..4d9da4563 100644
--- a/ng-dev/release/publish/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/ng-dev/release/publish/BUILD.bazel
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ ts_library(
         "@npm//@types/node",
         "@npm//@types/semver",
         "@npm//@types/yargs",
+        "@npm//@types/yarnpkg__lockfile",
+        "@npm//@yarnpkg/lockfile",
         "@npm//ejs",
         "@npm//inquirer",
         "@npm//semver",
diff --git a/ng-dev/release/publish/constants.ts b/ng-dev/release/publish/constants.ts
index 9791cb065..098d3ecca 100644
--- a/ng-dev/release/publish/constants.ts
+++ b/ng-dev/release/publish/constants.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 /** Project-relative path for the "package.json" file. */
 export const packageJsonPath = 'package.json';
 
+/** Project-relative path for the "yarn.lock" file. */
+export const yarnLockFilePath = 'yarn.lock';
+
 /** Default interval in milliseconds to check whether a pull request has been merged. */
 export const waitForPullRequestInterval = 10000;
 
diff --git a/ng-dev/release/publish/external-commands.ts b/ng-dev/release/publish/external-commands.ts
index 132693880..402f9df3e 100644
--- a/ng-dev/release/publish/external-commands.ts
+++ b/ng-dev/release/publish/external-commands.ts
@@ -97,31 +97,3 @@ export async function invokeYarnInstallCommand(projectDir: string): Promise<void
     throw new FatalReleaseActionError();
   }
 }
-
-/**
- * Invokes the `yarn check --integrity` command in order to verify up to date dependencies.
- */
-export async function invokeYarnIntegrityCheck(projectDir: string): Promise<void> {
-  try {
-    await spawn('yarn', ['check', '--integrity'], {cwd: projectDir, mode: 'silent'});
-    info(green('  ✓   Confirmed dependencies from package.json match those in yarn.lock.'));
-  } catch (e) {
-    error(red('  ✘   Failed yarn integrity check, your installed dependencies are likely out of'));
-    error(red('      date. Please run `yarn install` to update your installed dependencies.'));
-    throw new FatalReleaseActionError();
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * Invokes the `yarn check --verify-tree` command in order to verify up to date dependencies.
- */
-export async function invokeYarnVerifyTreeCheck(projectDir: string): Promise<void> {
-  try {
-    await spawn('yarn', ['check', '--verify-tree'], {cwd: projectDir, mode: 'silent'});
-    info(green('  ✓   Confirmed installed dependencies match those defined in package.json.'));
-  } catch (e) {
-    error(red('  ✘   Failed yarn verify tree check, your installed dependencies are likely out'));
-    error(red('      of date. Please run `yarn install` to update your installed dependencies.'));
-    throw new FatalReleaseActionError();
-  }
-}
diff --git a/ng-dev/release/publish/index.ts b/ng-dev/release/publish/index.ts
index 2008bf01c..6e20d1c5c 100644
--- a/ng-dev/release/publish/index.ts
+++ b/ng-dev/release/publish/index.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
+import * as path from 'path';
+import * as fs from 'fs';
 import {ListChoiceOptions, prompt} from 'inquirer';
+import {parse as parseYarnLockfile, LockFileObject} from '@yarnpkg/lockfile';
+
 import {GithubConfig} from '../../utils/config';
 import {debug, error, info, log, promptConfirm, red, yellow} from '../../utils/console';
 import {AuthenticatedGitClient} from '../../utils/git/authenticated-git-client';
@@ -15,11 +19,12 @@ import {ActiveReleaseTrains, fetchActiveReleaseTrains} from '../versioning/activ
 import {npmIsLoggedIn, npmLogin, npmLogout} from '../versioning/npm-publish';
 import {printActiveReleaseTrains} from '../versioning/print-active-trains';
 import {getNextBranchName, ReleaseRepoWithApi} from '../versioning/version-branches';
+import {ngDevNpmPackageName} from '../../utils/constants';
 
 import {ReleaseAction} from './actions';
 import {FatalReleaseActionError, UserAbortedReleaseActionError} from './actions-error';
 import {actions} from './actions/index';
-import {invokeYarnIntegrityCheck, invokeYarnVerifyTreeCheck} from './external-commands';
+import {packageJsonPath, yarnLockFilePath} from './constants';
 
 export enum CompletionState {
   SUCCESS,
@@ -152,11 +157,44 @@ export class ReleaseTool {
    * @returns a boolean indicating success or failure.
    */
   private async _verifyInstalledDependenciesAreUpToDate(): Promise<boolean> {
+    // The placeholder will be replaced by the `pkg_npm` substitutions.
+    const localVersion = `0.0.0-{SCM_HEAD_SHA}`;
+    const projectPackageJsonFile = path.join(this._projectRoot, packageJsonPath);
+    const projectDirLockFile = path.join(this._projectRoot, yarnLockFilePath);
+
     try {
-      await invokeYarnVerifyTreeCheck(this._projectRoot);
-      await invokeYarnIntegrityCheck(this._projectRoot);
+      const lockFileContent = fs.readFileSync(projectDirLockFile, 'utf8');
+      const packageJson = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(projectPackageJsonFile, 'utf8')) as any;
+      const lockFile = parseYarnLockfile(lockFileContent);
+
+      if (lockFile.type !== 'success') {
+        throw Error('Unable to parse project lock file. Please ensure the file is valid.');
+      }
+
+      // If we are operating in the actual dev-infra repo, always return `true`.
+      if (packageJson.name === ngDevNpmPackageName) {
+        return true;
+      }
+
+      const lockFileObject = lockFile.object as LockFileObject;
+      const devInfraPkgVersion =
+        packageJson?.dependencies?.[ngDevNpmPackageName] ??
+        packageJson?.devDependencies?.[ngDevNpmPackageName] ??
+        packageJson?.optionalDependencies?.[ngDevNpmPackageName];
+      const expectedVersion =
+        lockFileObject[`${ngDevNpmPackageName}@${devInfraPkgVersion}`].version;
+
+      if (localVersion !== expectedVersion) {
+        error(red('  ✘   Your locally installed version of the `ng-dev` tool is outdated and not'));
+        error(red('      matching with the version in the `package.json` file.'));
+        error(
+          red('      Re-install the dependencies to ensure you are using the correct version.'),
+        );
+        return false;
+      }
       return true;
-    } catch {
+    } catch (e) {
+      error(e);
       return false;
     }
   }
diff --git a/ng-dev/release/publish/yarn-lock-file.d.ts b/ng-dev/release/publish/yarn-lock-file.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4d41bbe2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ng-dev/release/publish/yarn-lock-file.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google LLC All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
+ */
+
+// Workaround for: https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_nodejs/issues/1033
+// TODO: Remove when the type resolution is fixed.
+declare module '@yarnpkg/lockfile' {
+  export * from 'yarnpkg__lockfile';
+}
diff --git a/ng-dev/release/stamping/env-stamp.ts b/ng-dev/release/stamping/env-stamp.ts
index 43664a7d9..45ecf4330 100644
--- a/ng-dev/release/stamping/env-stamp.ts
+++ b/ng-dev/release/stamping/env-stamp.ts
@@ -26,8 +26,9 @@ export type EnvStampMode = 'snapshot' | 'release';
 export function buildEnvStamp(mode: EnvStampMode) {
   const git = GitClient.get();
   console.info(`BUILD_SCM_BRANCH ${getCurrentBranch(git)}`);
-  console.info(`BUILD_SCM_COMMIT_SHA ${getCurrentBranchOrRevision(git)}`);
-  console.info(`BUILD_SCM_HASH ${getCurrentBranchOrRevision(git)}`);
+  console.info(`BUILD_SCM_COMMIT_SHA ${getCurrentSha(git)}`);
+  console.info(`BUILD_SCM_HASH ${getCurrentSha(git)}`);
+  console.info(`BUILD_SCM_BRANCH ${getCurrentBranchOrRevision(git)}`);
   console.info(`BUILD_SCM_LOCAL_CHANGES ${hasLocalChanges(git)}`);
   console.info(`BUILD_SCM_USER ${getCurrentGitUser(git)}`);
   const {version, experimentalVersion} = getSCMVersions(git, mode);
@@ -89,6 +90,15 @@ function getSCMVersions(
   }
 }
 
+/** Get the current SHA of HEAD. */
+function getCurrentSha(git: GitClient) {
+  try {
+    return git.run(['rev-parse', 'HEAD']).stdout.trim();
+  } catch {
+    return '';
+  }
+}
+
 /** Get the current branch or revision of HEAD. */
 function getCurrentBranchOrRevision(git: GitClient) {
   try {
diff --git a/ng-dev/utils/constants.ts b/ng-dev/utils/constants.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7091df11e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ng-dev/utils/constants.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google LLC All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
+ */
+
+/** NPM package name that is used for the `ng-dev` tool. */
+export const ngDevNpmPackageName = '@angular/dev-infra-private';
diff --git a/package.bzl b/package.bzl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..07f56af14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package.bzl
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+stampSubstitutions = {
+    # The variables are special statuses generated within the Bazel workspace
+    # status command stamping script.
+    "{SCM_HEAD_SHA}": "{BUILD_SCM_COMMIT_SHA}",
+}
+
+noStampSubstitutions = dict(stampSubstitutions, **{})
+
+basePackageSubstitutions = {
+    "    \"prepare\": \"husky install\",\n": "",
+    "@dev-infra//bazel/": "@npm//@angular/dev-infra-private/bazel/",
+    "//bazel/": "@npm//@angular/dev-infra-private/bazel/",
+    "//bazel:": "@npm//@angular/dev-infra-private/bazel:",
+    "//ng-dev/": "@npm//@angular/dev-infra-private/ng-dev/",
+    "//ng-dev:": "@npm//@angular/dev-infra-private/ng-dev:",
+    "//tslint-rules/": "@npm//@angular/dev-infra-private/tslint-rules/",
+    "//tslint-rules:": "@npm//@angular/dev-infra-private/tslint-rules:",
+    "//:tsconfig.json": "@npm//@angular/dev-infra-private:tsconfig.json",
+}
+
+NPM_PACKAGE_SUBSTITUTIONS = select({
+    "//tools:stamp": dict(basePackageSubstitutions, **stampSubstitutions),
+    "//conditions:default": dict(basePackageSubstitutions, **noStampSubstitutions),
+})
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e5b267567..1e1a347ca 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@angular/dev-infra-private",
-  "version": "0.0.0",
+  "version": "0.0.0-{SCM_HEAD_SHA}",
   "bin": {
     "ng-dev": "./ng-dev/cli-bundle.js"
   },
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
     "@rollup/plugin-commonjs": "^21.0.0",
     "@rollup/plugin-node-resolve": "^13.0.4",
     "@types/tmp": "^0.2.1",
+    "@yarnpkg/lockfile": "^1.1.0",
     "chalk": "^4.1.0",
     "clang-format": "^1.4.0",
     "cli-progress": "^3.7.0",
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@
     "@types/shelljs": "^0.8.8",
     "@types/uuid": "^8.3.1",
     "@types/yargs": "^17.0.0",
+    "@types/yarnpkg__lockfile": "^1.1.5",
     "jsdoc": "^3.6.7",
     "minimist": "^1.2.5",
     "protobufjs": "^6.11.2",
diff --git a/tools/BUILD.bazel b/tools/BUILD.bazel
index 812345d7a..d7f798c4b 100644
--- a/tools/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/tools/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1 +1,7 @@
-# This BUILD.bazel file needs to exist to allow for //tools to be considered a package.
+package(default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"])
+
+# Detect if the build is running with stamping enabled.
+config_setting(
+    name = "stamp",
+    values = {"stamp": "true"},
+)
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index ed2bda6f6..bf49a11a5 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -708,6 +708,16 @@
   dependencies:
     "@types/yargs-parser" "*"
 
+"@types/yarnpkg__lockfile@^1.1.5":
+  version "1.1.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/yarnpkg__lockfile/-/yarnpkg__lockfile-1.1.5.tgz#9639020e1fb65120a2f4387db8f1e8b63efdf229"
+  integrity sha512-8NYnGOctzsI4W0ApsP/BIHD/LnxpJ6XaGf2AZmz4EyDYJMxtprN4279dLNI1CPZcwC9H18qYcaFv4bXi0wmokg==
+
+"@yarnpkg/lockfile@^1.1.0":
+  version "1.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@yarnpkg/lockfile/-/lockfile-1.1.0.tgz#e77a97fbd345b76d83245edcd17d393b1b41fb31"
+  integrity sha512-GpSwvyXOcOOlV70vbnzjj4fW5xW/FdUF6nQEt1ENy7m4ZCczi1+/buVUPAqmGfqznsORNFzUMjctTIp8a9tuCQ==
+
 JSONStream@^1.0.4:
   version "1.3.5"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/JSONStream/-/JSONStream-1.3.5.tgz#3208c1f08d3a4d99261ab64f92302bc15e111ca0"