diff --git a/docs/shared/tutorials/npm-workspaces.md b/docs/shared/tutorials/npm-workspaces.md
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+++ b/docs/shared/tutorials/npm-workspaces.md
@@ -350,13 +350,13 @@ Now you're ready to use the `nx release` command to publish the `forms` and `but
 To preview your first release, run:
 
 ```shell
-nx release --first-release --dry-run
+npx nx release --first-release --dry-run
 ```
 
 The command will ask you a series of questions and then show you what the results would be. Once you are happy with the results, run it again without the `--dry-run` flag:
 
 ```shell
-nx release --first-release
+npx nx release --first-release
 ```
 
 After this first release, you can remove the `--first-release` flag and just run `nx release --dry-run`. There is also a [dedicated feature page](/features/manage-releases) that goes into more detail about how to use the `nx release` command.