diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 13854db..fe08d61 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 .PHONY: new-version
-new-version:
-	$(if $(shell which npx),,\
-		$(error No npx found in PATH, please install NodeJS))
-	$(if $(shell which standard-version),,\
-		$(error No standard-version found in PATH, install with: \
-			npm install -g standard-version))
-
+new-version: check-npx
 	npx standard-version
+
+.PHONY: next-version
+next-version: check-npx
+	npx standard-version --dry-run
+
+.PHONY: check-npx
+check-npx:
+	$(if $(shell which npx),,\
+		$(error No npx execuable found in PATH, please install NodeJS))