diff --git a/tools/release/common_includes.py b/tools/release/common_includes.py
index 5c03236223..bd66a53932 100644
--- a/tools/release/common_includes.py
+++ b/tools/release/common_includes.py
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ class UploadStep(Step):
       reviewer = self.ReadLine()
     self.GitUpload(reviewer, self._options.author, self._options.force_upload,
                    bypass_hooks=self._options.bypass_upload_hooks,
-                   cc=self._options.cc)
+                   cc=self._options.cc, use_gerrit=not self._options.rietveld)
 
 
 def MakeStep(step_class=Step, number=0, state=None, config=None,
@@ -820,6 +820,8 @@ class ScriptsBase(object):
                         help="File to write results summary to.")
     parser.add_argument("-r", "--reviewer", default="",
                         help="The account name to be used for reviews.")
+    parser.add_argument("--rietveld", default=False, action="store_true",
+                        help="Whether to use rietveld instead of gerrit.")
     parser.add_argument("-s", "--step",
         help="Specify the step where to start work. Default: 0.",
         default=0, type=int)
diff --git a/tools/release/git_recipes.py b/tools/release/git_recipes.py
index b4c9de6d6c..cca599bd4c 100644
--- a/tools/release/git_recipes.py
+++ b/tools/release/git_recipes.py
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ class GitRecipesMixin(object):
     self.Git(MakeArgs(args), **kwargs)
 
   def GitUpload(self, reviewer="", author="", force=False, cq=False,
-                bypass_hooks=False, cc="", **kwargs):
+                bypass_hooks=False, cc="", use_gerrit=False, **kwargs):
     args = ["cl upload --send-mail"]
     if author:
       args += ["--email", Quoted(author)]
@@ -220,6 +220,8 @@ class GitRecipesMixin(object):
       args.append("--bypass-hooks")
     if cc:
       args += ["--cc", Quoted(cc)]
+    if use_gerrit:
+      args += ["--gerrit"]
     # TODO(machenbach): Check output in forced mode. Verify that all required
     # base files were uploaded, if not retry.
     self.Git(MakeArgs(args), pipe=False, **kwargs)
diff --git a/tools/release/test_scripts.py b/tools/release/test_scripts.py
index 0cf1affca5..9021dc9cef 100644
--- a/tools/release/test_scripts.py
+++ b/tools/release/test_scripts.py
@@ -1271,7 +1271,7 @@ LOG=N
       Cmd("git commit -aF \"%s\"" % TEST_CONFIG["COMMITMSG_FILE"], ""),
       RL("reviewer@chromium.org"),  # V8 reviewer.
       Cmd("git cl upload --send-mail -r \"reviewer@chromium.org\" "
-          "--bypass-hooks --cc \"ulan@chromium.org\"", ""),
+          "--bypass-hooks --cc \"ulan@chromium.org\" --gerrit", ""),
       Cmd("git checkout -f %s" % TEST_CONFIG["BRANCHNAME"], ""),
       RL("LGTM"),  # Enter LGTM for V8 CL.
       Cmd("git cl presubmit", "Presubmit successfull\n"),
@@ -1653,7 +1653,7 @@ NOTREECHECKS=true
       Cmd("git commit -aF \"%s\"" % TEST_CONFIG["COMMITMSG_FILE"], ""),
       RL("reviewer@chromium.org"),  # V8 reviewer.
       Cmd("git cl upload --send-mail -r \"reviewer@chromium.org\" "
-          "--bypass-hooks --cc \"ulan@chromium.org\"", ""),
+          "--bypass-hooks --cc \"ulan@chromium.org\" --gerrit", ""),
       Cmd("git cl comments -a \"%s\"" % info_msg, ""),
       Cmd("git checkout -f %s" % TEST_CONFIG["BRANCHNAME"], ""),
       RL("LGTM"),  # Enter LGTM for V8 CL.