diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 4edeeb5a59..f678591eba 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -59,10 +59,19 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - attach_workspace:
           at: ~/
-      - run: yarn test -p unit-mocha,unit-jest,e2e-cypress
+      - run: yarn test -p unit-mocha,e2e-cypress
       # e2e-nightwatch was left out due to some unknown issues with selenium and the CI image
       - run: yarn test tsPluginE2e
 
+  tests-after-publish:
+    <<: *defaults
+    steps:
+      - attach_workspace:
+          at: ~/
+      - run: mkdir ../tests
+      - run: ./scripts/local-registry.sh
+      - run: yarn test -p unit-jest
+
   cli-ui:
     <<: *defaults
     steps:
@@ -80,23 +89,27 @@ workflows:
     jobs:
       - install:
           <<: *filters
-      - group-1:
-          <<: *filters
-          requires:
-            - install
-      - group-2:
-          <<: *filters
-          requires:
-            - install
-      - group-3:
-          <<: *filters
-          requires:
-            - install
-      - group-4:
-          <<: *filters
-          requires:
-            - install
-      - cli-ui:
+      # - group-1:
+      #     <<: *filters
+      #     requires:
+      #       - install
+      # - group-2:
+      #     <<: *filters
+      #     requires:
+      #       - install
+      # - group-3:
+      #     <<: *filters
+      #     requires:
+      #       - install
+      # - group-4:
+      #     <<: *filters
+      #     requires:
+      #       - install
+      - tests-after-publish:
           <<: *filters
           requires:
             - install
+      # - cli-ui:
+      #     <<: *filters
+      #     requires:
+      #       - install
diff --git a/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-babel/__tests__/transpileDependencies.spec.js b/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-babel/__tests__/transpileDependencies.spec.js
index fcd392038d..dad9ede07c 100644
--- a/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-babel/__tests__/transpileDependencies.spec.js
+++ b/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-babel/__tests__/transpileDependencies.spec.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-jest.setTimeout(30000)
+jest.setTimeout(300000)
 
 const fs = require('fs-extra')
 const path = require('path')
diff --git a/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-typescript/__tests__/tsPluginBabel.spec.js b/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-typescript/__tests__/tsPluginBabel.spec.js
index d590f839ff..b6f9456eac 100644
--- a/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-typescript/__tests__/tsPluginBabel.spec.js
+++ b/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-typescript/__tests__/tsPluginBabel.spec.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-jest.setTimeout(30000)
+jest.setTimeout(300000)
 
 const Service = require('@vue/cli-service/lib/Service')
 const { assertServe, assertBuild } = require('./tsPlugin.helper')
diff --git a/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-typescript/__tests__/tsPluginClassComponent.spec.js b/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-typescript/__tests__/tsPluginClassComponent.spec.js
index 1decff1098..25d6e2053f 100644
--- a/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-typescript/__tests__/tsPluginClassComponent.spec.js
+++ b/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-typescript/__tests__/tsPluginClassComponent.spec.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-jest.setTimeout(30000)
+jest.setTimeout(300000)
 
 const { assertServe, assertBuild } = require('./tsPlugin.helper')
 
diff --git a/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-typescript/__tests__/tsPluginDefault.spec.js b/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-typescript/__tests__/tsPluginDefault.spec.js
index e0f536678f..70dfb1b50f 100644
--- a/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-typescript/__tests__/tsPluginDefault.spec.js
+++ b/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-typescript/__tests__/tsPluginDefault.spec.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-jest.setTimeout(30000)
+jest.setTimeout(300000)
 
 const { assertServe, assertBuild } = require('./tsPlugin.helper')
 
diff --git a/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-typescript/__tests__/tsPluginTSLint.spec.js b/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-typescript/__tests__/tsPluginTSLint.spec.js
index a487e70241..9452e3f72b 100644
--- a/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-typescript/__tests__/tsPluginTSLint.spec.js
+++ b/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-typescript/__tests__/tsPluginTSLint.spec.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-jest.setTimeout(30000)
+jest.setTimeout(300000)
 
 const create = require('@vue/cli-test-utils/createTestProject')
 
diff --git a/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-unit-jest/__tests__/jestPlugin.spec.js b/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-unit-jest/__tests__/jestPlugin.spec.js
index 33387a779b..62e6dfb594 100644
--- a/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-unit-jest/__tests__/jestPlugin.spec.js
+++ b/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-unit-jest/__tests__/jestPlugin.spec.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-jest.setTimeout(20000)
+jest.setTimeout(200000)
 
 const create = require('@vue/cli-test-utils/createTestProject')
 
diff --git a/packages/@vue/cli-service/__tests__/build.spec.js b/packages/@vue/cli-service/__tests__/build.spec.js
index 070d29a559..b0ec5507dc 100644
--- a/packages/@vue/cli-service/__tests__/build.spec.js
+++ b/packages/@vue/cli-service/__tests__/build.spec.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-jest.setTimeout(30000)
+jest.setTimeout(300000)
 
 const path = require('path')
 const portfinder = require('portfinder')
diff --git a/packages/@vue/cli-service/__tests__/buildWc.spec.js b/packages/@vue/cli-service/__tests__/buildWc.spec.js
index b59676d4e7..fd2ad9dc8f 100644
--- a/packages/@vue/cli-service/__tests__/buildWc.spec.js
+++ b/packages/@vue/cli-service/__tests__/buildWc.spec.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-jest.setTimeout(30000)
+jest.setTimeout(300000)
 
 const path = require('path')
 const portfinder = require('portfinder')
diff --git a/packages/@vue/cli-service/__tests__/cors.spec.js b/packages/@vue/cli-service/__tests__/cors.spec.js
index 411cd2d2bd..3eeaade1d5 100644
--- a/packages/@vue/cli-service/__tests__/cors.spec.js
+++ b/packages/@vue/cli-service/__tests__/cors.spec.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-jest.setTimeout(30000)
+jest.setTimeout(300000)
 
 const path = require('path')
 const portfinder = require('portfinder')
diff --git a/packages/@vue/cli-service/__tests__/proxy.spec.js b/packages/@vue/cli-service/__tests__/proxy.spec.js
index 725fcef8e1..03070b51ce 100644
--- a/packages/@vue/cli-service/__tests__/proxy.spec.js
+++ b/packages/@vue/cli-service/__tests__/proxy.spec.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-jest.setTimeout(30000)
+jest.setTimeout(300000)
 
 const request = require('request-promise-native')
 const { defaultPreset } = require('@vue/cli/lib/options')
diff --git a/packages/@vue/cli-test-utils/createTestProject.js b/packages/@vue/cli-test-utils/createTestProject.js
index eccca7317b..b23d36dba2 100644
--- a/packages/@vue/cli-test-utils/createTestProject.js
+++ b/packages/@vue/cli-test-utils/createTestProject.js
@@ -5,7 +5,12 @@ const execa = require('execa')
 module.exports = function createTestProject (name, preset, cwd, initGit) {
   delete process.env.VUE_CLI_SKIP_WRITE
 
-  cwd = cwd || path.resolve(__dirname, '../../test')
+  if (!cwd) {
+    cwd = path.resolve(__dirname, '../../../../test')
+    if (!fs.existsSync(cwd)) {
+      fs.mkdirSync(cwd)
+    }
+  }
 
   const projectRoot = path.resolve(cwd, name)
 
diff --git a/packages/@vue/cli/lib/Creator.js b/packages/@vue/cli/lib/Creator.js
index 250bfbd83c..5cbb5aafb1 100644
--- a/packages/@vue/cli/lib/Creator.js
+++ b/packages/@vue/cli/lib/Creator.js
@@ -155,12 +155,12 @@ module.exports = class Creator extends EventEmitter {
     log(`⚙  Installing CLI plugins. This might take a while...`)
     log()
     this.emit('creation', { event: 'plugins-install' })
-    if (isTestOrDebug) {
-      // in development, avoid installation process
-      await require('./util/setupDevProject')(context)
-    } else {
-      await installDeps(context, packageManager, cliOptions.registry)
-    }
+    // if (isTestOrDebug) {
+    //   // in development, avoid installation process
+    //   await require('./util/setupDevProject')(context)
+    // } else {
+    await installDeps(context, packageManager, cliOptions.registry)
+    // }
 
     // run generator
     log(`🚀  Invoking generators...`)
@@ -179,9 +179,9 @@ module.exports = class Creator extends EventEmitter {
     log(`📦  Installing additional dependencies...`)
     this.emit('creation', { event: 'deps-install' })
     log()
-    if (!isTestOrDebug) {
-      await installDeps(context, packageManager, cliOptions.registry)
-    }
+    // if (!isTestOrDebug) {
+    await installDeps(context, packageManager, cliOptions.registry)
+    // }
 
     // run complete cbs if any (injected by generators)
     logWithSpinner('⚓', `Running completion hooks...`)
diff --git a/packages/@vue/cli/lib/invoke.js b/packages/@vue/cli/lib/invoke.js
index b822f08dd1..f493e56336 100644
--- a/packages/@vue/cli/lib/invoke.js
+++ b/packages/@vue/cli/lib/invoke.js
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ async function invoke (pluginName, options = {}, context = process.cwd()) {
 }
 
 async function runGenerator (context, plugin, pkg = getPkg(context)) {
-  const isTestOrDebug = process.env.VUE_CLI_TEST || process.env.VUE_CLI_DEBUG
+  // const isTestOrDebug = process.env.VUE_CLI_TEST || process.env.VUE_CLI_DEBUG
   const createCompleteCbs = []
   const generator = new Generator(context, {
     pkg,
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ async function runGenerator (context, plugin, pkg = getPkg(context)) {
     JSON.stringify(newDeps) !== JSON.stringify(pkg.dependencies) ||
     JSON.stringify(newDevDeps) !== JSON.stringify(pkg.devDependencies)
 
-  if (!isTestOrDebug && depsChanged) {
+  if (depsChanged) {
     log(`📦  Installing additional dependencies...`)
     log()
     const packageManager =
diff --git a/packages/@vue/cli/lib/util/installDeps.js b/packages/@vue/cli/lib/util/installDeps.js
index 8c5613453c..ab929452e7 100644
--- a/packages/@vue/cli/lib/util/installDeps.js
+++ b/packages/@vue/cli/lib/util/installDeps.js
@@ -99,9 +99,14 @@ function executeCommand (command, args, targetDir) {
       }
     }
 
+    const stdio = ['inherit', apiMode ? 'pipe' : 'inherit', !apiMode && command === 'yarn' ? 'pipe' : 'inherit']
+    if (process.env.VUE_CLI_TEST) {
+      stdio[0] = stdio[1] = 'ignore'
+    }
+
     const child = execa(command, args, {
       cwd: targetDir,
-      stdio: ['inherit', apiMode ? 'pipe' : 'inherit', !apiMode && command === 'yarn' ? 'pipe' : 'inherit']
+      stdio
     })
 
     if (apiMode) {
diff --git a/scripts/local-registry.sh b/scripts/local-registry.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..e386e93356
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/local-registry.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# adapted from https://github.com/facebook/create-react-app/blob/master/tasks/local-registry.sh
+
+custom_registry_url=http://localhost:4873
+original_npm_registry_url=`npm get registry`
+original_yarn_registry_url=`yarn config get registry`
+default_verdaccio_package=verdaccio@3
+
+function startLocalRegistry {
+  # Start local registry
+  tmp_registry_log=`mktemp`
+  echo "Registry output file: $tmp_registry_log"
+  (cd && nohup npx $default_verdaccio_package -c ${CIRCLE_WORKING_DIRECTORY}/scripts/verdaccio.yaml &>$tmp_registry_log &)
+  # Wait for Verdaccio to boot
+  grep -q 'http address' <(tail -f $tmp_registry_log)
+
+  # Set registry to local registry
+  npm set registry "$custom_registry_url"
+  yarn config set registry "$custom_registry_url"
+
+  echo "set registry done"
+
+  # set git user
+  git config --global user.email "user@example.com"
+  git config --global user.name "user"
+
+  echo "git config done"
+
+  git config --get user.email
+
+  # Login so we can publish packages
+  (cd && npx npm-auth-to-token@1 -u user -p password -e user@example.com -r "$custom_registry_url")
+
+  echo "npm user auth done"
+}
+
+function stopLocalRegistry {
+  # Restore the original NPM and Yarn registry URLs and stop Verdaccio
+  npm set registry "$original_npm_registry_url"
+  yarn config set registry "$original_yarn_registry_url"
+
+  # Kill Verdaccio process
+  ps -ef | grep 'verdaccio' | grep -v grep | awk '{print $2}' | xargs kill -9
+}
+
+function publishToLocalRegistry {
+  git clean -df
+  yarn release --local-registry
+}
+
+startLocalRegistry
+publishToLocalRegistry
diff --git a/scripts/release.js b/scripts/release.js
index a7d575f297..7ea30fd79f 100644
--- a/scripts/release.js
+++ b/scripts/release.js
@@ -36,9 +36,18 @@ process.env.VUE_CLI_RELEASE = true
 const execa = require('execa')
 const semver = require('semver')
 const inquirer = require('inquirer')
+const minimist = require('minimist')
 const { syncDeps } = require('./syncDeps')
 // const { buildEditorConfig } = require('./buildEditorConfig')
 
+const cliOptions = minimist(process.argv)
+if (cliOptions['local-registry']) {
+  inquirer.prompt = () => ({
+    bump: 'minor',
+    yes: true
+  })
+}
+
 const curVersion = require('../lerna.json').version
 
 const release = async () => {
@@ -96,7 +105,7 @@ const release = async () => {
   const releaseType = semver.diff(curVersion, version)
 
   let distTag = 'latest'
-  if (releaseType.startsWith('pre')) {
+  if (releaseType.startsWith('pre') && !cliOptions['local-registry']) {
     distTag = 'next'
   }
 
@@ -111,6 +120,10 @@ const release = async () => {
     lernaArgs.push('--force-publish')
   }
 
+  if (cliOptions['local-registry']) {
+    lernaArgs.push('--no-git-tag-version', '--no-commit-hooks', '--no-push', '--yes')
+  }
+
   await execa(require.resolve('lerna/cli'), lernaArgs, { stdio: 'inherit' })
 }
 
diff --git a/scripts/verdaccio.yaml b/scripts/verdaccio.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cbca71cae1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/verdaccio.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+#
+# This is based on verdaccio's default config file. It allows all users
+# to do anything, so don't use it on production systems.
+#
+# Look here for more config file examples:
+# https://github.com/verdaccio/verdaccio/tree/master/conf
+#
+
+# path to a directory with all packages
+storage: ./storage
+
+auth:
+  htpasswd:
+    file: ./htpasswd
+    # Maximum amount of users allowed to register, defaults to "+inf".
+    # You can set this to -1 to disable registration.
+    #max_users: 1000
+
+# a list of other known repositories we can talk to
+uplinks:
+  npmjs:
+    url: https://registry.npmjs.org/
+    max_fails: 40
+    maxage: 30m
+    timeout: 60s
+    agent_options:
+      keepAlive: true
+      maxSockets: 40
+      maxFreeSockets: 10
+
+packages:
+  '@*/*':
+    # scoped packages
+    access: $all
+    publish: $all
+    proxy: npmjs
+
+  '**':
+    # allow all users (including non-authenticated users) to read and
+    # publish all packages
+    #
+    # you can specify usernames/groupnames (depending on your auth plugin)
+    # and three keywords: "$all", "$anonymous", "$authenticated"
+    access: $all
+
+    # allow all known users to publish packages
+    # (anyone can register by default, remember?)
+    publish: $all
+
+    # if package is not available locally, proxy requests to 'npmjs' registry
+    proxy: npmjs
+
+# log settings
+logs:
+  - {type: stdout, format: pretty, level: warn}
+  #- {type: file, path: verdaccio.log, level: info}
+
+# See https://github.com/verdaccio/verdaccio/issues/301
+server:
+  keepAliveTimeout: 0