diff --git a/make_argocd_fly/cli_args.py b/make_argocd_fly/cli_args.py
index 0ab960f..7eedd35 100644
--- a/make_argocd_fly/cli_args.py
+++ b/make_argocd_fly/cli_args.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
     self.clean = None
     self.print_vars = None
     self.var_identifier = None
+    self.skip_latest_version_check = None
     self.yaml_linter = None
     self.kube_linter = None
     self.loglevel = None
@@ -81,6 +82,11 @@ def get_var_identifier(self):
       raise Exception("var_identifier is not set")
     return self.var_identifier
 
+  def get_skip_latest_version_check(self):
+    if self.skip_latest_version_check is None:
+      raise Exception("skip_latest_version_check is not set")
+    return self.skip_latest_version_check
+
   def get_yaml_linter(self):
     if self.yaml_linter is None:
       raise Exception("yaml_linter is not set")
diff --git a/make_argocd_fly/main.py b/make_argocd_fly/main.py
index 6e9b3b3..82b4e5b 100644
--- a/make_argocd_fly/main.py
+++ b/make_argocd_fly/main.py
@@ -108,15 +108,18 @@ def main() -> None:
   parser.add_argument('--clean', action='store_true', help='Clean all applications in output directory')
   parser.add_argument('--print-vars', action='store_true', help='Print variables for each application')
   parser.add_argument('--var-identifier', type=str, default='$', help='Variable prefix in config.yml file (default: $)')
+  parser.add_argument('--skip-latest-version-check', action='store_true', help='Skip latest version check')
   parser.add_argument('--yaml-linter', action='store_true', help='Run yamllint against output directory (https://github.com/adrienverge/yamllint)')
   parser.add_argument('--kube-linter', action='store_true', help='Run kube-linter against output directory (https://github.com/stackrox/kube-linter)')
   parser.add_argument('--loglevel', type=str, default='INFO', help='DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, ERROR, CRITICAL')
   args = parser.parse_args()
 
   init_logging(args.loglevel)
-  latest_version_check()
-
   cli_args = populate_cli_args(**vars(args))
+  if not cli_args.get_skip_latest_version_check():
+    latest_version_check()
+  else:
+    log.warn('Skipping latest version check')
   config = read_config(args.root_dir, args.config_file, cli_args)
 
   tmp_dir = config.get_tmp_dir()