diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b1d46db2..e7e75a48 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
-## [Unreleased]
+## [4.7.0]
+### Added
+- Add new SIP config option hold_notification. Defaults to enabled, set to 0 to disable
 
 ## [4.6.0] [r23.04]
 ### Added
diff --git a/lib/Libki.pm b/lib/Libki.pm
index 03348ff6..123217b3 100644
--- a/lib/Libki.pm
+++ b/lib/Libki.pm
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use DateTime::Format::MySQL;
 use DateTime;
 use File::Slurp;
 
-our $VERSION = '4.5.0';
+our $VERSION = '4.7.0';
 
 # Set flags and add plugins for the application.
 #
diff --git a/lib/Libki/SIP.pm b/lib/Libki/SIP.pm
index 8935ec85..d75ca8d1 100644
--- a/lib/Libki/SIP.pm
+++ b/lib/Libki/SIP.pm
@@ -371,19 +371,23 @@ sub sip_message_to_hashref {
     $patron_status->{too_many_items_billed} =
       substr( $patron_status_field, 13, 1 );
 
-    my $hold_items_count = substr( $fixed_fields, 37, 4 );
-    my $unavailable_holds_count = substr( $fixed_fields, 57, 4 );
-
     pop(@parts);
 
     my %fields = map { substr( $_, 0, 2 ) => substr( $_, 2 ) } @parts;
     $fields{patron_status} = $patron_status;
 
-    my $ils = $config->{SIP}->{ILS};
-    $fields{hold_items_count}
-        = $ils eq 'Koha'      ? $hold_items_count
-        : $ils eq 'Evergreen' ? $hold_items_count - $unavailable_holds_count
-        :                       $hold_items_count;
+    $fields{hold_items_count} = 0;
+    my $hold_notification = $config->{SIP}->{hold_notification} // 1;
+    if ($hold_notification) {
+        my $hold_items_count        = substr( $fixed_fields, 37, 4 );
+        my $unavailable_holds_count = substr( $fixed_fields, 57, 4 );
+
+        my $ils = $config->{SIP}->{ILS};
+        $fields{hold_items_count}
+            = $ils eq 'Koha'      ? $hold_items_count
+            : $ils eq 'Evergreen' ? $hold_items_count - $unavailable_holds_count
+            :                       $hold_items_count;
+    }
 
     return \%fields;
 }