diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a4711e1..0887af1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -162,6 +162,26 @@ The following compatibility types are available:
 If no rules for a module are found in `versionPolicyDependencySchemes`, `versionPolicyDefaultScheme` is used
 as a compatibility type. Its default value is `VersionCompatibility.PackVer` (package versioning policy).
 
+### Disable the tasks `versionPolicyCheck` or `versionCheck` on a specific project
+
+You can disable the tasks `versionPolicyCheck` and `versionCheck` at the
+project level by using the `skip` key.
+
+By default, both `versionPolicyCheck / skip` and `versionCheck / skip` are
+initialized to `(publish / skip).value`. So, to disable both tasks on
+a given project, set the following:
+
+~~~ scala
+publish / skip := true
+~~~
+
+Or, if you need more fine-grained control:
+
+~~~ scala
+versionPolicyCheck / skip := true
+versionCheck / skip := true
+~~~
+
 ## Acknowledgments
 
 <img src="https://scala.epfl.ch/resources/img/scala-center-swirl.png" width="40px" />
diff --git a/sbt-version-policy/src/main/scala/sbtversionpolicy/SbtVersionPolicyPlugin.scala b/sbt-version-policy/src/main/scala/sbtversionpolicy/SbtVersionPolicyPlugin.scala
index 1b7c2ab..e9d6c65 100644
--- a/sbt-version-policy/src/main/scala/sbtversionpolicy/SbtVersionPolicyPlugin.scala
+++ b/sbt-version-policy/src/main/scala/sbtversionpolicy/SbtVersionPolicyPlugin.scala
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ object SbtVersionPolicyPlugin extends AutoPlugin {
     SbtVersionPolicySettings.updateSettings ++
       SbtVersionPolicySettings.reconciliationSettings ++
       SbtVersionPolicySettings.previousArtifactsSettings ++
-      SbtVersionPolicySettings.findIssuesSettings
+      SbtVersionPolicySettings.findIssuesSettings ++
+      SbtVersionPolicySettings.skipSettings
 
 }
diff --git a/sbt-version-policy/src/main/scala/sbtversionpolicy/SbtVersionPolicySettings.scala b/sbt-version-policy/src/main/scala/sbtversionpolicy/SbtVersionPolicySettings.scala
index c226966..4f5e6bc 100644
--- a/sbt-version-policy/src/main/scala/sbtversionpolicy/SbtVersionPolicySettings.scala
+++ b/sbt-version-policy/src/main/scala/sbtversionpolicy/SbtVersionPolicySettings.scala
@@ -222,13 +222,15 @@ object SbtVersionPolicySettings {
       if (anyError)
         throw new Exception("Compatibility check failed (see messages above)")
     },
-    versionCheck := {
+    versionCheck := Def.ifS((versionCheck / skip).toTask)(Def.task {
+      ()
+    })(Def.task {
       val intention =
         versionPolicyIntention.?.value
           .getOrElse(throw new MessageOnlyException("Please set the key versionPolicyIntention to declare the compatibility guarantees of this release"))
       val versionValue = version.value
-      val s            = streams.value
-      val projectId    = thisProject.value.id
+      val s = streams.value
+      val projectId = thisProject.value.id
 
       if (Compatibility.isValidVersion(intention, versionValue)) {
         s.log.info(s"$projectId/$versionValue is a valid version number with respect to the compatibility guarantees '$intention'")
@@ -238,11 +240,13 @@ object SbtVersionPolicySettings {
           else "You must increment the minor version number to publish a source incompatible release."
         throw new MessageOnlyException(s"$projectId/$versionValue is not a valid version number. $detail")
       }
-    },
-    versionPolicyCheck := {
+    }).value,
+    versionPolicyCheck := Def.ifS((versionPolicyCheck / skip).toTask)(Def.task {
+      ()
+    })(Def.task {
       val ignored1 = versionPolicyMimaCheck.value
       val ignored2 = versionPolicyReportDependencyIssues.value
-    },
+    }).value,
     versionPolicyForwardCompatibilityCheck := {
       import MimaPlugin.autoImport._
       val it = MimaIssues.forwardBinaryIssuesIterator.value
@@ -288,6 +292,11 @@ object SbtVersionPolicySettings {
     }).value
   )
 
+  def skipSettings = Seq(
+    versionCheck / skip := (publish / skip).value,
+    versionPolicyCheck / skip := (publish / skip).value
+  )
+
   def schemesGlobalSettings = Seq(
     versionPolicyDependencySchemes := Seq.empty,
     versionScheme := Some("early-semver")
diff --git a/sbt-version-policy/src/sbt-test/sbt-version-policy/skip-publish/build.sbt b/sbt-version-policy/src/sbt-test/sbt-version-policy/skip-publish/build.sbt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85df998
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sbt-version-policy/src/sbt-test/sbt-version-policy/skip-publish/build.sbt
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+ThisBuild / organization := "com.example"
+ThisBuild / scalaVersion := "2.13.2"
+
+val v100 =
+  project.in(file("v1-0-0")).settings(
+    name := "library-test-skip",
+    version := "1.0.0",
+    versionPolicyIntention := Compatibility.None
+  )
+
+val v101 =
+  project.in(file("v1-0-1")).settings(
+    name := "library-test-skip",
+    version := "1.0.1",
+    versionPolicyIntention := Compatibility.BinaryCompatible
+  )
diff --git a/sbt-version-policy/src/sbt-test/sbt-version-policy/skip-publish/project/plugins.sbt b/sbt-version-policy/src/sbt-test/sbt-version-policy/skip-publish/project/plugins.sbt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2843375
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sbt-version-policy/src/sbt-test/sbt-version-policy/skip-publish/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+addSbtPlugin("ch.epfl.scala" % "sbt-version-policy" % sys.props("plugin.version"))
diff --git a/sbt-version-policy/src/sbt-test/sbt-version-policy/skip-publish/test b/sbt-version-policy/src/sbt-test/sbt-version-policy/skip-publish/test
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b1447dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sbt-version-policy/src/sbt-test/sbt-version-policy/skip-publish/test
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+> v100/publishLocal
+> reload
+
+-> v101/versionPolicyCheck
+-> v101/versionCheck
+
+# If project is not published, no checks are performed and versionPolicyCheck and versionCheck succeed
+> set v101/publish/skip := true
+> v101/versionPolicyCheck
+> v101/versionCheck
diff --git a/sbt-version-policy/src/sbt-test/sbt-version-policy/skip-publish/v1-0-0/src/main/scala/librarytest/LibraryTest.scala b/sbt-version-policy/src/sbt-test/sbt-version-policy/skip-publish/v1-0-0/src/main/scala/librarytest/LibraryTest.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ddca93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sbt-version-policy/src/sbt-test/sbt-version-policy/skip-publish/v1-0-0/src/main/scala/librarytest/LibraryTest.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package librarytest
+
+trait Foo {
+
+  def bar(x: Int): Int = x
+
+}
diff --git a/sbt-version-policy/src/sbt-test/sbt-version-policy/skip-publish/v1-0-1/src/main/scala/librarytest/LibraryTest.scala b/sbt-version-policy/src/sbt-test/sbt-version-policy/skip-publish/v1-0-1/src/main/scala/librarytest/LibraryTest.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2d37144
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sbt-version-policy/src/sbt-test/sbt-version-policy/skip-publish/v1-0-1/src/main/scala/librarytest/LibraryTest.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package librarytest
+
+trait Foo {
+
+}