diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ec66ffd..6cca28a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ A GitHub action to turn a GitHub project into a self-hosted Helm chart repo, usi
 - `charts_dir`: The charts directory
 - `charts_repo_url`: The GitHub Pages URL to the charts repo (default: `https://<owner>.github.io/<project>`)
 - `skip_packaging`: This option, when populated, will skip the packaging step. This allows you to do more advanced packaging of your charts (for example, with the `helm package` command) before this action runs. This action will only handle the indexing and publishing steps.
+- `skip_update_index`: This option, when populated, will skip updating helm chart repo index.
 
 ### Environment variables
 
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index c89cf54..1a73072 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ inputs:
   skip_packaging:
     description: "skip the packaging option (do your custom packaging before running this action"
     required: false
+  skip_update_index:
+    description: "skip updating helm chart repo index"
+    required: false
 
 runs:
   using: composite
@@ -60,6 +63,10 @@ runs:
         if [[ -n "${{ inputs.skip_packaging }}" ]]; then
             args+=(--skip-packaging "${{ inputs.skip_packaging }}")
         fi
+        
+        if [[ -n "${{ inputs.skip_update_index }}" ]]; then
+            args+=(--skip-update-index "${{ inputs.skip_update_index }}")
+        fi
 
         "$GITHUB_ACTION_PATH/cr.sh" "${args[@]}"
       shell: bash
diff --git a/cr.sh b/cr.sh
index f4f3877..53cf026 100755
--- a/cr.sh
+++ b/cr.sh
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ Usage: $(basename "$0") <options>
     -n, --install-dir        The Path to install the cr tool
     -i, --install-only       Just install the cr tool
     -s, --skip-packaging     Skip the packaging step (run your own packaging before using the releaser)
+    -u, --skip-update-index  Skip update index step
 EOF
 }
 
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ main() {
     local install_dir=
     local install_only=
     local skip_packaging=
+    local skip_update_index=
 
     parse_command_line "$@"
 
@@ -81,7 +83,9 @@ main() {
             done
 
             release_charts
-            update_index
+            if [ -z "$skip_update_index" ]; then
+                update_index
+            fi
         else
             echo "Nothing to do. No chart changes detected."
         fi
@@ -90,7 +94,9 @@ main() {
         rm -rf .cr-index
         mkdir -p .cr-index
         release_charts
-        update_index
+        if [ -z "$skip_update_index" ]; then
+          update_index
+        fi
     fi
 
     popd > /dev/null
@@ -171,6 +177,12 @@ parse_command_line() {
                     shift
                 fi
                 ;;
+            -u|--skip-update-index)
+                if [[ -n "${2:-}" ]]; then
+                    skip_update_index="$2"
+                    shift
+                fi
+                ;;
             *)
                 break
                 ;;