diff --git a/airflowctl/utils/install_airflow.py b/airflowctl/utils/install_airflow.py
index 648e176..ee2d546 100644
--- a/airflowctl/utils/install_airflow.py
+++ b/airflowctl/utils/install_airflow.py
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ def install_airflow(
             f"constraints-{version}/constraints-{_get_major_minor_version(python_version)}.txt"
         )
 
-    if constraints_url:
+    if constraints_url and not os.getenv("AIRFLOWCTL_SKIP_CONSTRAINTS"):
         install_command += f" --constraint {constraints_url} "
 
     try:
diff --git a/airflowctl/utils/project.py b/airflowctl/utils/project.py
index 0b71145..9e56b95 100644
--- a/airflowctl/utils/project.py
+++ b/airflowctl/utils/project.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import os
 import shutil
 import sys
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -42,11 +43,12 @@ def create_project(
     GLOBAL_CONFIG_DIR.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
     GLOBAL_TRACKING_FILE.touch(exist_ok=True)
 
-    available_airflow_vers = get_airflow_versions()
-    if airflow_version not in available_airflow_vers and not Path(airflow_version).exists():
-        print(f"Apache Airflow version [bold red]{airflow_version}[/bold red] not found.")
-        print(f"Please select a valid version from the list below: {available_airflow_vers}")
-        raise typer.Exit(code=1)
+    if not os.getenv("AIRFLOWCTL_SKIP_VERSION_CHECK"):
+        available_airflow_vers = get_airflow_versions()
+        if airflow_version not in available_airflow_vers and not Path(airflow_version).exists():
+            print(f"Apache Airflow version [bold red]{airflow_version}[/bold red] not found.")
+            print(f"Please select a valid version from the list below: {available_airflow_vers}")
+            raise typer.Exit(code=1)
 
     # Create the project directory
     project_dir = Path(project_path).absolute()
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e904e38..e214f38 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "airflowctl"
-version = "0.2.9"
+version = "0.2.10dev1"
 description = "A CLI tool to streamline getting started with Apache Airflow™ and managing multiple Airflow projects."
 authors = [
     "Kaxil Naik <kaxilnaik@gmail.com>",