diff --git a/Tasks/DotNetCoreCLIV2/Tests/PushTests/skipDuplicate.ts b/Tasks/DotNetCoreCLIV2/Tests/PushTests/skipDuplicate.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..293725276038
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tasks/DotNetCoreCLIV2/Tests/PushTests/skipDuplicate.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import ma = require('azure-pipelines-task-lib/mock-answer');
+import tmrm = require('azure-pipelines-task-lib/mock-run');
+import path = require('path');
+import util = require('../DotnetMockHelper');
+
+let taskPath = path.join(__dirname, '../..', 'dotnetcore.js');
+let tmr: tmrm.TaskMockRunner = new tmrm.TaskMockRunner(taskPath);
+let nmh: util.DotnetMockHelper = new util.DotnetMockHelper(tmr);
+nmh.setNugetVersionInputDefault();
+tmr.setInput('command', 'push');
+tmr.setInput('searchPatternPush', 'foo.nupkg');
+tmr.setInput('nuGetFeedType', 'internal');
+tmr.setInput('feedPublish', 'ProjectId/FeedFooId');
+tmr.setInput('arguments', '--skip-duplicate');
+
+let a: ma.TaskLibAnswers = <ma.TaskLibAnswers>{
+    "osType": {},
+    "checkPath": {
+        "c:\\agent\\home\\directory\\foo.nupkg": true,
+        "c:\\path\\dotnet.exe": true
+    },
+    "which": {
+        "dotnet": "c:\\path\\dotnet.exe"
+    },
+    "exec": {
+        // First push succeeds
+        "c:\\path\\dotnet.exe nuget push c:\\agent\\home\\directory\\foo.nupkg --source https://vsts/packagesource --api-key VSTS": {
+            "code": 0,
+            "stdout": "dotnet output",
+            "stderr": ""
+        },
+        // Second push (duplicate) also succeeds due to --skip-duplicate
+        "c:\\path\\dotnet.exe nuget push c:\\agent\\home\\directory\\foo.nupkg --source https://vsts/packagesource --api-key VSTS --skip-duplicate": {
+            "code": 0,
+            "stdout": "Package already exists, skipping due to --skip-duplicate",
+            "stderr": ""
+        }
+    },
+    "exist": {},
+    "stats": {
+        "c:\\agent\\home\\directory\\foo.nupkg": {
+            "isFile": true
+        }
+    },
+    "rmRF": {
+        "c:\\agent\\home\\directory\\NuGet_1": {
+            "success": true
+        }
+    },
+    "findMatch": {
+        "fromMockedUtility-foo.nupkg": ["c:\\agent\\home\\directory\\foo.nupkg"]
+    }
+};
+nmh.setAnswers(a);
+nmh.registerNugetUtilityMock(["c:\\agent\\home\\directory\\foo.nupkg"]);
+nmh.registerDefaultNugetVersionMock();
+nmh.registerToolRunnerMock();
+nmh.registerNugetConfigMock();
+nmh.RegisterLocationServiceMocks();
+
+// Simulate pushing the same package twice
+tmr.run();
+tmr.run();
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Tasks/DotNetCoreCLIV2/package-lock.json b/Tasks/DotNetCoreCLIV2/package-lock.json
index d7234645f9f9..18672a09b00e 100644
--- a/Tasks/DotNetCoreCLIV2/package-lock.json
+++ b/Tasks/DotNetCoreCLIV2/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "vsts-tasks-dotnetcoreexe",
-  "version": "2.129.4",
+  "version": "2.258.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "vsts-tasks-dotnetcoreexe",
-      "version": "2.129.4",
+      "version": "2.258.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@types/mocha": "^5.2.7",
diff --git a/Tasks/DotNetCoreCLIV2/package.json b/Tasks/DotNetCoreCLIV2/package.json
index df6b5e0a1ffe..da3621624e03 100644
--- a/Tasks/DotNetCoreCLIV2/package.json
+++ b/Tasks/DotNetCoreCLIV2/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "vsts-tasks-dotnetcoreexe",
-  "version": "2.129.4",
+  "version": "2.258.0",
   "description": "Dotnet core exe",
   "main": "dotnetcore.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/Tasks/DotNetCoreCLIV2/pushcommand.ts b/Tasks/DotNetCoreCLIV2/pushcommand.ts
index 7332420c4e47..93af522b806c 100644
--- a/Tasks/DotNetCoreCLIV2/pushcommand.ts
+++ b/Tasks/DotNetCoreCLIV2/pushcommand.ts
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ export async function run(): Promise<void> {
             tl.debug(`all URL prefixes: ${urlPrefixes}`);
         }
 
+        // Read arguments so users can specify extra arguments like --skip-duplicate
+        let dotnetArguments: string = tl.getInput('arguments', false) || '';
+
         // Setting up auth info
         let accessToken;
         const isInternalFeed: boolean = nugetFeedType === 'internal';
@@ -164,14 +167,13 @@ export async function run(): Promise<void> {
         const dotnetPath = tl.which('dotnet', true);
         try {
             for (const packageFile of filesList) {
-                await dotNetNuGetPushAsync(dotnetPath, packageFile, feedUri, apiKey, configFile, tempNuGetConfigDirectory);
+                await dotNetNuGetPushAsync(dotnetPath, packageFile, feedUri, apiKey, dotnetArguments, configFile, tempNuGetConfigDirectory);
             }
         } finally {
             credCleanup();
         }
 
         tl.setResult(tl.TaskResult.Succeeded, tl.loc('PackagesPublishedSuccessfully'));
-
     } catch (err) {
         tl.error(err);
 
@@ -183,7 +185,7 @@ export async function run(): Promise<void> {
     }
 }
 
-function dotNetNuGetPushAsync(dotnetPath: string, packageFile: string, feedUri: string, apiKey: string, configFile: string, workingDirectory: string): Q.Promise<number> {
+function dotNetNuGetPushAsync(dotnetPath: string, packageFile: string, feedUri: string, apiKey: string, dotnetArguments: string, configFile: string, workingDirectory: string): Q.Promise<number> {
     const dotnet = tl.tool(dotnetPath);
 
     dotnet.arg('nuget');
@@ -197,6 +199,8 @@ function dotNetNuGetPushAsync(dotnetPath: string, packageFile: string, feedUri:
     dotnet.arg('--api-key');
     dotnet.arg(apiKey);
 
+    dotnet.line(dotnetArguments);
+
     // dotnet.exe v1 and v2 do not accept the --verbosity parameter for the "nuget push"" command, although it does for other commands
     const envWithProxy = ngRunner.setNuGetProxyEnvironment(process.env, /*configFile*/ null, feedUri);
     return dotnet.exec({ cwd: workingDirectory, env: envWithProxy } as IExecOptions);