diff --git a/pkg/config/defaults.go b/pkg/config/defaults.go
index cc0a780..bcd0bfe 100644
--- a/pkg/config/defaults.go
+++ b/pkg/config/defaults.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ func newDefaults(project Project) Config {
 			ImagesGenerated: ":vhs: Images generated",
 		},
 		SyncLabels:    []string{"kind/sync-fork-to-upstream"},
+		SkipImage:     false,
 		DockerfileGen: dockerfilegen.DefaultParams(project.Path),
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/config/structure.go b/pkg/config/structure.go
index 996e5ef..89acb5e 100644
--- a/pkg/config/structure.go
+++ b/pkg/config/structure.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	DryRun                     bool                 `json:"dryRun"`
 	GithubWorkflowsRemovalGlob string               `json:"githubWorkflowsRemovalGlob" valid:"required"`
 	SyncLabels                 []string             `json:"syncLabels"                 valid:"required"`
+	SkipImage                  bool                 `json:"skipImage,omitempty"`
 	DockerfileGen              dockerfilegen.Params `json:"dockerfileGen"`
 	ResyncReleases             `json:"resyncReleases"`
 	Branches                   `json:"branches"`
diff --git a/pkg/sync/generate_images.go b/pkg/sync/generate_images.go
index 999274b..fa36886 100644
--- a/pkg/sync/generate_images.go
+++ b/pkg/sync/generate_images.go
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ import (
 
 func (o Operation) generateImages(rel release) step {
 	return func() error {
+		// Check if DockerfileGen configuration is provided
+		if o.Config.SkipImage {
+			o.Println("- Skip image generation because skipImage is configured.")
+			return nil
+		}
 		o.Println("- Generating images")
 		params := o.Config.DockerfileGen
 		var closer func()