diff --git a/bin/mcfly-semantic-release.js b/bin/mcfly-semantic-release.js
index 47151b7..95de631 100755
--- a/bin/mcfly-semantic-release.js
+++ b/bin/mcfly-semantic-release.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ const args = require('yargs')
     .option('files', { type: 'array', desc: 'Files and files patterns to change' })
     .option('production', { type: 'boolean', desc: 'Generate production commit message' })
     .option('hotfix', { type: 'boolean', desc: 'Generate a hotfix release' })
+    .option('bumponly', {type: 'boolean', desc: 'Bump package versions and commit without creating a release or pushing to github'})
     .argv;
 
 var files;
@@ -102,21 +103,23 @@ fileHelper.getFiles(args.files)
     })
     .then((msg) => {
         console.log(chalk.yellow('Committing version...'));
-        return gitHelper.commitVersion(msg.nextVersion, args.production, files, args.hotfix)
+        return gitHelper.commitVersion(msg.nextVersion, args.production, files, args.hotfix, args.bumponly)
             .then(() => msg);
     })
     .delay(1000)
     .then((msg) => {
-        console.log(chalk.yellow('Publishing version...'));
-        return retryHelper
-            .retry(function () {
-                return githubHelper.createRelease(msg);
-            })
-            .catch(err => {
-                console.log(chalk.red('An error occurred when publishing the version'));
-                console.log('Your changelog is:\n', msg.changelogContent);
-                throw err;
-            });
+        if (!args.bumponly) {
+            console.log(chalk.yellow('Publishing version...'));
+            return retryHelper
+                .retry(function () {
+                    return githubHelper.createRelease(msg);
+                })
+                .catch(err => {
+                    console.log(chalk.red('An error occurred when publishing the version'));
+                    console.log('Your changelog is:\n', msg.changelogContent);
+                    throw err;
+                });
+        }
     })
     .then((res) => {
         console.log(chalk.green(`Release ${res.name} successfully published!`));
diff --git a/lib/gitHelper.js b/lib/gitHelper.js
index ad4545a..7ac92c3 100644
--- a/lib/gitHelper.js
+++ b/lib/gitHelper.js
@@ -13,15 +13,17 @@ const getCurrentBranch = async function () {
     return branches.current;
 };
 
-const commitVersion = async function (version, production, files, hotfix = false) {
+const commitVersion = async function (version, production, files, hotfix = false, bumponly = false) {
     const commitMessage = `chore(app): Version ${version} ${production ? ' production' : ''} `;
     try {
         const currentBranch = hotfix ? await getCurrentBranch() : 'master';
         await git.add(files);
         await git.commit(commitMessage);
-        await git.addAnnotatedTag(version, 'v' + version);
-        await git.push('origin', currentBranch);
-        await git.pushTags('origin');
+        if (!bumponly) {
+            await git.addAnnotatedTag(version, 'v' + version);
+            await git.push('origin', currentBranch);
+            await git.pushTags('origin');
+        }
     } catch (e) {
         throw new Error(e);
     }