diff --git a/.github/workflows/IncrementPacletVersion.yml b/.github/workflows/IncrementPacletVersion.yml
index 822416b4..9192f688 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/IncrementPacletVersion.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/IncrementPacletVersion.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ concurrency:
 env:
   WOLFRAMSCRIPT_ENTITLEMENTID: ${{ secrets.WOLFRAMSCRIPT_ENTITLEMENTID }}
   WOLFRAM_SYSTEM_ID: Linux-x86-64
+  UPDATE_PACLET_INFO: false
 
 jobs:
   IncrementVersion:
diff --git a/Scripts/Common.wl b/Scripts/Common.wl
index b79de8d3..25a7cbef 100644
--- a/Scripts/Common.wl
+++ b/Scripts/Common.wl
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ $envSHA = SelectFirst[
 ];
 
 $inCICD = StringQ @ $envSHA;
+$updatePacletInfo = TrueQ[ $inCICD && ! MatchQ[ Environment[ "UPDATE_PACLET_INFO" ], "false"|"False"|"0" ] ];
 
 (* ::**************************************************************************************************************:: *)
 (* ::Subsection::Closed:: *)
@@ -173,7 +174,7 @@ actionURL[ ] := Enclose[
 (*updatePacletInfo*)
 (* :!CodeAnalysis::BeginBlock:: *)
 (* :!CodeAnalysis::Disable::SuspiciousSessionSymbol:: *)
-updatePacletInfo[ dir_ ] /; $inCICD := Enclose[
+updatePacletInfo[ dir_ ] /; $updatePacletInfo := Enclose[
     Module[
         { cs, file, string, id, date, url, run, cmt, oldID, new },