diff --git a/lib/webmock/util/version_checker.rb b/lib/webmock/util/version_checker.rb
index 82feb5db..228cb99b 100644
--- a/lib/webmock/util/version_checker.rb
+++ b/lib/webmock/util/version_checker.rb
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ def initialize(library_name, library_version, min_patch_level, max_minor_version
     end
 
     def check_version!
+      return unless ENV['WEBMOCK_CHECK_VERSION'] == "1"
       warn_about_too_low if too_low?
       warn_about_too_high if too_high?
       warn_about_unsupported_version if unsupported_version?