diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 3e43d06a..dcbfb7e6 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
 
 group=com.nike
 artifactId=cerberus-lifecycle-cli
-version=4.6.0
+version=4.6.1
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/nike/cerberus/command/core/UpdateStackCommand.java b/src/main/java/com/nike/cerberus/command/core/UpdateStackCommand.java
index e6be80e0..c3b7048f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/nike/cerberus/command/core/UpdateStackCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/nike/cerberus/command/core/UpdateStackCommand.java
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import static com.nike.cerberus.command.core.UpdateStackCommand.COMMAND_NAME;
-
+import static com.nike.cerberus.ConfigConstants.SKIP_AMI_TAG_CHECK_ARG;
+import static com.nike.cerberus.ConfigConstants.SKIP_AMI_TAG_CHECK_DESCRIPTION;
 
 /**
  * Command for updating the specified CloudFormation stack with the new parameters.
@@ -78,6 +79,14 @@ public String getCommandName() {
         return COMMAND_NAME;
     }
 
+    @Parameter(names = SKIP_AMI_TAG_CHECK_ARG,
+            description = SKIP_AMI_TAG_CHECK_DESCRIPTION)
+    private boolean skipAmiTagCheck;
+
+    public boolean isSkipAmiTagCheck() {
+        return skipAmiTagCheck;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public Class<? extends Operation<?>> getOperationClass() {
         return UpdateStackOperation.class;
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/nike/cerberus/operation/core/UpdateStackOperation.java b/src/main/java/com/nike/cerberus/operation/core/UpdateStackOperation.java
index b182dd10..a7e9906e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/nike/cerberus/operation/core/UpdateStackOperation.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/nike/cerberus/operation/core/UpdateStackOperation.java
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public void run(UpdateStackCommand command) {
                     Optional.ofNullable(tags.getOrDefault("ownerGroup", null))));
         }
 
-        if (Stack.CMS.equals(command.getStack())) {
+        if (Stack.CMS.equals(command.getStack()) && ! command.isSkipAmiTagCheck()) {
             command.getDynamicParameters().forEach((key, value) -> {
                 if (key.equals("amiId")) {
                     amiTagCheckService.validateAmiTagForStack(value, Stack.CMS);