diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 528d8bb..2457bcb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -209,6 +209,35 @@ Additional arguments to can go in the `<extra-args>` configuration section.
 </extra-args>
 ```
 
+## Skipping an execution
+
+If you need to skip an execution, you can set `<skip>true</skip>` in the
+`<configuration>` block of the `<execution>` of the plugin.
+
+```xml
+<skip>true</skip>  <!-- or `false`, the default value. -->
+```
+
+This is probably most useful when driven from a property.
+
+```xml
+<skip>${skipRustBuild}</skip>
+```
+
+The property can be defaulted in the `<properties>` section of the `pom.xml` file.
+
+```xml
+<properties>
+    <skipRustBuild>false</skipRustBuild>
+</properties>
+```
+
+And then overridden on the command line with `-DskipRustBuild=true`.
+
+```shell
+$ mvn package -DskipRustBuild=true
+```
+
 ## Overriding Environment Variables
 
 The plugin can be configured to override environment variables during the build.
diff --git a/jar-jni/pom.xml b/jar-jni/pom.xml
index f5b87a8..6d715f8 100644
--- a/jar-jni/pom.xml
+++ b/jar-jni/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>org.questdb</groupId>
     <artifactId>jar-jni</artifactId>
-    <version>1.1.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <name>JAR JNI Loader</name>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e465df6..f141925 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
-    <version>1.1.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <groupId>org.questdb</groupId>
     <artifactId>rust-maven</artifactId>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
diff --git a/rust-maven-jna-example/pom.xml b/rust-maven-jna-example/pom.xml
index b84aad2..37b4de2 100644
--- a/rust-maven-jna-example/pom.xml
+++ b/rust-maven-jna-example/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
     <groupId>org.questdb</groupId>
     <artifactId>rust-maven-jna-example</artifactId>
-    <version>1.1.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <name>Rust Maven Plugin JNA Usage Example</name>
diff --git a/rust-maven-jni-example/pom.xml b/rust-maven-jni-example/pom.xml
index e7e5981..c08eff8 100644
--- a/rust-maven-jni-example/pom.xml
+++ b/rust-maven-jni-example/pom.xml
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@
   ~
   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-->
 
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+<project xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
     <groupId>org.questdb</groupId>
     <artifactId>rust-maven-jni-example</artifactId>
-    <version>1.1.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <name>Rust Maven Plugin Usage Example</name>
@@ -169,6 +169,20 @@
                             </environmentVariables>
                         </configuration>
                     </execution>
+                    <execution>
+                        <!-- 
+                            This is an example of how to skip an execution.
+                            You can use this to skip both "build" and "test" executions.
+                        -->
+                        <id>dummy</id>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>build</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <skip>true</skip>
+                            <path>required, but not evaluated if skipped</path>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
diff --git a/rust-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/rust-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 6aa55ff..d30ca14 100644
--- a/rust-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/rust-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
     <groupId>org.questdb</groupId>
     <artifactId>rust-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-    <version>1.1.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>maven-plugin</packaging>
 
     <name>Rust Maven Plugin</name>
diff --git a/rust-maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/questdb/maven/rust/CargoBuildMojo.java b/rust-maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/questdb/maven/rust/CargoBuildMojo.java
index e749c34..e8b6d0c 100644
--- a/rust-maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/questdb/maven/rust/CargoBuildMojo.java
+++ b/rust-maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/questdb/maven/rust/CargoBuildMojo.java
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ public class CargoBuildMojo extends CargoMojoBase {
 
     @Override
     public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException, MojoFailureException {
+        if (skip) {
+            getLog().info("Skipping build");
+            return;
+        }
         final Crate crate = new Crate(
                 getCrateRoot(),
                 getTargetRootDir(),
diff --git a/rust-maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/questdb/maven/rust/CargoMojoBase.java b/rust-maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/questdb/maven/rust/CargoMojoBase.java
index 61e14dc..2ec92dc 100644
--- a/rust-maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/questdb/maven/rust/CargoMojoBase.java
+++ b/rust-maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/questdb/maven/rust/CargoMojoBase.java
@@ -38,6 +38,15 @@ public abstract class CargoMojoBase extends AbstractMojo {
     @Parameter(property = "project", readonly = true)
     protected MavenProject project;
 
+    /**
+     * Skip this configured execution.
+     */
+    @Parameter(property = "skip", defaultValue = "false")
+    protected boolean skip;
+
+    /**
+     * Additional environment variables set when running `cargo`.
+     */
     @Parameter(property = "environmentVariables")
     private HashMap<String, String> environmentVariables;
 
diff --git a/rust-maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/questdb/maven/rust/CargoTestMojo.java b/rust-maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/questdb/maven/rust/CargoTestMojo.java
index 8ba7511..5faa1cc 100644
--- a/rust-maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/questdb/maven/rust/CargoTestMojo.java
+++ b/rust-maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/questdb/maven/rust/CargoTestMojo.java
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public class CargoTestMojo extends CargoMojoBase {
 
     @Override
     public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException, MojoFailureException {
-        if (skipTests) {
+        if (skip || skipTests) {
             getLog().info("Skipping tests");
             return;
         }