diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1c7d1de..d3045c6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -81,6 +81,23 @@ spec:
     - <new_ssh_key>
 EOF
 ```
+### Deleting the CR
+When you delete the ClusterRelocation CR, everything will be reverted back to its original state.
+
+If you would like to delete the CR, but keep the relocation configuration, you may add the `skip-finalizer: "true"` annotation:
+```
+apiVersion: rhsyseng.github.io/v1beta1
+kind: ClusterRelocation
+metadata:
+  name: cluster
+  annotations:
+    skip-finalizer: "true"
+```
+and then delete the CR like this:
+```
+oc delete clusterrelocation cluster --cascade=orphan
+```
+This will allow you to delete the CR (and the operator if desired), while keeping the new configuration.
 
 ## Contributing
 This is a community project, feel free to open a PR and help out!
diff --git a/controllers/clusterrelocation_controller.go b/controllers/clusterrelocation_controller.go
index 5fe2c84..848c700 100644
--- a/controllers/clusterrelocation_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/clusterrelocation_controller.go
@@ -116,13 +116,26 @@ func (r *ClusterRelocationReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Re
 		return ctrl.Result{}, nil
 	}
 
+	skipFinalizer := false
+	val, ok := relocation.Annotations["skip-finalizer"]
+	if ok {
+		if val == "true" {
+			skipFinalizer = true
+		}
+	}
 	// Add finalizer for this CR
-	if !controllerutil.ContainsFinalizer(relocation, relocationFinalizer) {
+	if !skipFinalizer && !controllerutil.ContainsFinalizer(relocation, relocationFinalizer) {
 		controllerutil.AddFinalizer(relocation, relocationFinalizer)
 		if err := r.Update(ctx, relocation); err != nil {
 			return ctrl.Result{}, err
 		}
 		logger.Info("Added finalizer to CR")
+	} else if skipFinalizer && controllerutil.ContainsFinalizer(relocation, relocationFinalizer) {
+		controllerutil.RemoveFinalizer(relocation, relocationFinalizer)
+		if err := r.Update(ctx, relocation); err != nil {
+			return ctrl.Result{}, err
+		}
+		logger.Info("Removed finalizer from CR")
 	}
 
 	defer r.updateStatus(ctx, relocation, logger)