diff --git a/git-cliff-core/src/changelog.rs b/git-cliff-core/src/changelog.rs
index 0094706016..e7f7c6e409 100644
--- a/git-cliff-core/src/changelog.rs
+++ b/git-cliff-core/src/changelog.rs
@@ -34,8 +34,11 @@ pub struct Changelog<'a> {
 impl<'a> Changelog<'a> {
     /// Constructs a new instance.
     pub fn new(releases: Vec<Release<'a>>, config: Config, range: Option<&str>) -> Result<Self> {
+        let is_offline = config.remote.offline;
         let mut changelog = Changelog::build(releases, config)?;
-        changelog.add_remote_data(range)?;
+        if !is_offline {
+            changelog.add_remote_data(range)?;
+        }
         changelog.process_commits()?;
         changelog.process_releases();
         Ok(changelog)
@@ -954,6 +957,7 @@ mod test {
                 exclude_paths: Vec::new(),
             },
             remote: RemoteConfig {
+                offline: false,
                 github: Remote {
                     owner: String::from("coolguy"),
                     repo: String::from("awesome"),
diff --git a/git-cliff-core/src/config.rs b/git-cliff-core/src/config.rs
index f5ec7f6d8d..4f5b9fcc5a 100644
--- a/git-cliff-core/src/config.rs
+++ b/git-cliff-core/src/config.rs
@@ -177,6 +177,9 @@ mod serde_pattern {
 /// Remote configuration.
 #[derive(Default, Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct RemoteConfig {
+    /// Run generation fully offline
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub offline: bool,
     /// GitHub remote.
     #[serde(default)]
     pub github: Remote,
diff --git a/git-cliff/src/args.rs b/git-cliff/src/args.rs
index 0c2e874246..2b97eeccf5 100644
--- a/git-cliff/src/args.rs
+++ b/git-cliff/src/args.rs
@@ -359,6 +359,9 @@ pub struct Opt {
     /// Load TLS certificates from the native certificate store.
     #[arg(long, help_heading = Some("FLAGS"), hide = !cfg!(feature = "remote"))]
     pub use_native_tls: bool,
+    /// Use only local git history in actions
+    #[arg(long, help_heading = Some("FLAGS"))]
+    pub offline: bool,
 }
 
 /// Custom type for the remote value.
diff --git a/git-cliff/src/lib.rs b/git-cliff/src/lib.rs
index 21abb42b5d..e1f8199c64 100644
--- a/git-cliff/src/lib.rs
+++ b/git-cliff/src/lib.rs
@@ -654,6 +654,9 @@ pub fn run_with_changelog_modifier<'a>(
             .token
             .clone_from(&args.azure_devops_token);
     }
+    if args.offline {
+        config.remote.offline = args.offline;
+    }
     if let Some(ref remote) = args.github_repo {
         config.remote.github.owner = remote.0.owner.to_string();
         config.remote.github.repo = remote.0.repo.to_string();
diff --git a/git-cliff/src/main.rs b/git-cliff/src/main.rs
index f0fb17bf89..7be0ee8cc7 100644
--- a/git-cliff/src/main.rs
+++ b/git-cliff/src/main.rs
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
 
     // Check if there is a new version available.
     #[cfg(feature = "update-informer")]
-    git_cliff::check_new_version();
+    if !args.offline {
+        git_cliff::check_new_version();
+    }
 
     // Create the configuration file if init flag is given.
     if let Some(path) = &args.init {
diff --git a/website/docs/configuration/remote.md b/website/docs/configuration/remote.md
index 3a54134f5e..240fc2c3f3 100644
--- a/website/docs/configuration/remote.md
+++ b/website/docs/configuration/remote.md
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ However, in some cases, you may want to use the platform's native certificate st
 
 :::
 
+### offline
+
+When the `offline` argument or configuration parameter is set `git-cliff` ensures that no external calls or requests are made, despite a remote being configured. This can be useful when running `--bumped-version` or in a limited environment.
+
 ---
 
 Here is a complete example for a project hosted on GitLab: