diff --git a/.github/fixtures/test-cli-arg-skip-tags/cliff.toml b/.github/fixtures/test-cli-arg-skip-tags/cliff.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eabd6f85da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/fixtures/test-cli-arg-skip-tags/cliff.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+[changelog]
+# template for the changelog body
+# https://keats.github.io/tera/docs/#introduction
+body = """
+{% if version %}\
+    ## [{{ version | trim_start_matches(pat="v") }}] - {{ timestamp | date(format="%Y-%m-%d") }}
+{% else %}\
+    ## [unreleased]
+{% endif %}\
+{% for group, commits in commits | group_by(attribute="group") %}
+    ### {{ group | upper_first }}
+    {% for commit in commits %}
+        - {% if commit.breaking %}[**breaking**] {% endif %}{{ commit.message | upper_first }}\
+    {% endfor %}
+{% endfor %}\n
+"""
+
+[git]
+# regex for skipping tags
+skip_tags = ""
+# regex for ignoring tags
+ignore_tags = ""
diff --git a/.github/fixtures/test-cli-arg-skip-tags/commit.sh b/.github/fixtures/test-cli-arg-skip-tags/commit.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..4cc91676ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/fixtures/test-cli-arg-skip-tags/commit.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e
+
+GIT_COMMITTER_DATE="2021-01-23 01:23:45" git commit --allow-empty -m "feat: add first beta feature"
+git tag v1.0.0-beta.1
+
+GIT_COMMITTER_DATE="2021-01-23 01:23:46" git commit --allow-empty -m "feat: add second beta feature"
+git tag v1.0.0-beta.2
+
+# WARNING: If we won't create this commit, 1.0.0 won't be created!
+GIT_COMMITTER_DATE="2021-01-23 01:23:47" git commit --allow-empty -m "chore: why do i need a commit here?"
+git tag v1.0.0
+
+GIT_COMMITTER_DATE="2021-01-23 01:23:49" git commit --allow-empty -m "fix: simple fix"
+git tag v1.0.1
diff --git a/.github/fixtures/test-cli-arg-skip-tags/expected.md b/.github/fixtures/test-cli-arg-skip-tags/expected.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..359dcdf890
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/fixtures/test-cli-arg-skip-tags/expected.md
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+## [1.0.1] - 2021-01-23
+
+### <!-- 1 -->🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+- Simple fix
+
+## [1.0.0] - 2021-01-23
+
+### <!-- 7 -->⚙️ Miscellaneous Tasks
+
+- Why do i need a commit here?
+
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-fixtures.yml b/.github/workflows/test-fixtures.yml
index c054eaa5ae..9045f6e58d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-fixtures.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-fixtures.yml
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ jobs:
             command: --bump --tag=2.1.1
           - fixtures-name: test-cli-arg-ignore-tags
             command: --ignore-tags ".*beta"
+          - fixtures-name: test-cli-arg-skip-tags
+            command: --skip-tags ".*beta"
           - fixtures-name: test-tag-message
           - fixtures-name: test-bump-unreleased-with-tag-message-arg
             command: --bump --unreleased --with-tag-message "Some text"
diff --git a/git-cliff/src/args.rs b/git-cliff/src/args.rs
index 0c2e874246..c972b526d2 100644
--- a/git-cliff/src/args.rs
+++ b/git-cliff/src/args.rs
@@ -149,6 +149,9 @@ pub struct Opt {
 		num_args = 0..=1,
 	)]
     pub with_tag_message: Option<String>,
+    /// Sets the tags to skip in the changelog.
+    #[arg(long, env = "GIT_CLIFF_SKIP_TAGS", value_name = "PATTERN")]
+    pub skip_tags: Option<Regex>,
     /// Sets the tags to ignore in the changelog.
     #[arg(long, env = "GIT_CLIFF_IGNORE_TAGS", value_name = "PATTERN")]
     pub ignore_tags: Option<Regex>,
diff --git a/git-cliff/src/lib.rs b/git-cliff/src/lib.rs
index 21abb42b5d..226e734ff1 100644
--- a/git-cliff/src/lib.rs
+++ b/git-cliff/src/lib.rs
@@ -691,6 +691,9 @@ pub fn run_with_changelog_modifier<'a>(
             .iter_mut()
             .for_each(|v| v.replace_command = None);
     }
+    if args.skip_tags.is_some() {
+        config.git.skip_tags.clone_from(&args.skip_tags);
+    }
     config.git.skip_tags = config.git.skip_tags.filter(|r| !r.as_str().is_empty());
     if args.tag_pattern.is_some() {
         config.git.tag_pattern.clone_from(&args.tag_pattern);
diff --git a/website/docs/configuration/git.md b/website/docs/configuration/git.md
index a0fd97fb22..bb59051741 100644
--- a/website/docs/configuration/git.md
+++ b/website/docs/configuration/git.md
@@ -236,6 +236,8 @@ This value can be also overridden with using the `--tag-pattern` argument.
 
 A regex for skip processing the matched tags.
 
+This value can be also overridden with using the `--skip-tags` argument.
+
 ### ignore_tags
 
 A regex for ignore processing the matched tags.
diff --git a/website/docs/usage/args.md b/website/docs/usage/args.md
index 52e0d508b3..c1f5be2113 100644
--- a/website/docs/usage/args.md
+++ b/website/docs/usage/args.md
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ git-cliff [FLAGS] [OPTIONS] [--] [RANGE]
     --tag-pattern <PATTERN>        Sets the regex for matching git tags [env: GIT_CLIFF_TAG_PATTERN=]
     --with-commit <MSG>...         Sets custom commit messages to include in the changelog [env: GIT_CLIFF_WITH_COMMIT=]
     --with-tag-message [<MSG>]     Sets custom message for the latest release [env: GIT_CLIFF_WITH_TAG_MESSAGE=]
+    --skip-tags <PATTERN>          Sets the tags to skip in the changelog [env: GIT_CLIFF_SKIP_TAGS=]
     --ignore-tags <PATTERN>        Sets the tags to ignore in the changelog [env: GIT_CLIFF_IGNORE_TAGS=]
     --count-tags <PATTERN>         Sets the tags to count in the changelog [env: GIT_CLIFF_COUNT_TAGS=]
     --skip-commit <SHA1>...        Sets commits that will be skipped in the changelog [env: GIT_CLIFF_SKIP_COMMIT=]