diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 2257c6f..681d429 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ func main() {
 			Usage:  "always authorize",
 			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_ALWAYS_AUTH,NPM_ALWAYS_AUTH",
 		},
+		cli.BoolFlag{
+			Name:   "skip_verify",
+			Usage:  "skip SSL verification",
+			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_SKIP_VERIFY",
+		},
 	}
 
 	app.Run(os.Args)
@@ -62,6 +67,7 @@ func run(c *cli.Context) error {
 			Registry:   c.String("registry"),
 			Folder:     c.String("folder"),
 			AlwaysAuth: c.Bool("always_auth"),
+			SkipVerify: c.Bool("skip_verify"),
 		},
 	}
 
diff --git a/plugin.go b/plugin.go
index a16e185..1db6a74 100644
--- a/plugin.go
+++ b/plugin.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"crypto/tls"
 	"encoding/base64"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ type (
 		Registry   string
 		Folder     string
 		AlwaysAuth bool
+		SkipVerify bool
 	}
 
 	NpmPackage struct {
@@ -75,6 +77,9 @@ func (p Plugin) Exec() error {
 
 		var cmds []*exec.Cmd
 
+		// write the version command
+		cmds = append(cmds, versionCommand())
+
 		// write registry command
 		if p.Config.Registry != GlobalRegistry {
 			cmds = append(cmds, registryCommand(p.Config.Registry))
@@ -85,6 +90,11 @@ func (p Plugin) Exec() error {
 			cmds = append(cmds, alwaysAuthCommand())
 		}
 
+		// write skip verify command
+		if p.Config.SkipVerify {
+			cmds = append(cmds, skipVerifyCommand())
+		}
+
 		// write the publish command
 		cmds = append(cmds, publishCommand())
 
@@ -158,6 +168,15 @@ func shouldPublishPackage(config Config, npmPackage *NpmPackage) (bool, error) {
 		req.SetBasicAuth(config.Username, config.Password)
 	}
 
+	// skip verify if necessary
+	if config.SkipVerify {
+		http.DefaultTransport = &http.Transport{
+			TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{InsecureSkipVerify: true},
+		}
+
+		log.Warning("Skipping SSL verification")
+	}
+
 	// get the response
 	resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
 
@@ -198,6 +217,11 @@ func writeNpmrcFile(config Config) error {
 	return ioutil.WriteFile("/root/.npmrc", []byte(contents), 0644)
 }
 
+// Gets the npm version
+func versionCommand() *exec.Cmd {
+	return exec.Command("npm", "--version")
+}
+
 // Sets the npm registry
 func registryCommand(registry string) *exec.Cmd {
 	return exec.Command("npm", "config", "set", "registry", registry)
@@ -208,6 +232,11 @@ func alwaysAuthCommand() *exec.Cmd {
 	return exec.Command("npm", "config", "set", "always-auth", "true")
 }
 
+// Skip ssl verification
+func skipVerifyCommand() *exec.Cmd {
+	return exec.Command("npm", "config", "set", "ca=\"\"")
+}
+
 // Publishes the package
 func publishCommand() *exec.Cmd {
 	return exec.Command("npm", "publish")