diff --git a/src/main/java/pl/project13/maven/git/GitCommitIdMojo.java b/src/main/java/pl/project13/maven/git/GitCommitIdMojo.java
index 636cd2aa..40341cc4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/pl/project13/maven/git/GitCommitIdMojo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/pl/project13/maven/git/GitCommitIdMojo.java
@@ -215,9 +215,22 @@ public class GitCommitIdMojo extends AbstractMojo {
    * Set this to {@code 'true'} to skip plugin execution.
    * @since 2.1.8
    */
-  @Parameter(property = "maven.gitcommitid.skip", defaultValue = "false")
+  @Parameter(defaultValue = "false")
   private boolean skip;
 
+
+  /**
+   * Set this to {@code 'true'} to skip plugin execution via commandline.
+   * NOTE / WARNING:
+   * Do *NOT* set this property inside the configuration of your plugin.
+   * Please read
+   * https://github.com/ktoso/maven-git-commit-id-plugin/issues/315
+   * to find out why.
+   * @since 2.2.4
+   */
+  @Parameter(property = "maven.gitcommitid.skip", defaultValue = "false")
+  private boolean skipViaCommandLine;
+
   /**
    * <p>Set this to {@code 'true'} to only run once in a multi-module build.  This probably won't "do the right thing"
    * if your project has more than one git repository.  If you use this with {@code 'generateGitPropertiesFile'},
@@ -323,7 +336,7 @@ public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException {
         sourceCharset = Charset.defaultCharset();
       }
 
-      if (skip) {
+      if (skip || skipViaCommandLine) {
         log.info("skip is enabled, skipping execution!");
         return;
       }