diff --git a/docs/manifest-releaser.md b/docs/manifest-releaser.md
index eec9676c5..2fa24a4b7 100644
--- a/docs/manifest-releaser.md
+++ b/docs/manifest-releaser.md
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ documented in comments)
   // absence defaults to [] (i.e. no plugins)
   "plugins": ["node-workspace", "cargo-workspace"],
 
-  // optional top-level defaults that can be overriden per package:
+  // optional top-level defaults that can be overridden per package:
 
   // set default package release-type to "python"
   // absence defaults to "node"
@@ -153,6 +153,10 @@ documented in comments)
   // absence defaults to false and Releases are created as already Published.
   "draft": true
 
+  // Skip creating GitHub Releases
+  // absence defaults to false and Releases will be created
+  "skip-github-release": true,
+
   // when using the `node-workspace` plugin, package discovery forces all
   // local dependencies to be linked, even if the SemVer ranges don't match.
   // this allows breaking version bumps to update during a release.
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 42d106b67..9bdb29bbb 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ interface GitHubOptions {
 export interface GitHubReleaseOptions {
   releaseLabel?: string;
   draft?: boolean;
+  skipGithubRelease?: boolean;
 }
 
 // Used by ReleasePR: Factory and Constructor
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ export type ManifestPackage = Pick<
   | 'releaseAs'
   | 'changelogSections'
   | 'changelogPath'
+  | 'skipGithubRelease'
 > & {
   // these items are not optional in the manifest context.
   path: string;
diff --git a/src/manifest.ts b/src/manifest.ts
index 03d8ff23b..d4249ee8d 100644
--- a/src/manifest.ts
+++ b/src/manifest.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ interface ReleaserConfigJson {
   'bump-patch-for-minor-pre-major'?: boolean;
   'changelog-sections'?: ChangelogSection[];
   'release-as'?: string;
+  'skip-github-release'?: boolean;
   draft?: boolean;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +245,10 @@ export class Manifest {
             config['release-as']
           ),
           draft: pkgCfg['draft'] ?? config['draft'],
+          skipGithubRelease:
+            pkgCfg['skip-github-release'] ??
+            config['skip-github-release'] ??
+            false,
         };
         packages.push(pkg);
       }
@@ -714,6 +719,14 @@ export class Manifest {
         releases[pkg.config.path] = undefined;
         continue;
       }
+      if (pkg.config.skipGithubRelease) {
+        this.gh.commentOnIssue(
+          `:robot: ${pkgName} not configured for release :no_entry_sign:`,
+          lastMergedPR.number
+        );
+        releases[pkg.config.path] = undefined;
+        continue;
+      }
       this.checkpoint(
         'Creating release for ' + `${pkgLogDisp}@${pkg.lastVersion}`,
         CheckpointType.Success
diff --git a/test/manifest.ts b/test/manifest.ts
index aecd8ade4..122709a26 100644
--- a/test/manifest.ts
+++ b/test/manifest.ts
@@ -2056,6 +2056,56 @@ describe('Manifest', () => {
         },
       });
     });
+
+    it('"skip-github-release" option works', async () => {
+      const manifest = JSON.stringify({
+        'node/pkg1': '3.2.1',
+      });
+      const config = JSON.stringify({
+        packages: {
+          'node/pkg1': {
+            'skip-github-release': true,
+          },
+        },
+      });
+      const github = new GitHub({
+        owner: 'fake',
+        repo: 'repo',
+        defaultBranch,
+      });
+      const mock = mockGithub(github);
+      expectManifest(mock, {manifest, lastReleaseSha});
+      expectPR(mock, {
+        lastReleaseSha,
+        mergedPRFiles: [
+          // lack of any "node/pkg2/ files indicates that package did not
+          // change in the last merged PR.
+          'node/pkg1/package.json',
+          'node/pkg1/CHANGELOG.md',
+          '.release-please-manifest.json',
+        ],
+      });
+      expectGetFiles(mock, {
+        fixtureFiles: ['node/pkg1/package.json'],
+        inlineFiles: [
+          ['release-please-config.json', config],
+          ['.release-please-manifest.json', manifest],
+        ],
+      });
+      expectLabelAndComment(mock, {
+        addLabel: 'autorelease: tagged',
+        removeLabel: 'autorelease: pending',
+        prComments: [
+          ':robot: @node/pkg1 not configured for release :no_entry_sign:',
+        ],
+      });
+
+      const releases = await new Manifest({github}).githubRelease();
+      mock.verify();
+      expect(releases).to.eql({
+        'node/pkg1': undefined,
+      });
+    });
   });
 
   describe('validate', () => {