diff --git a/lib/interface/cli/helpers/validation.js b/lib/interface/cli/helpers/validation.js
index d2995c8bf..4ce318f06 100644
--- a/lib/interface/cli/helpers/validation.js
+++ b/lib/interface/cli/helpers/validation.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ function _getPipelineName(filename) {
 }
 
 async function validatePipelineSpec(data) {
+    const specTemplate = _.get(data, 'spec.specTemplate');
     const steps = _.get(data, 'spec.steps');
     const stages = _.get(data, 'spec.stages');
     const yamlObj = {};
@@ -36,6 +37,9 @@ async function validatePipelineSpec(data) {
     if (stages) {
         yamlObj.stages = stages;
     }
+    if (specTemplate) {  // CR-6414 Using specTemplate - skip check spec/stages - they are not used
+        return { valid: true, message: 'Using specTemplate' };
+    }
     const validatedYaml = yaml.safeDump(yamlObj);
     const result = await sdk.pipelines.validateYaml({ yaml: validatedYaml, outputFormat: 'lint' });
     let message;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 72d62b584..2d90d913f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "codefresh",
-  "version": "0.78.1",
+  "version": "0.78.2",
   "description": "Codefresh command line utility",
   "main": "index.js",
   "preferGlobal": true,