diff --git a/examples/docker/src/aem/default/etc/aem.yml b/examples/docker/src/aem/default/etc/aem.yml
index 7e352d34..64cfeb53 100755
--- a/examples/docker/src/aem/default/etc/aem.yml
+++ b/examples/docker/src/aem/default/etc/aem.yml
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ instance:
   package:
     # Force re-uploading/installing of snapshot AEM packages (just built / unreleased)
     snapshot_patterns: [ "**/*-SNAPSHOT.zip" ]
+    snapshot_ignored: false
     # Use checksums to avoid re-deployments when snapshot AEM packages are unchanged
     snapshot_deploy_skipping: true
     # Disable following workflow launchers for a package deployment time only
diff --git a/pkg/cfg/defaults.go b/pkg/cfg/defaults.go
index 620eb11c..520e9c38 100644
--- a/pkg/cfg/defaults.go
+++ b/pkg/cfg/defaults.go
@@ -92,7 +92,9 @@ func (c *Config) setDefaults() {
 	v.SetDefault("instance.package.install_html.console", false)
 
 	v.SetDefault("instance.package.snapshot_deploy_skipping", true)
+	v.SetDefault("instance.package.snapshot_ignored", false)
 	v.SetDefault("instance.package.snapshot_patterns", []string{"**/*-SNAPSHOT.zip"})
+
 	v.SetDefault("instance.package.toggled_workflows", []string{})
 
 	v.SetDefault("instance.repo.property_change_ignored", []string{"jcr:created", "cq:lastModified", "transportPassword"})
diff --git a/pkg/package_manager.go b/pkg/package_manager.go
index 1e60d363..9ab11875 100644
--- a/pkg/package_manager.go
+++ b/pkg/package_manager.go
@@ -28,12 +28,13 @@ import (
 type PackageManager struct {
 	instance *Instance
 
-	SnapshotDeploySkipping bool
 	UploadOptimized        bool
 	InstallRecursive       bool
 	InstallHTMLEnabled     bool
 	InstallHTMLConsole     bool
 	InstallHTMLStrict      bool
+	SnapshotDeploySkipping bool
+	SnapshotIgnored        bool
 	SnapshotPatterns       []string
 	ToggledWorkflows       []string
 }
@@ -44,12 +45,13 @@ func NewPackageManager(res *Instance) *PackageManager {
 	return &PackageManager{
 		instance: res,
 
-		SnapshotDeploySkipping: cv.GetBool("instance.package.snapshot_deploy_skipping"),
 		UploadOptimized:        cv.GetBool("instance.package.upload_optimized"),
 		InstallHTMLEnabled:     cv.GetBool("instance.package.install_html.enabled"),
 		InstallHTMLConsole:     cv.GetBool("instance.package.install_html.console"),
 		InstallHTMLStrict:      cv.GetBool("instance.package.install_html.strict"),
 		InstallRecursive:       cv.GetBool("instance.package.install_recursive"),
+		SnapshotDeploySkipping: cv.GetBool("instance.package.snapshot_deploy_skipping"),
+		SnapshotIgnored:        cv.GetBool("instance.package.snapshot_ignored"),
 		SnapshotPatterns:       cv.GetStringSlice("instance.package.snapshot_patterns"),
 		ToggledWorkflows:       cv.GetStringSlice("instance.package.toggled_workflows"),
 	}
@@ -136,7 +138,7 @@ func (pm *PackageManager) findInternal(pid string) (*pkg.ListItem, error) {
 }
 
 func (pm *PackageManager) IsSnapshot(localPath string) bool {
-	return stringsx.MatchSome(pathx.Normalize(localPath), pm.SnapshotPatterns)
+	return !pm.SnapshotIgnored && stringsx.MatchSome(pathx.Normalize(localPath), pm.SnapshotPatterns)
 }
 
 func copyPackageDefaultFiles(targetTmpDir string, data map[string]any) error {
diff --git a/pkg/project/app_classic/aem/default/etc/aem.yml b/pkg/project/app_classic/aem/default/etc/aem.yml
index 4f52e05e..dd5bfb69 100755
--- a/pkg/project/app_classic/aem/default/etc/aem.yml
+++ b/pkg/project/app_classic/aem/default/etc/aem.yml
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ instance:
   package:
     # Force re-uploading/installing of snapshot AEM packages (just built / unreleased)
     snapshot_patterns: [ "**/*-SNAPSHOT.zip" ]
+    snapshot_ignored: false
     # Use checksums to avoid re-deployments when snapshot AEM packages are unchanged
     snapshot_deploy_skipping: true
     # Disable following workflow launchers for a package deployment time only
diff --git a/pkg/project/app_cloud/aem/default/etc/aem.yml b/pkg/project/app_cloud/aem/default/etc/aem.yml
index 29b497b5..0d4697d1 100755
--- a/pkg/project/app_cloud/aem/default/etc/aem.yml
+++ b/pkg/project/app_cloud/aem/default/etc/aem.yml
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ instance:
   package:
     # Force re-uploading/installing of snapshot AEM packages (just built / unreleased)
     snapshot_patterns: [ "**/*-SNAPSHOT.zip" ]
+    snapshot_ignored: false
     # Use checksums to avoid re-deployments when snapshot AEM packages are unchanged
     snapshot_deploy_skipping: true
     # Disable following workflow launchers for a package deployment time only
diff --git a/pkg/project/instance/aem/default/etc/aem.yml b/pkg/project/instance/aem/default/etc/aem.yml
index b429ff25..a0dbc163 100755
--- a/pkg/project/instance/aem/default/etc/aem.yml
+++ b/pkg/project/instance/aem/default/etc/aem.yml
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ instance:
   package:
     # Force re-uploading/installing of snapshot AEM packages (just built / unreleased)
     snapshot_patterns: [ "**/*-SNAPSHOT.zip" ]
+    snapshot_ignored: false
     # Use checksums to avoid re-deployments when snapshot AEM packages are unchanged
     snapshot_deploy_skipping: true
     # Disable following workflow launchers for a package deployment time only