diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 229f8fe..e6766a1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.htm
 
 ---
 
-## [Unreleased]
+## [5.0.0] - 2024-02-16
+### Added
+- Validation skip functionality for checksums
 
 ---
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bc5c8c1..6ac7e93 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -111,6 +111,13 @@ Input: path/to/input is valid <file-type>
 Error: path/to/input <error message>
 ```
 
+#### Validation Skipping
+
+Certain validations can be skipped through environment variables.
+|ENV VAR|Notes|
+|:---:|:---:|
+|PIPEVAL_SKIP_CHECKSUM|Flag to disable checksum validation. Set to `true` to disable checksum validation within PipeVal.|
+
 ### `pipeval generate-checksum`
 ```
 usage: pipeval generate-checksum [-h] [-t {md5,sha512}] [-v] path [path ...]
diff --git a/pipeval/common.py b/pipeval/common.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..512e934
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pipeval/common.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+""" Common functions for PipeVal """
+import os
+from functools import wraps
+
+# pylint: disable=C0103,W0613
+def skippedValidation(name):
+    """
+    Conditionally mark a validation to be skipped
+
+    If the environment variable f'PIPEVAL_SKIP_{name}' is set to `true`,
+    the decorated function will skip that validation.
+    """
+    def decorator(func):
+        return func
+
+    def print_skip_message(func):
+        @wraps(func)
+        def skip_message(*args, **kwargs):
+            print(f'PID:{os.getpid()} - Skipping validation {name.upper()}')
+
+        return skip_message
+
+    value = os.environ.get(f"PIPEVAL_SKIP_{name.upper()}")
+    should_skip_validate = value is not None and value.lower() == 'true'
+
+    if not should_skip_validate:
+        return decorator
+
+    return print_skip_message
diff --git a/pipeval/generate_checksum/checksum.py b/pipeval/generate_checksum/checksum.py
index a48722d..e522c8a 100644
--- a/pipeval/generate_checksum/checksum.py
+++ b/pipeval/generate_checksum/checksum.py
@@ -5,11 +5,14 @@
 from typing import Dict, Union
 from pathlib import Path
 
+from pipeval.common import skippedValidation
+
 ChecksumArgs = namedtuple(
     'args',
     'path, type'
 )
 
+@skippedValidation('CHECKSUM')
 def _validate_checksums(path:Path):
     ''' Validate MD5 and/or SHA512 checksums '''
     # Checksum validation
diff --git a/test/unit/test_common.py b/test/unit/test_common.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c2c0fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/test_common.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# pylint: disable=C0116
+# pylint: disable=C0114
+# pylint: disable=C0103
+from pipeval.common import skippedValidation
+
+def test__skippedValidation__properly_skips_function_call(monkeypatch, capsys):
+    monkeypatch.setenv('PIPEVAL_SKIP_CHECKSUM', 'true')
+
+    @skippedValidation('CHECKSUM')
+    def to_be_decorated():
+        print('Decorated function called')
+
+    to_be_decorated()
+
+    out, _ = capsys.readouterr()
+
+    assert 'Skipping validation CHECKSUM' in out
+    assert 'Decorated function called' not in out
+
+def test__skippedValidation__properly_calls_function(monkeypatch, capsys):
+    monkeypatch.setenv('PIPEVAL_SKIP_CHECKSUM', 'false')
+
+    @skippedValidation('CHECKSUM')
+    def to_be_decorated():
+        print('Decorated function called')
+
+    to_be_decorated()
+
+    out, _ = capsys.readouterr()
+
+    assert 'Skipping validation CHECKSUM' not in out
+    assert 'Decorated function called' in out