diff --git a/push-tag-and-version-template.gitlab-ci.yml b/push-tag-and-version-template.gitlab-ci.yml
index de20c53..0697a93 100644
--- a/push-tag-and-version-template.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/push-tag-and-version-template.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   variables:
     ARTIFACT: "version"
     MVN_VERSION: "false"
+    MVN_EXTRA_ARGS: ""
   before_script:
     - setup-ssh
   script:
@@ -15,6 +16,6 @@
     - curl "https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version-&message=$VERSION&color=green" -o $ARTIFACT.svg
     - >
       if [ "${MVN_VERSION}" == "true" ]; then
-        mvn versions:set -DnewVersion=$VERSION -DgenerateBackupPoms=false
+        mvn $MVN_EXTRA_ARGS versions:set -DnewVersion=$VERSION -DgenerateBackupPoms=false
       fi
     - push $VERSION