diff --git a/src/adapters/base.ts b/src/adapters/base.ts
index 5873fce9..00ebeb24 100644
--- a/src/adapters/base.ts
+++ b/src/adapters/base.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ interface IRepoAdapter {
 
   resetRepoBeforeApply(repo: IRepo, force: boolean): Promise<void>;
 
-  commitRepo(repo: IRepo): Promise<void>;
+  commitRepo(repo: IRepo, verify: boolean): Promise<void>;
 
   pushRepo(repo: IRepo, force: boolean): Promise<void>;
 
diff --git a/src/adapters/git.ts b/src/adapters/git.ts
index d715ac4e..0801c6fe 100644
--- a/src/adapters/git.ts
+++ b/src/adapters/git.ts
@@ -57,10 +57,14 @@ abstract class GitAdapter implements IRepoAdapter {
     }
   }
 
-  public async commitRepo(repo: IRepo): Promise<void> {
+  public async commitRepo(repo: IRepo, verify = true): Promise<void> {
     const { migration: { spec } } = this.migrationContext;
     await this.git(repo).add('.');
-    await this.git(repo).commit(`${spec.title} [shepherd]`);
+    const opts: any = {};
+    if (!verify) {
+      opts[`--no-verify`] = null;
+    }
+    await this.git(repo).commit(`${spec.title} [shepherd]`, opts);
   }
 
   public async resetChangedFiles(repo: IRepo): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/src/cli.ts b/src/cli.ts
index 3fc03b95..bc4abb96 100755
--- a/src/cli.ts
+++ b/src/cli.ts
@@ -104,7 +104,11 @@ applyCommand.option('--force-reset-branch', 'Force a reset of the branch before
 applyCommand.option('--skip-reset-on-error', 'Keep changes in the working tree even if the migration fails', false);
 applyCommand.action(handleCommand(apply));
 
-addCommand('commit', 'Commit all changes for the specified migration', true, commit);
+const commitCommand = buildCommand('commit', 'Commit all changes for the specified migration');
+addReposOption(commitCommand);
+commitCommand.option('--no-verify', 'Skips commit verification checks', false);
+commitCommand.action(handleCommand(commit))
+
 addCommand('reset', 'Reset all changes for the specified migration', true, reset);
 
 const pushCommand = buildCommand('push', 'Push all changes for the specified migration');
diff --git a/src/commands/commit.ts b/src/commands/commit.ts
index 4bc1c3c2..cf70c9d9 100644
--- a/src/commands/commit.ts
+++ b/src/commands/commit.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
 import { IMigrationContext } from '../migration-context';
 import forEachRepo from '../util/for-each-repo';
 
-export default async (context: IMigrationContext) => {
+export default async (context: IMigrationContext, options: any) => {
   const {
     adapter,
     logger,
   } = context;
-
   await forEachRepo(context, async (repo) => {
     const spinner = logger.spinner('Committing changes');
     try {
-      await adapter.commitRepo(repo);
+      await adapter.commitRepo(repo, options.verify);
       spinner.succeed('Changes committed');
     } catch (e) {
       logger.error(e);