diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 4f37f9b..e34611d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ on:
         type: string
       more_excluded:
         type: string
+      skip_tests:
+        required: false
+        type: boolean
+        default: false
   workflow_call:
     inputs:
       extension_name:
@@ -32,6 +36,10 @@ on:
         type: string
       more_excluded:
         type: string
+      skip_tests:
+        required: false
+        type: boolean
+        default: false
 
 jobs:
   prepare:
@@ -87,6 +95,7 @@ jobs:
       override_ref: ${{ needs.prepare.outputs.COMMUNITY_EXTENSION_REF }}
       vcpkg_url: ${{ needs.prepare.outputs.COMMUNITY_EXTENSION_VCPKG_URL}}
       vcpkg_commit: ${{ needs.prepare.outputs.COMMUNITY_EXTENSION_VCPKG_COMMIT}}
+      skip_tests: ${{ inputs.skip_tests || false }}
 
   doc_test:
     if: ${{ inputs.deploy != 'false' }}