diff --git a/roles/cm_repo/README.md b/roles/cm_repo/README.md
index 12af793e..e5a90f77 100644
--- a/roles/cm_repo/README.md
+++ b/roles/cm_repo/README.md
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ None.
 | `cloudera_manager_repo_password` | `str` | `False` | | Password for authenticating to the package repository. For Cloudera enterprise licenses, this corresponds to the derived `password` value associated with your `uuid`. |
 | `cloudera_manager_repo_key` | `str` | `False` | | URL to the package repository's GPG public key for content validation. |
 | `cloudera_manager_repo_gpgcheck` | `bool` | `False` | - | Flag to manage validation checks (GPG checks) of the repository contents. Set to `true` to enable GPG signature verification during package installation. |
+| `cloudera_manager_skip_os_support_check` | `bool` | `False` | - | Flag to skip OS support checks for Cloudera Manager. |
 
 # Example Playbook
 
diff --git a/roles/cm_repo/defaults/main.yml b/roles/cm_repo/defaults/main.yml
index 895ad702..0a88cc91 100644
--- a/roles/cm_repo/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/cm_repo/defaults/main.yml
@@ -21,3 +21,5 @@ cloudera_manager_version: 7.11.3
 # cloudera_manager_repo_password:
 # cloudera_manager_repo_key:
 # cloudera_manager_repo_gpgcheck: true
+
+cloudera_manager_skip_os_support_check: false
diff --git a/roles/cm_repo/meta/argument_specs.yml b/roles/cm_repo/meta/argument_specs.yml
index 8027e8ca..6528355c 100644
--- a/roles/cm_repo/meta/argument_specs.yml
+++ b/roles/cm_repo/meta/argument_specs.yml
@@ -53,3 +53,7 @@ argument_specs:
       cloudera_manager_repo_gpgcheck:
         description: Flag to manage validation checks of the repository contents.
         type: bool
+      cloudera_manager_skip_os_support_check:
+        description: Flag to skip OS support checks for Cloudera Manager.
+        type: bool
+        default: false
diff --git a/roles/cm_repo/tasks/main.yml b/roles/cm_repo/tasks/main.yml
index f18655b2..f7384ca2 100644
--- a/roles/cm_repo/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/cm_repo/tasks/main.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     gather_subset: distribution
 
 - name: Assert OS support for Cloudera Manager versions
+  when: not cloudera_manager_skip_os_support_check
   ansible.builtin.assert:
     that:
       - supported_cms | selectattr('family', 'eq', cm_repo_supported_distribution_map[ansible_facts['distribution']] | default(ansible_facts['distribution'])) |