Index: src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/install/InstallMojo.java
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--- src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/install/InstallMojo.java	(revision 919111)
+++ src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/install/InstallMojo.java	(working copy)
@@ -53,6 +53,14 @@
      * @readonly
      */
     private File pomFile;
+    
+    /**
+     * Set this to <code>true</code> to bypass artifact installation. Use this for artifacts that does not need to be installed in the local repository.
+     * 
+     * @parameter default-value="false"
+     * @required
+     */
+    private boolean skip;
 
     /**
      * @parameter default-value="${project.artifact}"
@@ -71,6 +79,11 @@
     public void execute()
         throws MojoExecutionException
     {
+    	if (skip) {
+    		getLog().info("Skipping artifact installation");
+    		return;
+    	}
+    	
         // TODO: push into transformation
         boolean isPomArtifact = "pom".equals( packaging );