diff --git a/scripts/full-release.sh b/scripts/full-release.sh
index e0cbaeb..cbfc18e 100755
--- a/scripts/full-release.sh
+++ b/scripts/full-release.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ set -e
 
 DRY_RUN=true
 SKIP_CRATE_PUBLISH=false
+ALLOW_DIRTY=false
 
 POSITIONAL=()
 while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
@@ -23,6 +24,10 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
       SKIP_CRATE_PUBLISH=true
       shift # past argument
       ;;
+    --allow-dirty)
+      ALLOW_DIRTY=true
+      shift # past argument
+      ;;
     *)    # unknown option
       POSITIONAL+=("$1") # save it in an array for later
       shift # past argument
@@ -66,6 +71,9 @@ fi
 if [[ $SKIP_CRATE_PUBLISH == true ]]; then
 	params+=(--no-publish)
 fi
+if [[ $ALLOW_DIRTY == true ]]; then
+  params+=(--allow-dirty)
+fi
 cargo smart-release --update-crates-index --no-changelog --no-tag --no-push --no-publish "${params[@]}"
 
 #echo "Verify that the publish succeeded, and Press any key to continue..."