diff --git a/ctf/deploy.py b/ctf/deploy.py
index 27b20bc..02790da 100644
--- a/ctf/deploy.py
+++ b/ctf/deploy.py
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ def deploy(
         bool,
         typer.Option("--force", help="Force the deployment even if there are errors."),
     ] = False,
+    skip_build: Annotated[
+        bool,
+        typer.Option("--skip-build", help="Skip build container. (Use this only if you already have the necessary locally for the deploy.yaml to work!)")
+    ] = False,
 ):
     ENV["INCUS_REMOTE"] = remote
     # Run generate first.
@@ -118,7 +122,7 @@ def deploy(
             t.name,
         ),  # Running ansible on containers first then virtual machines
     ):
-        if track.require_build_container:
+        if not skip_build and track.require_build_container:
             run_ansible_playbook(
                 remote=remote,
                 production=production,
diff --git a/ctf/redeploy.py b/ctf/redeploy.py
index 41cae65..80cb58d 100644
--- a/ctf/redeploy.py
+++ b/ctf/redeploy.py
@@ -35,9 +35,21 @@ def redeploy(
             help="If there are artefacts remaining, delete them without asking.",
         ),
     ] = False,
+    skip_build: Annotated[
+        bool,
+        typer.Option(
+            "--skip-build",
+            help="Skip build container. (Use this only if you already have the necessary locally for the deploy.yaml to work!)",
+        ),
+    ] = False,
 ) -> None:
     ENV["INCUS_REMOTE"] = remote
     destroy(tracks=tracks, production=production, remote=remote, force=force)
     deploy(
-        tracks=tracks, production=production, remote=remote, force=force, redeploy=True
+        tracks=tracks,
+        production=production,
+        remote=remote,
+        redeploy=True,
+        force=force,
+        skip_build=skip_build,
     )
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index d04455c..13d0975 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "typer==0.16.0",
     "pydantic"
 ]
-version = "4.3.5"
+version = "4.3.6"
 classifiers = [
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
     "Operating System :: OS Independent",