diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 746f330..ded0c2a 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM alpine/helm:3.2.4
+FROM alpine/helm:3.6.2
 MAINTAINER Erin Call <erin@liffft.com>
 
 COPY build/drone-helm /bin/drone-helm
diff --git a/docs/parameter_reference.md b/docs/parameter_reference.md
index 6942e8b..80fd14d 100644
--- a/docs/parameter_reference.md
+++ b/docs/parameter_reference.md
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ Installations are triggered when the `mode` setting is "upgrade." They can also
 | reuse_values           | boolean        |          |                        | Reuse the values from a previous release. |
 | skip_tls_verify        | boolean        |          |                        | Connect to the Kubernetes cluster without checking for a valid TLS certificate. Not recommended in production. This is ignored if `skip_kubeconfig` is `true`. |
 | create_namespace       | boolean        |          |                        | Pass --create-namespace to `helm upgrade`. |
+| skip_crds              | boolean        |          |                        | Pass --skip-crds to `helm upgrade`. |
 
 ## Uninstallation
 
diff --git a/internal/env/config.go b/internal/env/config.go
index 0f5c889..d80c697 100644
--- a/internal/env/config.go
+++ b/internal/env/config.go
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	AtomicUpgrade      bool     `split_words:"true"`                 // Pass --atomic to `helm upgrade`
 	CleanupOnFail      bool     `envconfig:"cleanup_failed_upgrade"` // Pass --cleanup-on-fail to `helm upgrade`
 	LintStrictly       bool     `split_words:"true"`                 // Pass --strict to `helm lint`
+	SkipCrds           bool     `split_words:"true"`                 // Pass --skip-crds to `helm upgrade`
 
 	Stdout io.Writer `ignored:"true"`
 	Stderr io.Writer `ignored:"true"`
diff --git a/internal/run/upgrade.go b/internal/run/upgrade.go
index dc224e1..718d173 100644
--- a/internal/run/upgrade.go
+++ b/internal/run/upgrade.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ type Upgrade struct {
 	cleanupOnFail   bool
 	certs           *repoCerts
 	createNamespace bool
+	skipCrds        bool
 
 	cmd cmd
 }
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ func NewUpgrade(cfg env.Config) *Upgrade {
 		cleanupOnFail:   cfg.CleanupOnFail,
 		certs:           newRepoCerts(cfg),
 		createNamespace: cfg.CreateNamespace,
+		skipCrds:        cfg.SkipCrds,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -100,6 +102,9 @@ func (u *Upgrade) Prepare() error {
 	if u.createNamespace {
 		args = append(args, "--create-namespace")
 	}
+	if u.skipCrds {
+		args = append(args, "--skip-crds")
+	}
 	for _, vFile := range u.valuesFiles {
 		args = append(args, "--values", vFile)
 	}
diff --git a/internal/run/upgrade_test.go b/internal/run/upgrade_test.go
index aeba26d..0d60d2c 100644
--- a/internal/run/upgrade_test.go
+++ b/internal/run/upgrade_test.go
@@ -220,3 +220,27 @@ func (suite *UpgradeTestSuite) TestPrepareDebugFlag() {
 	suite.Equal(want, stderr.String())
 	suite.Equal("", stdout.String())
 }
+
+func (suite *UpgradeTestSuite) TestPrepareSkipCrdsFlag() {
+	defer suite.ctrl.Finish()
+
+	cfg := env.Config{
+		Chart:    "at40",
+		Release:  "cabbages_smell_great",
+		SkipCrds: true,
+	}
+	u := NewUpgrade(cfg)
+
+	command = func(path string, args ...string) cmd {
+		suite.Equal(helmBin, path)
+		suite.Equal([]string{"upgrade", "--install", "--skip-crds", "cabbages_smell_great", "at40"}, args)
+
+		return suite.mockCmd
+	}
+
+	suite.mockCmd.EXPECT().Stdout(gomock.Any())
+	suite.mockCmd.EXPECT().Stderr(gomock.Any())
+
+	err := u.Prepare()
+	suite.Require().Nil(err)
+}