diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/clusterextension_types.go b/api/v1alpha1/clusterextension_types.go
index cd87db021..5fe7071d2 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/clusterextension_types.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/clusterextension_types.go
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ type ClusterExtensionSpec struct {
 	// the bundle may contain resources that are cluster-scoped or that are
 	// installed in a different namespace. This namespace is expected to exist.
 	InstallNamespace string `json:"installNamespace"`
+
+	//+kubebuilder:Optional
+	// skipCRDUpgradeSafetyCheck specifies whether or not the CRD upgrade safety checks should be skipped when attempting to install the cluster extension.
+	SkipCRDUpgradeSafetyCheck bool `json:"skipCRDUpgradeSafetyCheck,omitempty"`
 }
 
 const (
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/olm.operatorframework.io_clusterextensions.yaml b/config/crd/bases/olm.operatorframework.io_clusterextensions.yaml
index 2b0ebb960..6cb774f8d 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/olm.operatorframework.io_clusterextensions.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/olm.operatorframework.io_clusterextensions.yaml
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ spec:
                 maxLength: 48
                 pattern: ^[a-z0-9]+(-[a-z0-9]+)*$
                 type: string
+              skipCRDUpgradeSafetyCheck:
+                description: skipCRDUpgradeSafetyCheck specifies whether or not the
+                  CRD upgrade safety checks should be skipped when attempting to install
+                  the cluster extension.
+                type: boolean
               upgradeConstraintPolicy:
                 default: Enforce
                 description: Defines the policy for how to handle upgrade constraints