diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e1719f4..7a17b33 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ Options:
               # The consumer application version
   -h, [--branch=BRANCH]
               # Repository branch of the consumer version
-  -r, [--auto-detect-version-properties], [--no-auto-detect-version-properties]
+  -r, [--auto-detect-version-properties], [--no-auto-detect-version-properties], [--skip-auto-detect-version-properties]
               # Automatically detect the repository commit, branch and build
                 URL from known CI environment variables or git CLI. Supports
                 Buildkite, Circle CI, Travis CI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins,
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ Options:
   -t, [--tag=TAG]
               # Tag name for consumer version. Can be specified multiple
                 times.
-  -g, [--tag-with-git-branch], [--no-tag-with-git-branch]
+  -g, [--tag-with-git-branch], [--no-tag-with-git-branch], [--skip-tag-with-git-branch]
               # Tag consumer version with the name of the current git branch.
                 Supports Buildkite, Circle CI, Travis CI, GitHub Actions,
                 Jenkins, Hudson, AppVeyor, GitLab, CodeShip, Bitbucket and
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ Options:
               # Default: false
       [--build-url=BUILD_URL]
               # The build URL that created the pact
-      [--merge], [--no-merge]
+      [--merge], [--no-merge], [--skip-merge]
               # If a pact already exists for this consumer version and
                 provider, merge the contents. Useful when running Pact tests
                 concurrently on different build nodes.
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ Options:
               # Pact Broker basic auth password
   -k, [--broker-token=BROKER_TOKEN]
               # Pact Broker bearer token
-  -v, [--verbose], [--no-verbose]
+  -v, [--verbose], [--no-verbose], [--skip-verbose]
               # Verbose output.
               # Default: false
 ```
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ Options:
               # Pact Broker basic auth password
   -k, [--broker-token=BROKER_TOKEN]
               # Pact Broker bearer token
-  -v, [--verbose], [--no-verbose]
+  -v, [--verbose], [--no-verbose], [--skip-verbose]
               # Verbose output.
               # Default: false
   -o, [--output=OUTPUT]
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ Options:
                 deployment code
       [--display-name=DISPLAY_NAME]
               # The display name of the environment
-      [--production], [--no-production]
+      [--production], [--no-production], [--skip-production]
               # Whether or not this environment is a production environment.
                 This is currently informational only.
               # Default: false
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ Options:
               # Pact Broker basic auth password
   -k, [--broker-token=BROKER_TOKEN]
               # Pact Broker bearer token
-  -v, [--verbose], [--no-verbose]
+  -v, [--verbose], [--no-verbose], [--skip-verbose]
               # Verbose output.
               # Default: false
 ```
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ Options:
                 deployment code
       [--display-name=DISPLAY_NAME]
               # The display name of the environment
-      [--production], [--no-production]
+      [--production], [--no-production], [--skip-production]
               # Whether or not this environment is a production environment.
                 This is currently informational only.
               # Default: false
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ Options:
               # Pact Broker basic auth password
   -k, [--broker-token=BROKER_TOKEN]
               # Pact Broker bearer token
-  -v, [--verbose], [--no-verbose]
+  -v, [--verbose], [--no-verbose], [--skip-verbose]
               # Verbose output.
               # Default: false
 ```
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ Options:
               # Pact Broker basic auth password
   -k, [--broker-token=BROKER_TOKEN]
               # Pact Broker bearer token
-  -v, [--verbose], [--no-verbose]
+  -v, [--verbose], [--no-verbose], [--skip-verbose]
               # Verbose output.
               # Default: false
 ```
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ Options:
               # Pact Broker basic auth password
   -k, [--broker-token=BROKER_TOKEN]
               # Pact Broker bearer token
-  -v, [--verbose], [--no-verbose]
+  -v, [--verbose], [--no-verbose], [--skip-verbose]
               # Verbose output.
               # Default: false
 ```
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ Options:
               # Pact Broker basic auth password
   -k, [--broker-token=BROKER_TOKEN]
               # Pact Broker bearer token
-  -v, [--verbose], [--no-verbose]
+  -v, [--verbose], [--no-verbose], [--skip-verbose]
               # Verbose output.
               # Default: false
 ```
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ Options:
               # Pact Broker basic auth password
   -k, [--broker-token=BROKER_TOKEN]
               # Pact Broker bearer token
-  -v, [--verbose], [--no-verbose]
+  -v, [--verbose], [--no-verbose], [--skip-verbose]
               # Verbose output.
               # Default: false
 ```
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ Options:
               # Pact Broker basic auth password
   -k, [--broker-token=BROKER_TOKEN]
               # Pact Broker bearer token
-  -v, [--verbose], [--no-verbose]
+  -v, [--verbose], [--no-verbose], [--skip-verbose]
               # Verbose output.
               # Default: false
 ```
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ Options:
               # Pact Broker basic auth password
   -k, [--broker-token=BROKER_TOKEN]
               # Pact Broker bearer token
-  -v, [--verbose], [--no-verbose]
+  -v, [--verbose], [--no-verbose], [--skip-verbose]
               # Verbose output.
               # Default: false
 ```
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ Options:
               # Pact Broker basic auth password
   -k, [--broker-token=BROKER_TOKEN]
               # Pact Broker bearer token
-  -v, [--verbose], [--no-verbose]
+  -v, [--verbose], [--no-verbose], [--skip-verbose]
               # Verbose output.
               # Default: false
 ```
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ Options:
       [--branch=BRANCH]
               # The branch of the version for which you want to check the
                 verification results.
-      [--main-branch], [--no-main-branch]
+      [--main-branch], [--no-main-branch], [--skip-main-branch]
               # Use the latest version of the configured main branch of the
                 pacticipant as the version for which you want to check the
                 verification results
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ Options:
               # The time between retries in seconds. Use in conjuction with
                 --retry-while-unknown
               # Default: 10
-      [--dry-run], [--no-dry-run]
+      [--dry-run], [--no-dry-run], [--skip-dry-run]
               # When dry-run is enabled, always exit process with a success
                 code. Can also be enabled by setting the environment variable
                 PACT_BROKER_CAN_I_DEPLOY_DRY_RUN=true. This mode is useful when
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ Options:
               # Pact Broker basic auth password
   -k, [--broker-token=BROKER_TOKEN]
               # Pact Broker bearer token
-  -v, [--verbose], [--no-verbose]
+  -v, [--verbose], [--no-verbose], [--skip-verbose]
               # Verbose output.
               # Default: false
 ```
@@ -572,6 +572,13 @@ Options:
   -e, [--version=VERSION]
               # The pacticipant version. Must be entered after the
                 --pacticipant that it relates to.
+      [--ignore=PACTICIPANT]
+              # The pacticipant name to ignore. Use once for each pacticipant
+                being ignored. A specific version can be ignored by also
+                specifying a --version after the pacticipant name option. The
+                environment variable PACT_BROKER_CAN_I_MERGE_IGNORE may also be
+                used to specify a pacticipant name to ignore, with commas to
+                separate multiple pacticipant names if necessary.
   -o, [--output=OUTPUT]
               # json or table
               # Default: table
@@ -584,7 +591,7 @@ Options:
               # The time between retries in seconds. Use in conjuction with
                 --retry-while-unknown
               # Default: 10
-      [--dry-run], [--no-dry-run]
+      [--dry-run], [--no-dry-run], [--skip-dry-run]
               # When dry-run is enabled, always exit process with a success
                 code. Can also be enabled by setting the environment variable
                 PACT_BROKER_CAN_I_MERGE_DRY_RUN=true. This mode is useful when
@@ -603,7 +610,7 @@ Options:
               # Pact Broker basic auth password
   -k, [--broker-token=BROKER_TOKEN]
               # Pact Broker bearer token
-  -v, [--verbose], [--no-verbose]
+  -v, [--verbose], [--no-verbose], [--skip-verbose]
               # Verbose output.
               # Default: false
 ```
@@ -639,7 +646,7 @@ Options:
               # Pact Broker basic auth password
   -k, [--broker-token=BROKER_TOKEN]
               # Pact Broker bearer token
-  -v, [--verbose], [--no-verbose]
+  -v, [--verbose], [--no-verbose], [--skip-verbose]
               # Verbose output.
               # Default: false
 ```
@@ -666,7 +673,7 @@ Options:
               # Pact Broker basic auth password
   -k, [--broker-token=BROKER_TOKEN]
               # Pact Broker bearer token
-  -v, [--verbose], [--no-verbose]
+  -v, [--verbose], [--no-verbose], [--skip-verbose]
               # Verbose output.
               # Default: false
 ```
@@ -691,7 +698,7 @@ Options:
               # Pact Broker basic auth password
   -k, [--broker-token=BROKER_TOKEN]
               # Pact Broker bearer token
-  -v, [--verbose], [--no-verbose]
+  -v, [--verbose], [--no-verbose], [--skip-verbose]
               # Verbose output.
               # Default: false
 ```
@@ -727,20 +734,20 @@ Options:
               # Provider label, mutually exclusive with provider name
       [--description=DESCRIPTION]
               # Webhook description
-      [--contract-content-changed], [--no-contract-content-changed]
+      [--contract-content-changed], [--no-contract-content-changed], [--skip-contract-content-changed]
               # Trigger this webhook when the pact content changes
-      [--contract-published], [--no-contract-published]
+      [--contract-published], [--no-contract-published], [--skip-contract-published]
               # Trigger this webhook when a pact is published
-      [--provider-verification-published], [--no-provider-verification-published]
+      [--provider-verification-published], [--no-provider-verification-published], [--skip-provider-verification-published]
               # Trigger this webhook when a provider verification result is
                 published
-      [--provider-verification-failed], [--no-provider-verification-failed]
+      [--provider-verification-failed], [--no-provider-verification-failed], [--skip-provider-verification-failed]
               # Trigger this webhook when a failed provider verification
                 result is published
-      [--provider-verification-succeeded], [--no-provider-verification-succeeded]
+      [--provider-verification-succeeded], [--no-provider-verification-succeeded], [--skip-provider-verification-succeeded]
               # Trigger this webhook when a successful provider verification
                 result is published
-      [--contract-requiring-verification-published], [--no-contract-requiring-verification-published]
+      [--contract-requiring-verification-published], [--no-contract-requiring-verification-published], [--skip-contract-requiring-verification-published]
               # Trigger this webhook when a contract is published that
                 requires verification
       [--team-uuid=UUID]
@@ -754,7 +761,7 @@ Options:
               # Pact Broker basic auth password
   -k, [--broker-token=BROKER_TOKEN]
               # Pact Broker bearer token
-  -v, [--verbose], [--no-verbose]
+  -v, [--verbose], [--no-verbose], [--skip-verbose]
               # Verbose output.
               # Default: false
 ```
@@ -793,20 +800,20 @@ Options:
               # Provider label, mutually exclusive with provider name
       [--description=DESCRIPTION]
               # Webhook description
-      [--contract-content-changed], [--no-contract-content-changed]
+      [--contract-content-changed], [--no-contract-content-changed], [--skip-contract-content-changed]
               # Trigger this webhook when the pact content changes
-      [--contract-published], [--no-contract-published]
+      [--contract-published], [--no-contract-published], [--skip-contract-published]
               # Trigger this webhook when a pact is published
-      [--provider-verification-published], [--no-provider-verification-published]
+      [--provider-verification-published], [--no-provider-verification-published], [--skip-provider-verification-published]
               # Trigger this webhook when a provider verification result is
                 published
-      [--provider-verification-failed], [--no-provider-verification-failed]
+      [--provider-verification-failed], [--no-provider-verification-failed], [--skip-provider-verification-failed]
               # Trigger this webhook when a failed provider verification
                 result is published
-      [--provider-verification-succeeded], [--no-provider-verification-succeeded]
+      [--provider-verification-succeeded], [--no-provider-verification-succeeded], [--skip-provider-verification-succeeded]
               # Trigger this webhook when a successful provider verification
                 result is published
-      [--contract-requiring-verification-published], [--no-contract-requiring-verification-published]
+      [--contract-requiring-verification-published], [--no-contract-requiring-verification-published], [--skip-contract-requiring-verification-published]
               # Trigger this webhook when a contract is published that
                 requires verification
       [--team-uuid=UUID]
@@ -820,7 +827,7 @@ Options:
               # Pact Broker basic auth password
   -k, [--broker-token=BROKER_TOKEN]
               # Pact Broker bearer token
-  -v, [--verbose], [--no-verbose]
+  -v, [--verbose], [--no-verbose], [--skip-verbose]
               # Verbose output.
               # Default: false
       --uuid=UUID
@@ -852,7 +859,7 @@ Options:
               # Pact Broker basic auth password
   -k, [--broker-token=BROKER_TOKEN]
               # Pact Broker bearer token
-  -v, [--verbose], [--no-verbose]
+  -v, [--verbose], [--no-verbose], [--skip-verbose]
               # Verbose output.
               # Default: false
 ```
@@ -872,7 +879,7 @@ Options:
               # The name of the pacticipant that the branch belongs to.
       --branch=BRANCH
               # The pacticipant branch name.
-      [--error-when-not-found], [--no-error-when-not-found]
+      [--error-when-not-found], [--no-error-when-not-found], [--skip-error-when-not-found]
               # Raise an error if the branch that is to be deleted is not
                 found.
               # Default: true
@@ -884,7 +891,7 @@ Options:
               # Pact Broker basic auth password
   -k, [--broker-token=BROKER_TOKEN]
               # Pact Broker bearer token
-  -v, [--verbose], [--no-verbose]
+  -v, [--verbose], [--no-verbose], [--skip-verbose]
               # Verbose output.
               # Default: false
 ```
@@ -907,11 +914,11 @@ Options:
   -t, [--tag=TAG]
               # Tag name for pacticipant version. Can be specified multiple
                 times.
-      [--auto-create-version], [--no-auto-create-version]
+      [--auto-create-version], [--no-auto-create-version], [--skip-auto-create-version]
               # Automatically create the pacticipant version if it does not
                 exist.
               # Default: false
-  -g, [--tag-with-git-branch], [--no-tag-with-git-branch]
+  -g, [--tag-with-git-branch], [--no-tag-with-git-branch], [--skip-tag-with-git-branch]
               # Tag pacticipant version with the name of the current git
                 branch.
               # Default: false
@@ -923,7 +930,7 @@ Options:
               # Pact Broker basic auth password
   -k, [--broker-token=BROKER_TOKEN]
               # Pact Broker bearer token
-  -v, [--verbose], [--no-verbose]
+  -v, [--verbose], [--no-verbose], [--skip-verbose]
               # Verbose output.
               # Default: false
 ```
@@ -957,7 +964,7 @@ Options:
               # Pact Broker basic auth password
   -k, [--broker-token=BROKER_TOKEN]
               # Pact Broker bearer token
-  -v, [--verbose], [--no-verbose]
+  -v, [--verbose], [--no-verbose], [--skip-verbose]
               # Verbose output.
               # Default: false
 ```
@@ -988,7 +995,7 @@ Options:
               # Pact Broker basic auth password
   -k, [--broker-token=BROKER_TOKEN]
               # Pact Broker bearer token
-  -v, [--verbose], [--no-verbose]
+  -v, [--verbose], [--no-verbose], [--skip-verbose]
               # Verbose output.
               # Default: false
   -o, [--output=OUTPUT]
@@ -1034,7 +1041,7 @@ Options:
               # Default: oas
       [--content-type=CONTENT_TYPE]
               # The content type. eg. application/yml
-      [--verification-success], [--no-verification-success]
+      [--verification-success], [--no-verification-success], [--skip-verification-success]
               # Whether or not the self verification passed successfully.
       [--verification-exit-code=N]
               # The exit code of the verification process. Can be used instead
@@ -1065,7 +1072,7 @@ Options:
               # Pact Broker basic auth password
   -k, [--broker-token=BROKER_TOKEN]
               # Pact Broker bearer token
-  -v, [--verbose], [--no-verbose]
+  -v, [--verbose], [--no-verbose], [--skip-verbose]
               # Verbose output.
               # Default: false
 ```
diff --git a/doc/pacts/markdown/Pact Broker Client - Pactflow.md b/doc/pacts/markdown/Pact Broker Client - PactFlow.md
similarity index 100%
rename from doc/pacts/markdown/Pact Broker Client - Pactflow.md
rename to doc/pacts/markdown/Pact Broker Client - PactFlow.md
diff --git a/lib/pact_broker/client/cli/matrix_commands.rb b/lib/pact_broker/client/cli/matrix_commands.rb
index 332c228..29dbd9e 100644
--- a/lib/pact_broker/client/cli/matrix_commands.rb
+++ b/lib/pact_broker/client/cli/matrix_commands.rb
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ def can_i_deploy(*ignored_but_necessary)
             long_desc "Checks if the specified pacticipant version is compatible with the configured main branch of each of the pacticipants with which it is integrated."
             method_option :pacticipant, required: true, aliases: "-a", desc: "The pacticipant name. Use once for each pacticipant being checked."
             method_option :version, required: false, aliases: "-e", desc: "The pacticipant version. Must be entered after the --pacticipant that it relates to."
+            method_option :ignore, required: false, banner: "PACTICIPANT", desc: "The pacticipant name to ignore. Use once for each pacticipant being ignored. A specific version can be ignored by also specifying a --version after the pacticipant name option. The environment variable PACT_BROKER_CAN_I_MERGE_IGNORE may also be used to specify a pacticipant name to ignore, with commas to separate multiple pacticipant names if necessary."
             method_option :output, aliases: "-o", desc: "json or table", default: "table"
             method_option :retry_while_unknown, banner: "TIMES", type: :numeric, default: 0, required: false, desc: "The number of times to retry while there is an unknown verification result (ie. the provider verification is likely still running)"
             method_option :retry_interval, banner: "SECONDS", type: :numeric, default: 10, required: false, desc: "The time between retries in seconds. Use in conjuction with --retry-while-unknown"
@@ -59,11 +60,12 @@ def can_i_merge(*ignored_but_necessary)
               require "pact_broker/client/can_i_deploy"
 
               validate_credentials
-              selectors = VersionSelectorOptionsParser.call(ARGV)
+              selectors = VersionSelectorOptionsParser.call(ARGV).select { |s| !s[:ignore] }
+              ignore_selectors = VersionSelectorOptionsParser.call(ARGV).select { |s| s[:ignore] } + ignore_merge_selectors_from_environment_variable
               validate_can_i_deploy_selectors(selectors)
               dry_run = options.dry_run || ENV["PACT_BROKER_CAN_I_MERGE_DRY_RUN"] == "true"
               can_i_merge_options = { output: options.output, retry_while_unknown: options.retry_while_unknown, retry_interval: options.retry_interval, dry_run: dry_run, verbose: options.verbose }
-              result = CanIDeploy.call(selectors, { with_main_branches: true  }, can_i_merge_options, pact_broker_client_options)
+              result = CanIDeploy.call(selectors, { with_main_branches: true, ignore_selectors: ignore_selectors}, can_i_merge_options, pact_broker_client_options)
               $stdout.puts result.message
               $stdout.flush
               exit(1) unless result.success
@@ -121,6 +123,9 @@ def validate_can_i_deploy_options
               def ignore_selectors_from_environment_variable
                 ENV.fetch("PACT_BROKER_CAN_I_DEPLOY_IGNORE", "").split(",").collect(&:strip).collect{ |i| { pacticipant: i } }
               end
+              def ignore_merge_selectors_from_environment_variable
+                ENV.fetch("PACT_BROKER_CAN_I_MERGE_IGNORE", "").split(",").collect(&:strip).collect{ |i| { pacticipant: i } }
+              end
             end
           end
         end
diff --git a/spec/integration/can_i_merge_spec.rb b/spec/integration/can_i_merge_spec.rb
index eef51a0..b887375 100644
--- a/spec/integration/can_i_merge_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/integration/can_i_merge_spec.rb
@@ -10,14 +10,6 @@ module CLI
           allow($stdout).to receive(:puts)
           allow($stderr).to receive(:puts)
           allow(Retry).to receive(:sleep)
-
-          stub_const("ARGV", %w[--pacticipant Foo --version 1])
-          stub_request(:get, "http://pact-broker/matrix?latest=true&latestby=cvp&mainBranch=true&q%5B%5D%5Bpacticipant%5D=Foo&q%5B%5D%5Bversion%5D=1").
-            with(
-              headers: {
-              'Accept'=>'application/hal+json',
-              }).
-            to_return(status: 200, body: File.read("spec/support/matrix.json"), headers: { "Content-Type" => "application/hal+json" })
         end
 
         let(:minimum_valid_options) do
@@ -35,6 +27,27 @@ module CLI
         let(:invoke_can_i_merge) { subject.can_i_merge }
 
         it "sends a matrix query" do
+          stub_request(:get, "http://pact-broker/matrix?latest=true&latestby=cvp&mainBranch=true&q%5B%5D%5Bpacticipant%5D=Foo&q%5B%5D%5Bversion%5D=1").
+            with(
+              headers: {
+              'Accept'=>'application/hal+json',
+              }).
+            to_return(status: 200, body: File.read("spec/support/matrix.json"), headers: { "Content-Type" => "application/hal+json" })     
+
+          stub_const("ARGV", %w[--pacticipant Foo --version 1])
+          expect($stdout).to receive(:puts).with(/Computer says yes/)
+          invoke_can_i_merge
+        end
+
+
+        it "ignores pacticipant if --ignore flag is provided" do
+          stub_request(:get, "http://pact-broker/matrix?latest=true&latestby=cvp&mainBranch=true&q%5B%5D%5Bpacticipant%5D=Bar&q%5B%5D%5Bversion%5D=3.4.5&ignore%5B%5D%5Bpacticipant%5D=Foo").
+            with(
+              headers: {
+              'Accept'=>'application/hal+json',
+              }).
+            to_return(status: 200, body: File.read("spec/support/matrix.json"), headers: { "Content-Type" => "application/hal+json" })     
+          stub_const("ARGV", %w[--pacticipant Bar --version 3.4.5 --ignore Foo])
           expect($stdout).to receive(:puts).with(/Computer says yes/)
           invoke_can_i_merge
         end