diff --git a/.changes/0.12.8.md b/.changes/0.12.8.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0651235
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/0.12.8.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+## 0.12.8 - 2024-03-29
+### Added
+* Add a `--skip-add-data-types` flag
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 67729f9..b87adb3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html),
 and is generated by [Changie](https://github.com/miniscruff/changie).
 
 
+## 0.12.8 - 2024-03-29
+### Added
+* Add a `--skip-add-data-types` flag
+
 ## 0.12.7 - 2024-03-28
 ### Added
 * Add a --use-unrendered-descriptions flag which allows doc block propagation
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 4045f48..2aea4eb 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "dbt-osmosis"
-version = "0.12.7"
+version = "0.12.8"
 description = "A dbt server and suite of optional developer tools to make developing with dbt delightful."
 authors = ["z3z1ma <butler.alex2010@gmail.com>"]
 license = "Apache-2.0"
diff --git a/src/dbt_osmosis/core/osmosis.py b/src/dbt_osmosis/core/osmosis.py
index f62416f..d83e266 100644
--- a/src/dbt_osmosis/core/osmosis.py
+++ b/src/dbt_osmosis/core/osmosis.py
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ def __init__(
         models: Optional[List[str]] = None,
         skip_add_columns: bool = False,
         skip_add_tags: bool = False,
+        skip_add_data_types: bool = False,
         skip_merge_meta: bool = False,
         add_progenitor_to_meta: bool = False,
         vars: Optional[str] = None,
@@ -118,6 +119,7 @@ def __init__(
         self._catalog: Optional[CatalogArtifact] = None
         self.skip_add_columns = skip_add_columns
         self.skip_add_tags = skip_add_tags
+        self.skip_add_data_types = skip_add_data_types
         self.skip_merge_meta = skip_merge_meta
         self.add_progenitor_to_meta = add_progenitor_to_meta
         self.use_unrendered_descriptions = use_unrendered_descriptions
@@ -999,6 +1001,8 @@ def update_columns_data_type(
         columns_db_meta: Dict[str, ColumnMetadata],
     ) -> int:
         changes_committed = 0
+        if not self.skip_add_data_types:
+            return changes_committed
         for column in columns_db_meta:
             cased_column_name = self.column_casing(column)
             if cased_column_name in node.columns:
diff --git a/src/dbt_osmosis/main.py b/src/dbt_osmosis/main.py
index 3d805df..87ef64e 100644
--- a/src/dbt_osmosis/main.py
+++ b/src/dbt_osmosis/main.py
@@ -136,6 +136,11 @@ def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
     is_flag=True,
     help="If specified, we will skip adding tags to the models.",
 )
+@click.option(
+    "--skip-add-data-types",
+    is_flag=True,
+    help="If specified, we will skip adding data types to the models.",
+)
 @click.option(
     "--skip-merge-meta",
     is_flag=True,
@@ -184,6 +189,7 @@ def refactor(
     check: bool = False,
     skip_add_columns: bool = False,
     skip_add_tags: bool = False,
+    skip_add_data_types: bool = False,
     skip_merge_meta: bool = False,
     add_progenitor_to_meta: bool = False,
     models: Optional[List[str]] = None,
@@ -215,6 +221,7 @@ def refactor(
         catalog_file=catalog_file,
         skip_add_columns=skip_add_columns,
         skip_add_tags=skip_add_tags,
+        skip_add_data_types=skip_add_data_types,
         skip_merge_meta=skip_merge_meta,
         add_progenitor_to_meta=add_progenitor_to_meta,
         profile=profile,
@@ -267,6 +274,11 @@ def refactor(
     is_flag=True,
     help="If specified, we will skip adding tags to the models.",
 )
+@click.option(
+    "--skip-add-data-types",
+    is_flag=True,
+    help="If specified, we will skip adding data types to the models.",
+)
 @click.option(
     "--skip-merge-meta",
     is_flag=True,
@@ -306,6 +318,7 @@ def organize(
     models: Optional[List[str]] = None,
     skip_add_columns: bool = False,
     skip_add_tags: bool = False,
+    skip_add_data_types: bool = False,
     skip_merge_meta: bool = False,
     add_progenitor_to_meta: bool = False,
     profile: Optional[str] = None,
@@ -333,6 +346,7 @@ def organize(
         models=models,
         skip_add_columns=skip_add_columns,
         skip_add_tags=skip_add_tags,
+        skip_add_data_types=skip_add_data_types,
         skip_merge_meta=skip_merge_meta,
         add_progenitor_to_meta=add_progenitor_to_meta,
         profile=profile,
@@ -399,6 +413,11 @@ def organize(
     is_flag=True,
     help="If specified, we will skip adding tags to the models.",
 )
+@click.option(
+    "--skip-add-data-types",
+    is_flag=True,
+    help="If specified, we will skip adding data types to the models.",
+)
 @click.option(
     "--skip-merge-meta",
     is_flag=True,
@@ -448,6 +467,7 @@ def document(
     models: Optional[List[str]] = None,
     skip_add_columns: bool = False,
     skip_add_tags: bool = False,
+    skip_add_data_types: bool = False,
     skip_merge_meta: bool = False,
     add_progenitor_to_meta: bool = False,
     profile: Optional[str] = None,
@@ -477,6 +497,7 @@ def document(
         catalog_file=catalog_file,
         skip_add_columns=skip_add_columns,
         skip_add_tags=skip_add_tags,
+        skip_add_data_types=skip_add_data_types,
         skip_merge_meta=skip_merge_meta,
         add_progenitor_to_meta=add_progenitor_to_meta,
         profile=profile,