diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 99f42a4d..f3a122d8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ _Optional_ A pull request number, only required if triggered from a workflow_dis
 
 ### `skip-commit-verification`
 
-_Optional_ If true, then the [dependabot/fetch-metadata](https://github.com/dependabot/fetch-metadata) action will not expect the commits to have a verification signature. It is required to set this to true in GitHub Enterprise Server.
+_Optional_ If true, then the action will not expect the commits to have a verification signature. It is required to set this to true in GitHub Enterprise Server.
 
 ## Usage
 
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 40deefb9..9d46cf1b 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -2782,6 +2782,7 @@ module.exports = async function run({
     USE_GITHUB_AUTO_MERGE,
     TARGET,
     PR_NUMBER,
+    SKIP_COMMIT_VERIFICATION,
   } = getInputs(inputs)
 
   try {
@@ -2808,12 +2809,14 @@ module.exports = async function run({
       return logWarning('PR contains non dependabot commits, skipping.')
     }
 
-    try {
-      await verifyCommits(commits)
-    } catch {
-      return logWarning(
-        'PR contains invalid dependabot commit signatures, skipping.'
-      )
+    if (!SKIP_COMMIT_VERIFICATION) {
+      try {
+        verifyCommits(commits)
+      } catch {
+        return logWarning(
+          'PR contains invalid dependabot commit signatures, skipping.'
+        )
+      }
     }
 
     if (
@@ -3108,6 +3111,7 @@ exports.getInputs = inputs => {
     USE_GITHUB_AUTO_MERGE: /true/i.test(inputs['use-github-auto-merge']),
     TARGET: mapUpdateType(inputs['target']),
     PR_NUMBER: inputs['pr-number'],
+    SKIP_COMMIT_VERIFICATION: /true/i.test(inputs['skip-commit-verification']),
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/action.js b/src/action.js
index 521d9579..b198f1a0 100644
--- a/src/action.js
+++ b/src/action.js
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ module.exports = async function run({
     USE_GITHUB_AUTO_MERGE,
     TARGET,
     PR_NUMBER,
+    SKIP_COMMIT_VERIFICATION,
   } = getInputs(inputs)
 
   try {
@@ -57,12 +58,14 @@ module.exports = async function run({
       return logWarning('PR contains non dependabot commits, skipping.')
     }
 
-    try {
-      await verifyCommits(commits)
-    } catch {
-      return logWarning(
-        'PR contains invalid dependabot commit signatures, skipping.'
-      )
+    if (!SKIP_COMMIT_VERIFICATION) {
+      try {
+        verifyCommits(commits)
+      } catch {
+        return logWarning(
+          'PR contains invalid dependabot commit signatures, skipping.'
+        )
+      }
     }
 
     if (
diff --git a/src/util.js b/src/util.js
index bfad8df9..e4a3f62b 100644
--- a/src/util.js
+++ b/src/util.js
@@ -46,5 +46,6 @@ exports.getInputs = inputs => {
     USE_GITHUB_AUTO_MERGE: /true/i.test(inputs['use-github-auto-merge']),
     TARGET: mapUpdateType(inputs['target']),
     PR_NUMBER: inputs['pr-number'],
+    SKIP_COMMIT_VERIFICATION: /true/i.test(inputs['skip-commit-verification']),
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/action.test.js b/test/action.test.js
index 2d515402..e46b42b3 100644
--- a/test/action.test.js
+++ b/test/action.test.js
@@ -79,9 +79,7 @@ function buildStubbedAction({ payload, inputs, dependabotMetadata }) {
     getPullRequestCommits: prCommitsStub.resolves([]),
   })
 
-  const verifyCommitsStub = sinon
-    .stub(verifyCommits, 'verifyCommits')
-    .returns(Promise.resolve())
+  const verifyCommitsStub = sinon.stub(verifyCommits, 'verifyCommits')
 
   const action = proxyquire('../src/action', {
     '@actions/core': coreStub,
@@ -231,7 +229,7 @@ tap.test(
       },
     ])
 
-    stubs.verifyCommitsStub.rejects()
+    stubs.verifyCommitsStub.throws()
 
     await action()
 
@@ -244,6 +242,44 @@ tap.test(
   }
 )
 
+tap.test(
+  'should review and merge even if commit signatures cannot be verified with skip-commit-verification',
+  async () => {
+    const PR_NUMBER = Math.random()
+    const { action, stubs } = buildStubbedAction({
+      payload: {
+        pull_request: {
+          user: {
+            login: BOT_NAME,
+          },
+          number: PR_NUMBER,
+        },
+      },
+      inputs: {
+        'skip-commit-verification': true,
+      },
+    })
+
+    stubs.prCommitsStub.resolves([
+      {
+        author: {
+          login: 'dependabot[bot]',
+        },
+      },
+    ])
+
+    await action()
+
+    sinon.assert.calledWithExactly(
+      stubs.logStub.logInfo,
+      'Dependabot merge completed'
+    )
+    sinon.assert.notCalled(stubs.coreStub.setFailed)
+    sinon.assert.calledOnce(stubs.approveStub)
+    sinon.assert.calledOnce(stubs.mergeStub)
+  }
+)
+
 tap.test('should ignore excluded package', async () => {
   const PR_NUMBER = Math.random()
   const { action, stubs } = buildStubbedAction({
diff --git a/test/util.test.js b/test/util.test.js
index 435e927d..785a1ed9 100644
--- a/test/util.test.js
+++ b/test/util.test.js
@@ -32,6 +32,15 @@ tap.test('parseCommaOrSemicolonSeparatedValue', async t => {
   })
 })
 
+const BOOLEAN_INPUTS = [
+  { input: 'approve-only', key: 'APPROVE_ONLY' },
+  { input: 'use-github-auto-merge', key: 'USE_GITHUB_AUTO_MERGE' },
+  {
+    input: 'skip-commit-verification',
+    key: 'SKIP_COMMIT_VERIFICATION',
+  },
+]
+
 tap.test('getInputs', async t => {
   t.test('should fail if no inputs object is provided', async t => {
     t.throws(() => getInputs())
@@ -60,14 +69,16 @@ tap.test('getInputs', async t => {
           'test-merge-comment'
         )
       })
-      t.test('APPROVE_ONLY', async t => {
-        t.equal(getInputs({}).APPROVE_ONLY, false)
-        t.equal(getInputs({ 'approve-only': 'false' }).APPROVE_ONLY, false)
-        t.equal(getInputs({ 'approve-only': 'False' }).APPROVE_ONLY, false)
-        t.equal(getInputs({ 'approve-only': 'FALSE' }).APPROVE_ONLY, false)
-        t.equal(getInputs({ 'approve-only': 'true' }).APPROVE_ONLY, true)
-        t.equal(getInputs({ 'approve-only': 'True' }).APPROVE_ONLY, true)
-        t.equal(getInputs({ 'approve-only': 'TRUE' }).APPROVE_ONLY, true)
+      t.test('BOOLEAN INPUTS', async t => {
+        BOOLEAN_INPUTS.forEach(({ input, key }) => {
+          t.equal(getInputs({})[key], false)
+          t.equal(getInputs({ [input]: 'false' })[key], false)
+          t.equal(getInputs({ [input]: 'False' })[key], false)
+          t.equal(getInputs({ [input]: 'FALSE' })[key], false)
+          t.equal(getInputs({ [input]: 'true' })[key], true)
+          t.equal(getInputs({ [input]: 'True' })[key], true)
+          t.equal(getInputs({ [input]: 'TRUE' })[key], true)
+        })
       })
       t.test('TARGET', async t => {
         t.equal(