diff --git a/commands/version/__tests__/git-commit.test.js b/commands/version/__tests__/git-commit.test.js
index 0d0c3b62dc3..0e21bb08010 100644
--- a/commands/version/__tests__/git-commit.test.js
+++ b/commands/version/__tests__/git-commit.test.js
@@ -43,4 +43,10 @@ describe("git commit", () => {
     await gitCommit("nice", { signGitCommit: true }, opts);
     expect(childProcess.exec).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith("git", ["commit", "--gpg-sign", "-m", "nice"], opts);
   });
+
+  test("--signoff-git-commit", async () => {
+    const opts = { cwd: "signed-off" };
+    await gitCommit("nice", { signoffGitCommit: true }, opts);
+    expect(childProcess.exec).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith("git", ["commit", "--signoff", "-m", "nice"], opts);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/commands/version/command.js b/commands/version/command.js
index d82bd24c856..7b0f55b70b2 100644
--- a/commands/version/command.js
+++ b/commands/version/command.js
@@ -146,6 +146,10 @@ exports.builder = (yargs, composed) => {
       describe: "Pass the `--gpg-sign` flag to `git commit`.",
       type: "boolean",
     },
+    "signoff-git-commit": {
+      describe: "Pass the `--signoff` flag to `git commit`.",
+      type: "boolean",
+    },
     "sign-git-tag": {
       describe: "Pass the `--sign` flag to `git tag`.",
       type: "boolean",
diff --git a/commands/version/index.js b/commands/version/index.js
index 3fcea7cf5d2..8c3a12e45a7 100644
--- a/commands/version/index.js
+++ b/commands/version/index.js
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ class VersionCommand extends Command {
       granularPathspec = true,
       push = true,
       signGitCommit,
+      signoffGitCommit,
       signGitTag,
       forceGitTag,
       tagVersionPrefix = "v",
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@ class VersionCommand extends Command {
       commitHooks,
       granularPathspec,
       signGitCommit,
+      signoffGitCommit,
       signGitTag,
       forceGitTag,
     };
diff --git a/commands/version/lib/git-commit.js b/commands/version/lib/git-commit.js
index 42ea41a1359..f92ac03b94b 100644
--- a/commands/version/lib/git-commit.js
+++ b/commands/version/lib/git-commit.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ module.exports.gitCommit = gitCommit;
  * @param {{ amend: boolean; commitHooks: boolean; signGitCommit: boolean; }} gitOpts
  * @param {import("@lerna/child-process").ExecOpts} opts
  */
-function gitCommit(message, { amend, commitHooks, signGitCommit }, opts) {
+function gitCommit(message, { amend, commitHooks, signGitCommit, signoffGitCommit }, opts) {
   log.silly("gitCommit", message);
   const args = ["commit"];
 
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ function gitCommit(message, { amend, commitHooks, signGitCommit }, opts) {
     args.push("--gpg-sign");
   }
 
+  if (signoffGitCommit) {
+    args.push("--signoff");
+  }
+
   if (amend) {
     args.push("--amend", "--no-edit");
   } else if (message.indexOf(EOL) > -1) {