diff --git a/bin/install.js b/bin/install.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100755
--- a/bin/install.js
+++ b/bin/install.js
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ if (isCI && !process.env.HUSKY_IGNORE_CI) {
   process.exit(0)
 }
 
+if (process.env.HUSKY_SKIP_INSTALL) {
+  console.log(`env variable HUSKY_SKIP_INSTALL is set to ${process.env.HUSKY_SKIP_INSTALL}, skipping Git hooks installation`)
+  process.exit(0)
+}
+
 console.log('setting up Git hooks')
 
 const huskyDir = path.join(__dirname, '..')
added HUSKY_SKIP_INSTALL env variable to skip hook install (#<I>)