diff --git a/.changes/bundler-skip-ci.md b/.changes/bundler-skip-ci.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..66ad0f001
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/bundler-skip-ci.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+tauri-bundler: 'patch:enhance'
+---
+
+The bundler now reads the `TAURI_BUNDLER_DMG_IGNORE_CI` env var to decide whether to check for `CI: true` when building DMG files.
diff --git a/crates/tauri-bundler/src/bundle/macos/dmg/mod.rs b/crates/tauri-bundler/src/bundle/macos/dmg/mod.rs
index de525e296..7df50a055 100644
--- a/crates/tauri-bundler/src/bundle/macos/dmg/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/tauri-bundler/src/bundle/macos/dmg/mod.rs
@@ -174,9 +174,12 @@ pub fn bundle_project(settings: &Settings, bundles: &[Bundle]) -> crate::Result<
 
   // Issue #592 - Building MacOS dmg files on CI
   // https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri/issues/592
-  if let Some(value) = env::var_os("CI") {
-    if value == "true" {
-      bundle_dmg_cmd.arg("--skip-jenkins");
+  if env::var_os("TAURI_BUNDLER_DMG_IGNORE_CI").unwrap_or_default() != "true" {
+    if let Some(value) = env::var_os("CI") {
+      if value == "true" {
+        bundle_dmg_cmd.arg("--skip-jenkins");
+      } else {
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/crates/tauri-cli/ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES.md b/crates/tauri-cli/ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES.md
index ed40ed865..40173018f 100644
--- a/crates/tauri-cli/ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES.md
+++ b/crates/tauri-cli/ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ These environment variables are inputs to the CLI which may have an equivalent C
 - `TAURI_BUNDLER_WIX_FIPS_COMPLIANT` — Specify the bundler's WiX `FipsCompliant` option.
 - `TAURI_BUNDLER_TOOLS_GITHUB_MIRROR` - Specify a GitHub mirror to download files and tools used by tauri bundler.
 - `TAURI_BUNDLER_TOOLS_GITHUB_MIRROR_TEMPLATE` - Specify a GitHub mirror template to download files and tools used by tauri bundler, for example: `https://mirror.example.com/<owner>/<repo>/releases/download/<version>/<asset>`.
+- `TAURI_BUNDLER_DMG_IGNORE_CI` - Disable the check for `CI: true` in the `.dmg` bundler.
 - `TAURI_SKIP_SIDECAR_SIGNATURE_CHECK` - Skip signing sidecars.
 - `TAURI_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY` — Private key used to sign your app bundles, can be either a string or a path to the file.
 - `TAURI_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD` — The signing private key password, see `TAURI_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY`.