diff --git a/pkg/build/pipelines/go/bump.yaml b/pkg/build/pipelines/go/bump.yaml
index 05211719a..098f80c31 100644
--- a/pkg/build/pipelines/go/bump.yaml
+++ b/pkg/build/pipelines/go/bump.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ inputs:
   tidy:
     default: true
     description: Run go mod tidy command before and after the bump
+  skip-initial-tidy:
+    default: false
+    description: Skip the initial go mod tidy command
   show-diff:
     default: false
     description: Show the difference between the go.mod file before and after the bump
@@ -32,4 +35,4 @@ pipeline:
       cd "${{inputs.modroot}}"
 
       # We use the --tidy flag to run go mod tidy before and after in some cases (if old versions of go are used, we need to update the go.mod format)
-      gobump --packages "${{inputs.deps}}" --replaces "${{inputs.replaces}}" --tidy=${{inputs.tidy}} --show-diff=${{inputs.show-diff}} --go-version=${{inputs.go-version}} --compat=${{inputs.tidy-compat}}
+      gobump --packages "${{inputs.deps}}" --replaces "${{inputs.replaces}}" --tidy=${{inputs.tidy}} --skip-initial-tidy=${{inputs.skip-initial-tidy}} --show-diff=${{inputs.show-diff}} --go-version=${{inputs.go-version}} --compat=${{inputs.tidy-compat}}