diff --git a/source/tasks/CreateOctopusRelease/CreateOctopusReleaseV6/createRelease.ts b/source/tasks/CreateOctopusRelease/CreateOctopusReleaseV6/createRelease.ts
index 47131ad3..c912ecd2 100644
--- a/source/tasks/CreateOctopusRelease/CreateOctopusReleaseV6/createRelease.ts
+++ b/source/tasks/CreateOctopusRelease/CreateOctopusReleaseV6/createRelease.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@ export async function createReleaseFromInputs(client: Client, command: CreateRel
         const repository = new ReleaseRepository(client, command.spaceName);
         const response = await repository.create(command);
 
-        client.info(`🎉 Release ${response.ReleaseVersion} created successfully!`);
+        if (command.IgnoreIfAlreadyExists) {
+            client.info(`🎉 Release ${response.ReleaseVersion} is ready for deployment!`);
+        } else {
+            client.info(`🎉 Release ${response.ReleaseVersion} created successfully!`);
+        }
 
         task.setOutputVariable("release_number", response.ReleaseVersion);
 
diff --git a/source/tasks/CreateOctopusRelease/CreateOctopusReleaseV6/inputCommandBuilder.test.ts b/source/tasks/CreateOctopusRelease/CreateOctopusReleaseV6/inputCommandBuilder.test.ts
index 3996f643..f1f97814 100644
--- a/source/tasks/CreateOctopusRelease/CreateOctopusReleaseV6/inputCommandBuilder.test.ts
+++ b/source/tasks/CreateOctopusRelease/CreateOctopusReleaseV6/inputCommandBuilder.test.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ describe("getInputCommand", () => {
         task.addVariableString("DefaultPackageVersion", "1.0.1");
         task.addVariableString("Packages", "Step1:Foo:1.0.0\nBar:2.0.0");
         task.addVariableString("GitRef", "main");
+        task.addVariableBoolean("IgnoreIfAlreadyExists", true);
 
         const command = createCommandFromInputs(logger, task);
         expect(command.spaceName).toBe("Default");
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ describe("getInputCommand", () => {
         expect(command.PackageVersion).toBe("1.0.1");
         expect(command.Packages).toStrictEqual(["Step1:Foo:1.0.0", "Bar:2.0.0"]);
         expect(command.GitRef).toBe("main");
+        expect(command.IgnoreIfAlreadyExists).toBe(true);
 
         expect(task.lastResult).toBeUndefined();
         expect(task.lastResultMessage).toBeUndefined();
diff --git a/source/tasks/CreateOctopusRelease/CreateOctopusReleaseV6/inputCommandBuilder.ts b/source/tasks/CreateOctopusRelease/CreateOctopusReleaseV6/inputCommandBuilder.ts
index 21444dbe..a6c82c3e 100644
--- a/source/tasks/CreateOctopusRelease/CreateOctopusReleaseV6/inputCommandBuilder.ts
+++ b/source/tasks/CreateOctopusRelease/CreateOctopusReleaseV6/inputCommandBuilder.ts
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ export function createCommandFromInputs(logger: Logger, task: TaskWrapper): Crea
         ReleaseNotes: task.getInput("ReleaseNotes"),
         GitRef: task.getInput("GitRef"),
         GitCommit: task.getInput("GitCommit"),
+        IgnoreIfAlreadyExists: task.getBoolean("IgnoreIfAlreadyExists") || undefined,
     };
 
     const releaseNotesFilePath = task.getInput("ReleaseNotesFile");
diff --git a/source/tasks/CreateOctopusRelease/CreateOctopusReleaseV6/task.json b/source/tasks/CreateOctopusRelease/CreateOctopusReleaseV6/task.json
index ace50e8d..312c8d72 100644
--- a/source/tasks/CreateOctopusRelease/CreateOctopusReleaseV6/task.json
+++ b/source/tasks/CreateOctopusRelease/CreateOctopusReleaseV6/task.json
@@ -120,6 +120,15 @@
             "helpMarkDown": "Git commit to use when creating the release for version controlled Projects. Use in conjunction with the gitRef parameter to select any previous commit.",
             "groupName": "versionControl"
         },
+        {
+            "name": "IgnoreIfAlreadyExists",
+            "type": "boolean",
+            "label": "Ignore Existing Release",
+            "defaultValue": "",
+            "required": false,
+            "helpMarkDown": "If enabled will not attempt to create a new release if there is already one with the same version number",
+            "groupName": "additional"
+        },
         {
             "name": "AdditionalArguments",
             "type": "string",