diff --git a/components/git/release.js b/components/git/release.js
index 6c340bf2..d87e92b4 100644
--- a/components/git/release.js
+++ b/components/git/release.js
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ const releaseOptions = {
     describe: 'Promote new release of Node.js',
     type: 'boolean'
   },
+  releaseDate: {
+    describe: 'Default relase date when --prepare is used. It must be YYYY-MM-DD',
+    type: 'string'
+  },
   security: {
     describe: 'Demarcate the new security release as a security release',
     type: 'boolean'
@@ -33,9 +37,10 @@ const releaseOptions = {
     describe: 'Mark the release as the transition from Current to LTS',
     type: 'boolean'
   },
-  releaseDate: {
-    describe: 'Default relase date when --prepare is used. It must be YYYY-MM-DD',
-    type: 'string'
+  yes: {
+    type: 'boolean',
+    default: false,
+    describe: 'Skip all prompts and run non-interactively'
   }
 };
 
@@ -70,6 +75,10 @@ function release(state, argv) {
   const cli = new CLI(logStream);
   const dir = process.cwd();
 
+  if (argv.yes) {
+    cli.setAssumeYes();
+  }
+
   return runPromise(main(state, argv, cli, dir)).catch((err) => {
     if (cli.spinner.enabled) {
       cli.spinner.fail();
diff --git a/docs/git-node.md b/docs/git-node.md
index 3d86a1c7..81149268 100644
--- a/docs/git-node.md
+++ b/docs/git-node.md
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ Options:
   --prepare   Prepare a new release of Node.js                         [boolean]
   --security  Demarcate the new security release as a security release [boolean]
   --startLTS  Mark the release as the transition from Current to LTS   [boolean]
+  --yes       Skip all prompts and run non-interactively               [boolean]
   --filterLabel Filter PR by label when preparing a security release   [string]
   --releaseDate Default relase date when --prepare is used.
                 It must be YYYY-MM-DD   [string]