diff --git a/bin/sake.js b/bin/sake.js
index b8e856d..4911af4 100755
--- a/bin/sake.js
+++ b/bin/sake.js
@@ -27,5 +27,9 @@ const args = [
   '--cwd', process.cwd()
 ]))
 
-// fire up gulp
-spawn('node', args, { cwd: process.cwd(), stdio: 'inherit' })
+const child = spawn('node', args, { cwd: process.cwd(), stdio: 'inherit' })
+
+// we need the exit code of the child process to propagate up to the main process
+child.on('exit', function(code) {
+  process.exitCode = code
+})
diff --git a/helpers/arguments.js b/helpers/arguments.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4d85486
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helpers/arguments.js
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import minimist from 'minimist'
+
+/**
+ * Determines if the command is being run in "non-interactive mode". If true, we should never present with prompts.
+ * @returns {boolean}
+ */
+export function isNonInteractive()
+{
+  return process.argv.includes('--non-interactive');
+}
+
+/**
+ * Whether this is a dry run deployment. If true, the deploy to WooCommerce will not actually happen.
+ * @returns {boolean}
+ */
+export const isDryRunDeploy = () =>{
+  return process.argv.includes('--dry-run');
+}
+
+/**
+ * The new version of the plugin to deploy. This can be provided via arguments instead of using the prompt.
+ * This will likely be supplied when using non-interactive mode (e.g. CI/CD).
+ * @returns {string|null} The version of the plugin to be deployed, if provided.
+ */
+export const newPluginVersion = () => {
+    const argv = minimist(process.argv.slice(2))
+  
+    return argv['new-version'] || null;
+}
+
+export const skipLinting = () => {
+  return process.argv.includes('--skip-linting');
+}
diff --git a/tasks/compile.js b/tasks/compile.js
index 1fb1de0..87569f8 100644
--- a/tasks/compile.js
+++ b/tasks/compile.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import { lintPhpTask } from './lint.js'
 import { minifyImagesTask } from './imagemin.js'
 import { makepotTask } from './makepot.js'
 import { stylesTask } from './styles.js'
+import { skipLinting } from '../helpers/arguments.js';
 const sass = gulpSaas(dartSaas);
 
 /************************** Scripts */
@@ -152,7 +153,12 @@ compileStyles.displayName = 'compile:styles'
 // Compile all plugin assets
 const compile = (done) => {
   // default compile tasks
-  let tasks = [lintPhpTask, 'scripts', stylesTask, minifyImagesTask] // NOTE: do not import the `scripts` constant here, otherwise it creates a circular dependency
+  let tasks = ['scripts', stylesTask, minifyImagesTask] // NOTE: do not import the `scripts` constant here, otherwise it creates a circular dependency
+
+  // lint PHP unless told not to
+  if (! skipLinting) {
+    tasks.push(lintPhpTask)
+  }
 
   // unless exclusively told not to, generate the POT file as well
   if (!sake.options.skip_pot) {
diff --git a/tasks/deploy.js b/tasks/deploy.js
index a7d8fd4..0a6d9fd 100644
--- a/tasks/deploy.js
+++ b/tasks/deploy.js
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import { zipTask } from './zip.js'
 import { validateReadmeHeadersTask } from './validate.js'
 import { lintScriptsTask, lintStylesTask } from './lint.js'
 import { copyWcRepoTask, copyWpAssetsTask, copyWpTagTask, copyWpTrunkTask } from './copy.js'
+import { isDryRunDeploy, isNonInteractive } from '../helpers/arguments.js';
 
 let validatedEnvVariables = false
 
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ function validateEnvVariables () {
   let variables = ['GITHUB_API_KEY', 'GITHUB_USERNAME', 'SAKE_PRE_RELEASE_PATH']
 
   if (sake.config.deploy.type === 'wc') {
-    variables = variables.concat(['WC_CONSUMER_KEY', 'WC_CONSUMER_SECRET'])
+    variables = variables.concat(['WC_USERNAME', 'WC_APPLICATION_PASSWORD'])
   }
 
   if (sake.config.deploy.type === 'wp') {
@@ -110,16 +111,28 @@ const deployTask = (done) => {
     deployCreateReleasesTask,
   ]
 
-  if (sake.config.deploy.wooId && sake.config.deploy.type === 'wc') {
-    tasks.push(promptWcUploadTask)
-  }
+  if (isDryRunDeploy()) {
+    tasks.push(function(cb) {
+      log.info('Dry run deployment successful')
 
-  if (sake.config.deploy.type === 'wp') {
-    tasks.push(deployToWpRepoTask)
+      return cb()
+    })
+  } else {
+    if (sake.config.deploy.wooId && sake.config.deploy.type === 'wc') {
+      tasks.push(promptWcUploadTask)
+    }
+
+    if (sake.config.deploy.type === 'wp') {
+      tasks.push(deployToWpRepoTask)
+    }
   }
 
-  // finally, create a docs issue, if necessary
-  tasks.push(gitHubCreateDocsIssueTask)
+  // finally, create a docs issue, if necessary, but only in interactive mode
+  if (!isNonInteractive()) {
+    tasks.push(gitHubCreateDocsIssueTask)
+  } else {
+    log.info('Running in non-interactive mode, skipping docs issue creation')
+  }
 
   return gulp.series(tasks)(done)
 }
diff --git a/tasks/prompt.js b/tasks/prompt.js
index 94f4392..eb8266b 100644
--- a/tasks/prompt.js
+++ b/tasks/prompt.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import _ from 'lodash'
 import sake from '../lib/sake.js'
 import gulp from 'gulp'
 import { wcDeployTask } from './wc.js'
+import { isNonInteractive, newPluginVersion } from '../helpers/arguments.js'
 
 function filterIncrement (value) {
   if (value[1] === 'custom') {
@@ -39,6 +40,12 @@ function getDefault () {
  * Internal task for prompting the deploy action
  */
 const promptDeployTask = (done) => {
+  if (newPluginVersion()) {
+    log.info(`Using new version from arguments: ${newPluginVersion()}`)
+    sake.options = _.merge(sake.options, {version: newPluginVersion()})
+    return done()
+  }
+
   let currentVersion = sake.getPluginVersion()
 
   inquirer.prompt([
@@ -102,13 +109,21 @@ promptDeployTask.displayName = 'prompt:deploy'
  * Internal task for prompting whether to upload the plugin to WooCommerce
  */
 const promptWcUploadTask = (done) => {
+  const runWcDeployTask = () => gulp.series(wcDeployTask)(done);
+  
+  // Skip the prompt if in non-interactive mode
+  if (isNonInteractive()) {
+    log.info('Running in non-interactive mode, automatically uploading to WooCommerce.com')
+    return runWcDeployTask();
+  }
+
   inquirer.prompt([{
     type: 'confirm',
     name: 'upload_to_wc',
     message: 'Upload plugin to WooCommerce.com?'
   }]).then((answers) => {
     if (answers.upload_to_wc) {
-      gulp.series(wcDeployTask)(done)
+      runWcDeployTask();
     } else {
       log.error(chalk.red('Skipped uploading to WooCommerce.com'))
       done()
@@ -121,6 +136,12 @@ promptWcUploadTask.displayName = 'prompt:wc_upload'
  * Internal task for prompting whether the release has been tested
  */
 const promptTestedReleaseZipTask = (done) => {
+  // Skip the prompt if in non-interactive mode
+  if (isNonInteractive()) {
+    log.info('Running in non-interactive mode, skipping release zip testing confirmation')
+    return done()
+  }
+  
   inquirer.prompt([{
     type: 'confirm',
     name: 'tested_release_zip',