diff --git a/.changeset/dull-pillows-unite.md b/.changeset/dull-pillows-unite.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2a4dcd2d3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/dull-pillows-unite.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@janus-idp/cli": patch
+---
+
+fix(cli): add a flag to relax semver checks. This change updates the CLI to add an option to relax the semver checks on a per-package basis to cater for plugins where it is known there should be runtime compabability due to no interface changes.
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/export-dynamic-plugin/backend-embed-as-dependencies.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/export-dynamic-plugin/backend-embed-as-dependencies.ts
index d80c039e02..6fec606c95 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/export-dynamic-plugin/backend-embed-as-dependencies.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/export-dynamic-plugin/backend-embed-as-dependencies.ts
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ export async function backend(opts: OptionValues): Promise<string> {
   const packagesToEmbed = (opts.embedPackage || []) as string[];
   const allowNative = (opts.allowNativePackage || []) as string[];
   const suppressNative = (opts.suppressNativePackage || []) as string[];
+  const ignoreVersionCheck = (opts.ignoreVersionCheck || []) as string[];
   const monoRepoPackages = await getPackages(paths.targetDir);
   const embeddedResolvedPackages = await searchEmbedded(
     pkg,
@@ -302,7 +303,11 @@ throw new Error(
         `Hoisting peer dependencies of embedded packages to the main package`,
       );
       const mainPeerDependencies = mainPkg.peerDependencies || {};
-      addToMainDependencies(embeddedPeerDependencies, mainPeerDependencies);
+      addToMainDependencies(
+        embeddedPeerDependencies,
+        mainPeerDependencies,
+        ignoreVersionCheck,
+      );
       if (Object.keys(mainPeerDependencies).length > 0) {
         mainPkg.peerDependencies = mainPeerDependencies;
       }
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/export-dynamic-plugin/backend-utils.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/export-dynamic-plugin/backend-utils.ts
index 2e51bac878..2156a23215 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/export-dynamic-plugin/backend-utils.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/export-dynamic-plugin/backend-utils.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ import semver from 'semver';
 
 import path from 'path';
 
+import { Task } from '../../lib/tasks';
+
 export function addToDependenciesForModule(
   dependency: { name: string; version: string },
   dependencies: { [key: string]: string },
@@ -43,24 +45,22 @@ export function addToDependenciesForModule(
     existingDependencyMinVersion &&
     semver.satisfies(existingDependencyMinVersion, dependency.version)
   ) {
-    console.log(
+    Task.log(
       `Several compatible versions ('${existingDependencyVersion}', '${dependency.version}') of the same transitive dependency ('${dependency.name}') for embedded module ('${module}'): keeping '${existingDependencyVersion}'`,
     );
     return;
   }
-
   const newDependencyMinVersion = semver.minVersion(dependency.version);
   if (
     newDependencyMinVersion &&
     semver.satisfies(newDependencyMinVersion, existingDependencyVersion)
   ) {
     dependencies[dependency.name] = dependency.version;
-    console.log(
+    Task.log(
       `Several compatible versions ('${existingDependencyVersion}', '${dependency.version}') of the same transitive dependency ('${dependency.name}') for embedded module ('${module}'): keeping '${dependency.version}'`,
     );
     return;
   }
-
   throw new Error(
     `Several incompatible versions ('${existingDependencyVersion}', '${dependency.version}') of the same transitive dependency ('${dependency.name}') for embedded module ('${module}')`,
   );
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ export function addToDependenciesForModule(
 export function addToMainDependencies(
   dependenciesToAdd: { [key: string]: string },
   mainDependencies: { [key: string]: string },
+  ignoreVersionCheck: string[] = [],
 ): void {
   for (const dep in dependenciesToAdd) {
     if (!Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(dependenciesToAdd, dep)) {
@@ -81,18 +82,23 @@ export function addToMainDependencies(
     }
     if (existingVersion !== dependenciesToAdd[dep]) {
       const existingMinVersion = semver.minVersion(existingVersion);
-
       if (
         existingMinVersion &&
         semver.satisfies(existingMinVersion, dependenciesToAdd[dep])
       ) {
-        console.log(
+        Task.log(
           `The version of a dependency ('${dep}') of an embedded module differs from the main module's dependencies: '${dependenciesToAdd[dep]}', '${existingVersion}': keeping it as it is compatible`,
         );
       } else {
-        throw new Error(
-          `The version of a dependency ('${dep}') of an embedded module conflicts with main module dependencies: '${dependenciesToAdd[dep]}', '${existingVersion}': cannot proceed!`,
-        );
+        if (!ignoreVersionCheck.includes(dep)) {
+          throw new Error(
+            `The version of a dependency ('${dep}') of an embedded module conflicts with main module dependencies: '${dependenciesToAdd[dep]}', '${existingVersion}': cannot proceed!`,
+          );
+        } else {
+          Task.log(
+            `The version of a dependency ('${dep}') of an embedded module conflicts with the main module's dependencies: '${dependenciesToAdd[dep]}', '${existingVersion}': however this has been overridden`,
+          );
+        }
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/index.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/index.ts
index ac9b14ff1c..faa81320d0 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/index.ts
@@ -113,6 +113,10 @@ export function registerScriptCommand(program: Command) {
       '--suppress-native-package [package-name...]',
       'Optional list of native package names to be excluded from the exported plugin',
     )
+    .option(
+      '--ignore-version-check [packageName...]',
+      'Optional list of package names to ignore when doing semver dependency checks',
+    )
     .option(
       '--no-install',
       'Do not run `yarn install` to fill the dynamic plugin `node_modules` folder (backend plugin only).',