diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7b5a7f7..4b52509 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -112,7 +112,8 @@
     -h, --help                  Prints help information
         --format FORMAT         Output formatting [default: list]
                                 [values: list, json]
-    -i, --ignore DEPENDENCIES   Space separated list of dependencies to ignore
+    -i, --ignore DEPENDENCIES   Comma separated list of dependencies to not print in the output
+    -x, --exclude DEPENDENCIES  Comma separated list of dependencies to exclude from building
     -q, --quiet                 Suppresses warnings
     -R, --root-deps-only        Only check root dependencies (Equivalent to --depth=1)
     -V, --version               Prints version information
diff --git a/src/cargo_ops/temp_project.rs b/src/cargo_ops/temp_project.rs
index 2ca6259..dfdf76a 100644
--- a/src/cargo_ops/temp_project.rs
+++ b/src/cargo_ops/temp_project.rs
@@ -473,14 +473,15 @@
     ) -> CargoResult<()> {
         let dep_keys: Vec<_> = dependencies.keys().cloned().collect();
         for dep_key in dep_keys {
-            // this, by brute force, allows a user to ignore a dependency by not writing
+            // this, by brute force, allows a user to exclude a dependency by not writing
             // it to the temp project's manifest
             // In short this allows cargo to build the package with semver minor compatibilities issues
             // https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/issues/6584
             // https://github.com/kbknapp/cargo-outdated/issues/230
-            if self.options.flag_ignore.contains(&dep_key) {
+            if self.options.flag_exclude.contains(&dep_key) {
                 continue;
             }
+
             let original = dependencies.get(&dep_key).cloned().unwrap();
 
             match original {
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index d1b642d..7b903c5 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
     -h, --help                  Prints help information
         --format FORMAT         Output formatting [default: list]
                                 [values: list, json]
-    -i, --ignore DEPENDENCIES   Space separated list of dependencies to ignore
+    -i, --ignore DEPENDENCIES   Comma separated list of dependencies to not print in the output
+    -x, --exclude DEPENDENCIES  Comma separated list of dependencies to exclude from building
     -q, --quiet                 Suppresses warnings
     -R, --root-deps-only        Only check root dependencies (Equivalent to --depth=1)
     -V, --version               Prints version information
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@
     flag_color: Option<String>,
     flag_features: Vec<String>,
     flag_ignore: Vec<String>,
+    flag_exclude: Vec<String>, 
     flag_manifest_path: Option<String>,
     flag_quiet: bool,
     flag_verbose: u32,
@@ -100,6 +102,7 @@
         }
         options.flag_features = flat_split(&options.flag_features);
         options.flag_ignore = flat_split(&options.flag_ignore);
+        options.flag_exclude = flat_split(&options.flag_exclude);
         options.flag_packages = flat_split(&options.flag_packages);
         if options.flag_root_deps_only {
             options.flag_depth = Some(1);