diff --git a/docs/cli.md b/docs/cli.md
index 11cfc05751b..1a8fb764725 100644
--- a/docs/cli.md
+++ b/docs/cli.md
@@ -623,6 +623,7 @@ The table below illustrates the effect of these rules with concrete examples.
 ### Options
 
 * `--short (-s)`: Output the version number only.
+* `--dry-run`: Do not update pyproject.toml file.
 
 ## export
 
diff --git a/src/poetry/console/commands/version.py b/src/poetry/console/commands/version.py
index 7b5744d6171..28b3c6815f3 100644
--- a/src/poetry/console/commands/version.py
+++ b/src/poetry/console/commands/version.py
@@ -29,7 +29,14 @@ class VersionCommand(Command):
             optional=True,
         )
     ]
-    options = [option("short", "s", "Output the version number only")]
+    options = [
+        option("short", "s", "Output the version number only"),
+        option(
+            "dry-run",
+            None,
+            "Do not update pyproject.toml file",
+        ),
+    ]
 
     help = """\
 The version command shows the current version of the project or bumps the version of
@@ -66,12 +73,13 @@ def handle(self) -> None:
                     f" to <fg=green>{version}</>"
                 )
 
-            content: dict[str, Any] = self.poetry.file.read()
-            poetry_content = content["tool"]["poetry"]
-            poetry_content["version"] = version.text
+            if not self.option("dry-run"):
+                content: dict[str, Any] = self.poetry.file.read()
+                poetry_content = content["tool"]["poetry"]
+                poetry_content["version"] = version.text
 
-            assert isinstance(content, TOMLDocument)
-            self.poetry.file.write(content)
+                assert isinstance(content, TOMLDocument)
+                self.poetry.file.write(content)
         else:
             if self.option("short"):
                 self.line(self.poetry.package.pretty_version)
diff --git a/tests/console/commands/test_version.py b/tests/console/commands/test_version.py
index bd93589412b..36487a3f38a 100644
--- a/tests/console/commands/test_version.py
+++ b/tests/console/commands/test_version.py
@@ -76,3 +76,12 @@ def test_version_update(tester: CommandTester):
 def test_short_version_update(tester: CommandTester):
     tester.execute("--short 2.0.0")
     assert tester.io.fetch_output() == "2.0.0\n"
+
+
+def test_dry_run(tester: CommandTester):
+    old_pyproject = tester.command.poetry.file.path.read_text()
+    tester.execute("--dry-run major")
+
+    new_pyproject = tester.command.poetry.file.path.read_text()
+    assert tester.io.fetch_output() == "Bumping version from 1.2.3 to 2.0.0\n"
+    assert old_pyproject == new_pyproject