diff --git a/sbt-version-policy/src/main/scala/sbtversionpolicy/SbtVersionPolicySettings.scala b/sbt-version-policy/src/main/scala/sbtversionpolicy/SbtVersionPolicySettings.scala
index b231762..22d6929 100644
--- a/sbt-version-policy/src/main/scala/sbtversionpolicy/SbtVersionPolicySettings.scala
+++ b/sbt-version-policy/src/main/scala/sbtversionpolicy/SbtVersionPolicySettings.scala
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ object SbtVersionPolicySettings {
         sys.error("Compile configuration not found in update report")
       }
 
+      val maybeCompatibilityIntention = versionPolicyIntention.?.value
       val depRes = versionPolicyDependencyResolution.value
       val scalaModuleInf = versionPolicyScalaModuleInfo.value
       val updateConfig = versionPolicyUpdateConfiguration.value
@@ -168,27 +169,31 @@ object SbtVersionPolicySettings {
         ours ++ fromCsrConfig0 ++ fallback
       }
 
-      val currentModules = DependencyCheck.modulesOf(compileReport, sv, sbv, log)
-
       val previousModuleIds = versionPolicyPreviousArtifacts.value
 
-      previousModuleIds.map { previousModuleId =>
+      // Skip dependency check if no compatibility is intended
+      if (maybeCompatibilityIntention.contains(Compatibility.None)) Nil else {
+
+        val currentModules = DependencyCheck.modulesOf(compileReport, sv, sbv, log)
 
-        val report0 = DependencyCheck.report(
-          currentModules,
-          previousModuleId,
-          reconciliations,
-          VersionCompatibility.Strict,
-          sv,
-          sbv,
-          depRes,
-          scalaModuleInf,
-          updateConfig,
-          warningConfig,
-          log
-        )
+        previousModuleIds.map { previousModuleId =>
 
-        (previousModuleId, report0)
+          val report0 = DependencyCheck.report(
+            currentModules,
+            previousModuleId,
+            reconciliations,
+            VersionCompatibility.Strict,
+            sv,
+            sbv,
+            depRes,
+            scalaModuleInf,
+            updateConfig,
+            warningConfig,
+            log
+          )
+
+          (previousModuleId, report0)
+        }
       }
     },
     versionPolicyReportDependencyIssues := {
diff --git a/sbt-version-policy/src/sbt-test/sbt-version-policy/run-mima/build.sbt b/sbt-version-policy/src/sbt-test/sbt-version-policy/run-mima/build.sbt
index e4cd099..aa7d8f8 100644
--- a/sbt-version-policy/src/sbt-test/sbt-version-policy/run-mima/build.sbt
+++ b/sbt-version-policy/src/sbt-test/sbt-version-policy/run-mima/build.sbt
@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@ lazy val core = project
     libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
       "com.chuusai" %% "shapeless" % "2.3.3",
       "io.argonaut" %% "argonaut" % "6.1a"
-    )
+    ),
+    versionPolicyIntention := Compatibility.BinaryCompatible
   )
diff --git a/sbt-version-policy/src/sbt-test/sbt-version-policy/simple/build.sbt b/sbt-version-policy/src/sbt-test/sbt-version-policy/simple/build.sbt
index 96eb07a..000218a 100644
--- a/sbt-version-policy/src/sbt-test/sbt-version-policy/simple/build.sbt
+++ b/sbt-version-policy/src/sbt-test/sbt-version-policy/simple/build.sbt
@@ -100,6 +100,17 @@ lazy val g = project
     version := "0.1.1"
   )
 
+lazy val h = project
+  .settings(
+    shared,
+    name := "simple-test",
+    libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
+      "com.chuusai" %% "shapeless" % "2.3.3"
+    ),
+    versionPolicyDependencyRules += "com.chuusai" %% "shapeless" % "strict",
+    version := "0.1.0+3-1234abcd" // Version number typically produced by sbt-dynver
+  )
+
 inThisBuild(List(
   scalaVersion := "2.12.11",
   organization := "io.github.alexarchambault.sbtversionpolicy.test",
diff --git a/sbt-version-policy/src/sbt-test/sbt-version-policy/simple/test b/sbt-version-policy/src/sbt-test/sbt-version-policy/simple/test
index 38ec11d..efcb933 100644
--- a/sbt-version-policy/src/sbt-test/sbt-version-policy/simple/test
+++ b/sbt-version-policy/src/sbt-test/sbt-version-policy/simple/test
@@ -7,3 +7,6 @@
 > e/versionPolicyReportDependencyIssues
 -> f/versionPolicyReportDependencyIssues
 > g/versionPolicyReportDependencyIssues
+-> h/versionPolicyReportDependencyIssues
+> set h/versionPolicyIntention := Compatibility.None
+> h/versionPolicyReportDependencyIssues