diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 455b815a..b5ef2ec0 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -212,6 +212,12 @@ ${custom}_provides_ban
 Controlling the build process
 ------------------------------
 
+invalid_release_sig
+  This file contains the current version that will **not** have its package
+  file be processed for signature verification (overriding the config_opt).
+  This file will be automatically deleted after a new release and is intended
+  to override a single bad signed release.
+
 extra_sources
   This file contains a list of extra files to be added to the ``.spec`` and
   optionally installed as well. Each non-blank and non-comment line should start
diff --git a/autospec/config.py b/autospec/config.py
index 953c3ba7..ff9d66d8 100644
--- a/autospec/config.py
+++ b/autospec/config.py
@@ -837,6 +837,18 @@ def parse_config_files(self, bump, filemanager, version, requirements):
             except Exception as e:
                 print_warning(f"Unable to remove buildreq_cache file: {e}")
 
+        invalid_release_sig_file = os.path.join(self.download_path, "invalid_release_sig")
+        content = self.read_conf_file(invalid_release_sig_file)
+        if content and content[0] == version:
+            self.config_opts['verify_required'] = False
+        else:
+            try:
+                os.unlink(invalid_release_sig_file)
+            except FileNotFoundError:
+                pass
+            except Exception as e:
+                print_warning(f"Unable to remove invalid_release_sig file: {e}")
+
         content = self.read_conf_file(os.path.join(self.download_path, "pkgconfig_add"))
         for extra in content:
             extra = pkgconfig_re.sub(r'\1', extra)