diff --git a/mypy_boto3_builder/cli_parser.py b/mypy_boto3_builder/cli_parser.py
index 5def9f35a..316e32a58 100644
--- a/mypy_boto3_builder/cli_parser.py
+++ b/mypy_boto3_builder/cli_parser.py
@@ -76,8 +76,12 @@ def parse_args(args: Sequence[str]) -> Namespace:
     )
     parser.add_argument(
         "--no-smart-version",
-        action="store_true",
-        help="Disable version bump if package is already published",
+        action="store_false",
+        help=(
+            "Disable version bump based od last PyPI version. "
+            "Set this flag to run packages build in offline mode. "
+            "skip-published flag is ignored in this case."
+        ),
     )
     parser.add_argument(
         "--panic",
diff --git a/mypy_boto3_builder/generators/base_generator.py b/mypy_boto3_builder/generators/base_generator.py
index 105fa5f2e..0e76d890c 100644
--- a/mypy_boto3_builder/generators/base_generator.py
+++ b/mypy_boto3_builder/generators/base_generator.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class BaseGenerator(ABC):
         output_path -- Path to write generated files
         generate_setup -- Whether to create package or installed module
         skip_published -- Whether to skip packages that are already published
-        disable_smart_version -- Whether to create a new postrelease if version is already published
+        disable_smart_version -- Whether to create a new postrelease based on latest PyPI version
         version -- Package build version
     """
 
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ def get_library_version(self) -> str:
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
     def _get_package_version(self, pypi_name: str, version: str) -> str | None:
+        if self.disable_smart_version:
+            return version
         pypi_manager = PyPIManager(pypi_name)
         if not pypi_manager.has_version(version):
             return version
@@ -75,8 +77,6 @@ def _get_package_version(self, pypi_name: str, version: str) -> str | None:
         if self.skip_published:
             self.logger.info(f"Skipping {pypi_name} {version}, already on PyPI")
             return None
-        if self.disable_smart_version:
-            return version
 
         return pypi_manager.get_next_version(version)