diff --git a/packages/nx/src/builders/build/builder.ts b/packages/nx/src/builders/build/builder.ts
index cbfb19834..463960b48 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/builders/build/builder.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/builders/build/builder.ts
@@ -164,8 +164,10 @@ export function runBuilder(options: BuildBuilderSchema, context: ExecutorContext
         nsOptions.push('--env.replace');
         nsOptions.push(fileReplacements.join(','));
       }
-      // always add --force for now since within Nx we use @nativescript/webpack at root only and the {N} cli shows a blocking error if not within the app
-      nsOptions.push('--force');
+      // always add --force (unless explicity set to false) for now since within Nx we use @nativescript/webpack at root only and the {N} cli shows a blocking error if not within the app
+      if (options?.force !== false) {
+        nsOptions.push('--force');
+      }
     }
     // console.log('command:', [`ns`, ...nsOptions, ...additionalCliFlagArgs].join(' '));
     // console.log('command:', [`ns`, ...nsOptions].join(' '));
diff --git a/packages/nx/src/builders/build/schema.d.ts b/packages/nx/src/builders/build/schema.d.ts
index fbe18ce3c..18d843645 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/builders/build/schema.d.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/builders/build/schema.d.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export interface BuildBuilderSchema extends JsonObject {
   production?: boolean;
   platform?: 'ios' | 'android';
   copyTo?: string;
+  force?: boolean;
   /** For running `ns prepare <platform>` */
   prepare:? boolean;
 
diff --git a/packages/nx/src/builders/build/schema.json b/packages/nx/src/builders/build/schema.json
index 43d254294..dc4e46b5e 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/builders/build/schema.json
+++ b/packages/nx/src/builders/build/schema.json
@@ -91,6 +91,11 @@
       "type": "boolean",
       "default": false,
       "description": "Do a full project clean"
+    },
+    "force": {
+      "type": "boolean",
+      "default": true,
+      "description": "If true, skips the application compatibility checks and forces npm i to ensure all dependencies are installed. Otherwise, the command will check the application compatibility with the current CLI version and could fail requiring ns migrate."
     }
   },
   "required": []