diff --git a/.changeset/fair-waves-grin.md b/.changeset/fair-waves-grin.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e3ac43156
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fair-waves-grin.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@codeshift/cli': minor
+---
+
+Allow for an alternate npm registry and registryToken to be passed when calling the cli.
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/index.ts b/packages/cli/src/index.ts
index f0a8c5567..7e93c2b53 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/index.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,14 @@ program
   )
   .option('-d, --dry', 'dry run (no changes are made to files)')
   .option('--run-in-band', 'run serially in the current process')
+  .option(
+    '--registry <value>',
+    'Define a registry where the package should be fetched from',
+  )
+  .option(
+    '--registryToken <value>',
+    'Define an authentication token to use as credentials for the registry',
+  )
   .addOption(
     new Option(
       '--verbose <parser>',
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/main.spec.ts b/packages/cli/src/main.spec.ts
index beb474aca..9b5d233be 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/main.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/main.spec.ts
@@ -640,4 +640,64 @@ describe('main', () => {
       );
     });
   });
+
+  describe('when using an alternative registry', () => {
+    it('should use the passed registry url for the PluginManager', async () => {
+      const spy = jest.fn();
+      (PluginManager as jest.Mock).mockImplementation(
+        spy.mockReturnValue({
+          install: () => Promise.resolve(undefined),
+          // @ts-ignore
+          require: jest.fn().mockImplementationOnce((codemodName: string) => ({
+            default: {
+              transforms: {
+                '18.0.0': `${codemodName}/path/to/18.js`,
+              },
+            },
+          })),
+          uninstallAll: () => Promise.resolve(),
+        }),
+      );
+
+      await main([mockPath], {
+        packages: 'mylib@18.0.0',
+        registry: 'https://localhost:4875',
+      });
+
+      expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.objectContaining({ npmRegistryUrl: 'https://localhost:4875' }),
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should use the passed registryToken for the PluginManager', async () => {
+      const spy = jest.fn();
+      (PluginManager as jest.Mock).mockImplementation(
+        spy.mockReturnValue({
+          install: () => Promise.resolve(undefined),
+          // @ts-ignore
+          require: jest.fn().mockImplementationOnce((codemodName: string) => ({
+            default: {
+              transforms: {
+                '18.0.0': `${codemodName}/path/to/18.js`,
+              },
+            },
+          })),
+          uninstallAll: () => Promise.resolve(),
+        }),
+      );
+
+      await main([mockPath], {
+        packages: 'mylib@18.0.0',
+        registryToken: '1234ABCD=',
+      });
+
+      expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          npmRegistryConfig: expect.objectContaining({
+            auth: expect.objectContaining({ token: '1234ABCD=' }),
+          }),
+        }),
+      );
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/main.ts b/packages/cli/src/main.ts
index fba8c0c51..9887406a6 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/main.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/main.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import inquirer from 'inquirer';
 
 import { CodeshiftConfig } from '@codeshift/types';
 import { fetchConfigAtPath, fetchConfigs } from '@codeshift/fetcher';
-import { PluginManager } from 'live-plugin-manager';
+import { PluginManager, PluginManagerOptions } from 'live-plugin-manager';
 // @ts-ignore Run transform(s) on path https://github.com/facebook/jscodeshift/issues/398
 import * as jscodeshift from 'jscodeshift/src/Runner';
 
@@ -23,9 +23,23 @@ export default async function main(paths: string[], flags: Flags) {
     );
   }
 
-  const packageManager = new PluginManager({
+  const pluginManagerConfig: Partial<PluginManagerOptions> = {
     pluginsPath: path.join(__dirname, 'node_modules'),
-  });
+  };
+
+  // If a registry is provided in the CLI flags, use it for the pluginManagers configuration.
+  if (flags.registry !== undefined) {
+    pluginManagerConfig.npmRegistryUrl = flags.registry;
+  }
+
+  // If a registryToken is provided in the CLI flags, use it as an authentication token for the pluginManager
+  if (flags.registryToken !== undefined) {
+    pluginManagerConfig.npmRegistryConfig = {
+      auth: { token: flags.registryToken },
+    };
+  }
+
+  const packageManager = new PluginManager(pluginManagerConfig);
 
   let transforms: string[] = [];
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/types.ts b/packages/cli/src/types.ts
index 0b764230b..6da3fff57 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/types.ts
@@ -36,5 +36,10 @@ export interface Flags {
   cpus?: number;
   dry?: boolean;
   runInBand?: boolean;
+
+  /** Package registry url that will be used to fetch the packages from. */
+  registry?: string;
+  /** Authentication token that will be used to fetch packages from the registry. */
+  registryToken?: string;
   verbose?: '0' | '1' | '2';
 }
diff --git a/website/docs/api/codeshift-cli.mdx b/website/docs/api/codeshift-cli.mdx
index 09bad67e8..5402983a3 100644
--- a/website/docs/api/codeshift-cli.mdx
+++ b/website/docs/api/codeshift-cli.mdx
@@ -173,6 +173,26 @@ Get current version number
 - `$ codeshift --version`
 - `$ codeshift -v`
 
+### --registry
+
+If an alternative registry url is provided, all packages will be fetched from this registry.
+
+**default:**
+
+`https://registry.npmjs.org/`
+
+**example:**
+
+- `$ codeshift --registry https://private-registry.npmjs.org/`
+
+### --registryToken
+
+If a registry token is provided, it will be used as an authentication token for the registry.
+
+**example:**
+
+- `$ codeshift --registryToken <ACCESS_TOKEN>`
+
 ### --help
 
 Print all help text to the command line