diff --git a/airbyte-ci/connectors/pipelines/README.md b/airbyte-ci/connectors/pipelines/README.md
index 2a15062dcdcd7..99d25dd0c415e 100644
--- a/airbyte-ci/connectors/pipelines/README.md
+++ b/airbyte-ci/connectors/pipelines/README.md
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ To clean the airbyte-ci install, run the following command:
 make tools.airbyte-ci.clean
 ```
 
+## Disabling telemetry
+
+We collect anonymous usage data to help improve the tool. If you would like to disable this, you can set the `AIRBYTE_CI_DISABLE_TELEMETRY` environment variable to `true`.
+
 ## Installation for development
 
 #### Pre-requisites
@@ -640,6 +644,7 @@ E.G.: running Poe tasks on the modified internal packages of the current branch:
 
 | Version | PR                                                         | Description                                                                                                                |
 | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| 4.3.0   | [#35438](https://github.com/airbytehq/airbyte/pull/35438)  | Optionally disable telemetry with environment variable.                                                                    |
 | 4.2.4   | [#35325](https://github.com/airbytehq/airbyte/pull/35325)  | Use `connectors_qa` for QA checks and remove redundant checks.                                                             |
 | 4.2.3   | [#35322](https://github.com/airbytehq/airbyte/pull/35322)  | Declare `connectors_qa` as an internal package for testing.                                                                |
 | 4.2.2   | [#35364](https://github.com/airbytehq/airbyte/pull/35364)  | Fix connector tests following gradle changes in #35307.                                                                    |
diff --git a/airbyte-ci/connectors/pipelines/pipelines/cli/telemetry.py b/airbyte-ci/connectors/pipelines/pipelines/cli/telemetry.py
index a6998724897ac..8ecb606973a1e 100644
--- a/airbyte-ci/connectors/pipelines/pipelines/cli/telemetry.py
+++ b/airbyte-ci/connectors/pipelines/pipelines/cli/telemetry.py
@@ -13,13 +13,15 @@
 import segment.analytics as analytics  # type: ignore
 from asyncclick import get_current_context
 
+DISABLE_TELEMETRY = os.environ.get("AIRBYTE_CI_DISABLE_TELEMETRY", "false").lower() == "true"
+
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, Tuple
 
     from asyncclick import Command
 
 analytics.write_key = "G6G7whgro81g9xM00kN2buclGKvcOjFd"
-analytics.send = True
+analytics.send = not DISABLE_TELEMETRY
 analytics.debug = False
 
 
@@ -49,13 +51,13 @@ def click_track_command(f: Callable) -> Callable:
 
     def wrapper(*args: Tuple, **kwargs: Dict[str, Any]) -> Command:
         ctx = get_current_context()
+
         top_level_command = ctx.command_path
         full_cmd = " ".join(sys.argv)
 
         # remove anything prior to the command name f.__name__
         # to avoid logging inline secrets
-        santized_cmd = full_cmd[full_cmd.find(top_level_command) :]
-
+        sanitized_cmd = full_cmd[full_cmd.find(top_level_command) :]
         sys_id = _get_anonymous_system_id()
         sys_user_name = f"anonymous:{sys_id}"
         airbyter = _is_airbyte_user()
@@ -65,7 +67,7 @@ def wrapper(*args: Tuple, **kwargs: Dict[str, Any]) -> Command:
         event = f"airbyte-ci:{f.__name__}"
 
         # IMPORTANT! do not log kwargs as they may contain secrets
-        analytics.track(user_id, event, {"username": sys_user_name, "command": santized_cmd, "airbyter": airbyter})
+        analytics.track(user_id, event, {"username": sys_user_name, "command": sanitized_cmd, "airbyter": airbyter})
 
         return f(*args, **kwargs)
 
diff --git a/airbyte-ci/connectors/pipelines/pyproject.toml b/airbyte-ci/connectors/pipelines/pyproject.toml
index 6f77c50066f9e..275aad8b7b949 100644
--- a/airbyte-ci/connectors/pipelines/pyproject.toml
+++ b/airbyte-ci/connectors/pipelines/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
 
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "pipelines"
-version = "4.2.4"
+version = "4.3.0"
 description = "Packaged maintained by the connector operations team to perform CI for connectors' pipelines"
 authors = ["Airbyte <contact@airbyte.io>"]