diff --git a/spring-boot-parent/pom.xml b/spring-boot-parent/pom.xml
index d1402a29475..1a129e061bb 100644
--- a/spring-boot-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-parent/pom.xml
@@ -509,6 +509,9 @@
 				<executions>
 					<execution>
 						<phase>validate</phase>
+						<configuration>
+							<skip>${disable.checks}</skip>
+						</configuration>
 						<goals>
 							<goal>validate</goal>
 						</goals>
@@ -523,6 +526,7 @@
 						<id>checkstyle-validation</id>
 						<phase>validate</phase>
 						<configuration>
+							<skip>${disable.checks}</skip>
 							<configLocation>src/checkstyle/checkstyle.xml</configLocation>
 							<suppressionsLocation>src/checkstyle/checkstyle-suppressions.xml</suppressionsLocation>
 							<includeTestSourceDirectory>true</includeTestSourceDirectory>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/pom.xml
index 524abeedd28..26af1dcab4f 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/pom.xml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 		<main.basedir>${basedir}/..</main.basedir>
 		<java.version>1.8</java.version>
 		<spring-javaformat.version>0.0.2</spring-javaformat.version>
+		<disable.checks>false</disable.checks>
 	</properties>
 	<modules>
 		<module>spring-boot-sample-ant</module>
@@ -132,6 +133,9 @@
 				<executions>
 					<execution>
 						<phase>validate</phase>
+						<configuration>
+							<skip>${disable.checks}</skip>
+						</configuration>
 						<goals>
 							<goal>validate</goal>
 						</goals>
@@ -159,6 +163,7 @@
 						<id>checkstyle-validation</id>
 						<phase>validate</phase>
 						<configuration>
+							<skip>${disable.checks}</skip>
 							<configLocation>../spring-boot-parent/src/checkstyle/checkstyle.xml</configLocation>
 							<suppressionsLocation>../spring-boot-parent/src/checkstyle/checkstyle-suppressions.xml</suppressionsLocation>
 							<includeTestSourceDirectory>true</includeTestSourceDirectory>
@@ -328,4 +333,17 @@
 			</snapshots>
 		</pluginRepository>
 	</pluginRepositories>
+	<profiles>
+		<profile>
+			<id>fast</id>
+			<activation>
+				<property>
+					<name>fast</name>
+				</property>
+			</activation>
+			<properties>
+				<disable.checks>true</disable.checks>
+			</properties>
+		</profile>
+	</profiles>
 </project>