diff --git a/ct/cmd/install.go b/ct/cmd/install.go
index 734ea07..98180e0 100644
--- a/ct/cmd/install.go
+++ b/ct/cmd/install.go
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ func addInstallFlags(flags *flag.FlagSet) {
 	flags.String("namespace", "", heredoc.Doc(`
 		Namespace to install the release(s) into. If not specified, each release will be
 		installed in its own randomly generated namespace`))
+	flags.String("release-name", "", heredoc.Doc(`
+		Name for the release. If not specified, is set to the chart name and a random 
+		identifier.`))
 	flags.String("release-label", "app.kubernetes.io/instance", heredoc.Doc(`
 		The label to be used as a selector when inspecting resources created by charts.
 		This is only used if namespace is specified`))
diff --git a/doc/ct_install.md b/doc/ct_install.md
index fe1e72d..27b5697 100644
--- a/doc/ct_install.md
+++ b/doc/ct_install.md
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ ct install [flags]
                                              expose sensitive data when helm-repo-extra-args contains passwords)
       --release-label string                 The label to be used as a selector when inspecting resources created by charts.
                                              This is only used if namespace is specified (default "app.kubernetes.io/instance")
+      --release-name string                  Name for the release. If not specified, is set to the chart name and a random 
+                                             identifier.
       --remote string                        The name of the Git remote used to identify changed charts (default "origin")
       --since string                         The Git reference used to identify changed charts (default "HEAD")
       --skip-clean-up                        Skip resources clean-up. Used if need to continue other flows or keep it around.
diff --git a/doc/ct_lint-and-install.md b/doc/ct_lint-and-install.md
index 924f02b..0b341b9 100644
--- a/doc/ct_lint-and-install.md
+++ b/doc/ct_lint-and-install.md
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ ct lint-and-install [flags]
                                              expose sensitive data when helm-repo-extra-args contains passwords)
       --release-label string                 The label to be used as a selector when inspecting resources created by charts.
                                              This is only used if namespace is specified (default "app.kubernetes.io/instance")
+      --release-name string                  Name for the release. If not specified, is set to the chart name and a random 
+                                             identifier.
       --remote string                        The name of the Git remote used to identify changed charts (default "origin")
       --since string                         The Git reference used to identify changed charts (default "HEAD")
       --skip-clean-up                        Skip resources clean-up. Used if need to continue other flows or keep it around.
diff --git a/pkg/chart/chart.go b/pkg/chart/chart.go
index bf58b27..54fb192 100644
--- a/pkg/chart/chart.go
+++ b/pkg/chart/chart.go
@@ -206,12 +206,17 @@ func (c *Chart) HasCIValuesFile(path string) bool {
 }
 
 // CreateInstallParams generates a randomized release name and namespace based on the chart path
-// and optional buildID. If a buildID is specified, it will be part of the generated namespace.
-func (c *Chart) CreateInstallParams(buildID string) (release string, namespace string) {
+// and optional buildID. If release_name is specified, the release name is set to that string instead.
+// If a buildID is specified, it will be part of the generated namespace.
+func (c *Chart) CreateInstallParams(buildID string, releaseName string) (release string, namespace string) {
 	release = filepath.Base(c.Path())
 	if release == "." || release == "/" {
-		yaml := c.Yaml()
-		release = yaml.Name
+		if releaseName != "" {
+			release = releaseName
+		} else {
+			yaml := c.Yaml()
+			release = yaml.Name
+		}
 	}
 	namespace = release
 	if buildID != "" {
@@ -687,14 +692,14 @@ func (t *Testing) testRelease(namespace, release, releaseSelector string) error
 func (t *Testing) generateInstallConfig(chart *Chart) (namespace, release, releaseSelector string, cleanup func()) {
 	if t.config.Namespace != "" {
 		namespace = t.config.Namespace
-		release, _ = chart.CreateInstallParams(t.config.BuildID)
+		release, _ = chart.CreateInstallParams(t.config.BuildID, t.config.ReleaseName)
 		releaseSelector = fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", t.config.ReleaseLabel, release)
 		cleanup = func() {
 			t.PrintEventsPodDetailsAndLogs(namespace, releaseSelector)
 			t.helm.DeleteRelease(namespace, release)
 		}
 	} else {
-		release, namespace = chart.CreateInstallParams(t.config.BuildID)
+		release, namespace = chart.CreateInstallParams(t.config.BuildID, t.config.ReleaseName)
 		cleanup = func() {
 			t.PrintEventsPodDetailsAndLogs(namespace, releaseSelector)
 			t.helm.DeleteRelease(namespace, release)
diff --git a/pkg/config/config.go b/pkg/config/config.go
index 6afa353..981b276 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ type Configuration struct {
 	SkipMissingValues       bool          `mapstructure:"skip-missing-values"`
 	SkipCleanUp             bool          `mapstructure:"skip-clean-up"`
 	Namespace               string        `mapstructure:"namespace"`
+	ReleaseName             string        `mapstructure:"release-name"`
 	ReleaseLabel            string        `mapstructure:"release-label"`
 	ExcludeDeprecated       bool          `mapstructure:"exclude-deprecated"`
 	KubectlTimeout          time.Duration `mapstructure:"kubectl-timeout"`