diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b1a05a9..faa4d5e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 Generation of this changelog is based on commits
 
+## v1.4.0
+
+### Features
+
+- [8ab631549] - **commands**: add the ability to return code only for validation command
+
 ## v1.3.0
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9785910..550a8bc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "@resultium/rcz",
-    "version": "1.3.0",
+    "version": "1.4.0",
     "description": "Resultium commit standardization library, based on conventional commits",
     "main": "./dist/index.js",
     "bin": {
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index ba17731..18c9913 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ const program = new Command();
 program
   .name("rcz")
   .description("Resultium commit standardization command-line interface")
-  .version("1.3.0");
+  .version("1.4.0");
 
 program
   .command("commit")
@@ -420,9 +420,11 @@ program
   .command("validate")
   .description("Validate whether a string fits given commit conventions")
   .argument("[message]", "string for validation")
-  .action(async (string: string) => {
+  .option("-C, --code-only", "return code only")
+  .action(async (string: string, options) => {
     try {
       const message = string || fs.readFileSync(0, "utf-8");
+      const codeOnly = options.codeOnly ? true : false;
 
       const config = await GetConfig();
 
@@ -439,11 +441,15 @@ program
         "gm"
       );
 
-      console.log(
-        testRegex.test(message)
-          ? "[rcz]: valid message"
-          : "[rcz]: invalid message"
-      );
+      if (codeOnly) {
+        console.log(testRegex.test(message) ? 0 : 1);
+      } else {
+        console.log(
+          testRegex.test(message)
+            ? "[rcz]: valid message"
+            : "[rcz]: invalid message"
+        );
+      }
     } catch (err) {
       console.log("[rcz]: no stdin found");
     }