diff --git a/tools/monorepo-utils/src/code-freeze/commands/version-bump/index.ts b/tools/monorepo-utils/src/code-freeze/commands/version-bump/index.ts
index 6d5365c7d20..8dc956e7073 100644
--- a/tools/monorepo-utils/src/code-freeze/commands/version-bump/index.ts
+++ b/tools/monorepo-utils/src/code-freeze/commands/version-bump/index.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import { createPullRequest } from '../../../core/github/repo';
 import { getEnvVar } from '../../../core/environment';
 import { getMajorMinor } from '../../../core/version';
 import { bumpFiles } from './bump';
-import { validateArgs } from './lib/validate';
+import { validateArgs, getIsAccelRelease } from './lib/validate';
 import { Options } from './types';
 
 export const versionBumpCommand = new Command( 'version-bump' )
@@ -47,6 +47,16 @@ export const versionBumpCommand = new Command( 'version-bump' )
 		'Commit directly to the base branch. Do not create a PR just push directly to base branch',
 		false
 	)
+	.option(
+		'-f --force',
+		'Force a version bump, even when the new version is less than the existing version',
+		false
+	)
+	.option(
+		'-a --allow-accel',
+		'Allow accelerated versioning. When this option is not present, versions must be semantically correct',
+		false
+	)
 	.action( async ( version, options: Options ) => {
 		const { owner, name, base, dryRun, commitDirectToBase } = options;
 
@@ -78,7 +88,10 @@ export const versionBumpCommand = new Command( 'version-bump' )
 			baseDir: tmpRepoPath,
 			config: [ 'core.hooksPath=/dev/null' ],
 		} );
-		const majorMinor = getMajorMinor( version );
+
+		const majorMinor = getIsAccelRelease( version )
+			? version
+			: getMajorMinor( version );
 		const branch = `prep/${ base }-for-next-dev-cycle-${ majorMinor }`;
 
 		try {
diff --git a/tools/monorepo-utils/src/code-freeze/commands/version-bump/lib/validate.ts b/tools/monorepo-utils/src/code-freeze/commands/version-bump/lib/validate.ts
index 39d8576acd2..a750b829d52 100644
--- a/tools/monorepo-utils/src/code-freeze/commands/version-bump/lib/validate.ts
+++ b/tools/monorepo-utils/src/code-freeze/commands/version-bump/lib/validate.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,18 @@ import { readFile } from 'fs/promises';
  */
 import { Logger } from '../../../../core/logger';
 import { Options } from '../types';
+
+/**
+ * Determine whether a version is an accel release.
+ *
+ * @param {string} version Version number
+ * @return {boolean} True if the version corresponds with an accel release, otherwise false
+ */
+export const getIsAccelRelease = ( version: string ): boolean => {
+	const isAccelRelease = version.match( /^(?:\d+\.){3}\d+?$/ );
+	return isAccelRelease !== null;
+};
+
 /**
  * Get a plugin's current version.
  *
@@ -57,25 +69,39 @@ export const validateArgs = async (
 	version: string,
 	options: Options
 ): Promise< void > => {
-	const { base } = options;
+	const { allowAccel, base, force } = options;
 	const nextVersion = version;
+	const isAllowedAccelRelease =
+		allowAccel && getIsAccelRelease( nextVersion );
 
-	if ( ! valid( nextVersion ) ) {
-		Logger.error(
-			'Invalid version supplied, please pass in a semantically correct version.'
-		);
+	if ( isAllowedAccelRelease ) {
+		if ( base === 'trunk' ) {
+			Logger.error(
+				`Version ${ nextVersion } is not a development version bump and cannot be applied to trunk, which only accepts development version bumps.`
+			);
+		}
+	} else {
+		if ( ! valid( nextVersion ) ) {
+			Logger.error(
+				'Invalid version supplied, please pass in a semantically correct version or use the correct option for accel releases.'
+			);
+		}
+
+		const prereleaseParameters = prerelease( nextVersion );
+		const isDevVersionBump =
+			prereleaseParameters && prereleaseParameters[ 0 ] === 'dev';
+
+		if ( ! isDevVersionBump && base === 'trunk' ) {
+			Logger.error(
+				`Version ${ nextVersion } is not a development version bump and cannot be applied to trunk, which only accepts development version bumps.`
+			);
+		}
 	}
 
-	const prereleaseParameters = prerelease( nextVersion );
-	const isDevVersionBump =
-		prereleaseParameters && prereleaseParameters[ 0 ] === 'dev';
-
-	if ( ! isDevVersionBump && base === 'trunk' ) {
-		Logger.error(
-			`Version ${ nextVersion } is not a development version bump and cannot be applied to trunk, which only accepts development version bumps.`
-		);
+	if ( force ) {
+		// When the force option is set, we do not compare currentVersion.
+		return;
 	}
-
 	const currentVersion = await getCurrentVersion( tmpRepoPath );
 
 	if ( ! currentVersion ) {
diff --git a/tools/monorepo-utils/src/code-freeze/commands/version-bump/types.ts b/tools/monorepo-utils/src/code-freeze/commands/version-bump/types.ts
index 4b8fdf15a9d..c6cc9fa413f 100644
--- a/tools/monorepo-utils/src/code-freeze/commands/version-bump/types.ts
+++ b/tools/monorepo-utils/src/code-freeze/commands/version-bump/types.ts
@@ -4,4 +4,6 @@ export type Options = {
 	base?: string;
 	dryRun?: boolean;
 	commitDirectToBase?: boolean;
+	allowAccel?: boolean;
+	force?: boolean;
 };