diff --git a/constance/admin.py b/constance/admin.py
index ca9c9c4..3b8f9fe 100644
--- a/constance/admin.py
+++ b/constance/admin.py
@@ -103,6 +103,10 @@ class ConstanceForm(forms.Form):
 
     def clean_version(self):
         value = self.cleaned_data['version']
+
+        if settings.IGNORE_ADMIN_VERSION_CHECK:
+            return value
+
         if value != self.initial['version']:
             raise forms.ValidationError(_('The settings have been modified '
                                           'by someone else. Please reload the '
diff --git a/constance/settings.py b/constance/settings.py
index fd5edd4..85cc373 100644
--- a/constance/settings.py
+++ b/constance/settings.py
@@ -24,3 +24,7 @@ REDIS_CONNECTION_CLASS = getattr(settings, 'CONSTANCE_REDIS_CONNECTION_CLASS',
 REDIS_CONNECTION = getattr(settings, 'CONSTANCE_REDIS_CONNECTION', {})
 
 SUPERUSER_ONLY = getattr(settings, 'CONSTANCE_SUPERUSER_ONLY', True)
+
+IGNORE_ADMIN_VERSION_CHECK = getattr(settings,
+                                     'CONSTANCE_IGNORE_ADMIN_VERSION_CHECK',
+                                     False)