diff --git a/post-processor/vagrant-cloud/post-processor.go b/post-processor/vagrant-cloud/post-processor.go
index a655819f0..8a7f53ebc 100644
--- a/post-processor/vagrant-cloud/post-processor.go
+++ b/post-processor/vagrant-cloud/post-processor.go
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@ const VAGRANT_CLOUD_URL = "https://vagrantcloud.com/api/v1"
 type Config struct {
 	common.PackerConfig `mapstructure:",squash"`
 
-	Tag     string `mapstructure:"box_tag"`
-	Version string `mapstructure:"version"`
+	Tag                string `mapstructure:"box_tag"`
+	Version            string `mapstructure:"version"`
+	VersionDescription string `mapstructure:"version_description"`
+	NoRelease          bool   `mapstructure:"no_release"`
 
 	AccessToken     string `mapstructure:"access_token"`
 	VagrantCloudUrl string `mapstructure:"vagrant_cloud_url"`
diff --git a/post-processor/vagrant-cloud/step_create_version.go b/post-processor/vagrant-cloud/step_create_version.go
index 211604875..882a5971d 100644
--- a/post-processor/vagrant-cloud/step_create_version.go
+++ b/post-processor/vagrant-cloud/step_create_version.go
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ import (
 
 type Version struct {
 	Version string `json:"version"`
-	Number  uint   `json:"number,omitempty"`
+    Description  string   `json:"description,omitempty"`
+    Number  uint   `json:"number,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type stepCreateVersion struct {
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ func (s *stepCreateVersion) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 
 	path := fmt.Sprintf("box/%s/versions", box.Tag)
 
-	version := &Version{Version: config.Version}
+	version := &Version{Version: config.Version, Description: config.VersionDescription}
 
 	// Wrap the version in a version object for the API
 	wrapper := make(map[string]interface{})
diff --git a/post-processor/vagrant-cloud/step_release_version.go b/post-processor/vagrant-cloud/step_release_version.go
index 0065c6100..4e40f5ca3 100644
--- a/post-processor/vagrant-cloud/step_release_version.go
+++ b/post-processor/vagrant-cloud/step_release_version.go
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ func (s *stepReleaseVersion) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction
 	ui := state.Get("ui").(packer.Ui)
 	box := state.Get("box").(*Box)
 	version := state.Get("version").(*Version)
+	config := state.Get("config").(Config)
+
+	if config.NoRelease {
+		ui.Say(fmt.Sprintf("Not releasing version due to configuration: %s", version.Version))
+		return multistep.ActionContinue
+	}
 
 	path := fmt.Sprintf("box/%s/version/%v/release", box.Tag, version.Number)