diff --git a/internal/pipe/build/build_test.go b/internal/pipe/build/build_test.go
index 8c24f5ef3..24e776a27 100644
--- a/internal/pipe/build/build_test.go
+++ b/internal/pipe/build/build_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/internal/artifact"
 	"github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/internal/semerrgroup"
+	"github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/internal/skips"
 	"github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/internal/testctx"
 	"github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/internal/testlib"
 	"github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/internal/tmpl"
@@ -223,6 +224,17 @@ func TestRunPipeFailingHooks(t *testing.T) {
 		require.ErrorIs(t, err, exec.ErrNotFound)
 		require.Contains(t, err.Error(), "post hook failed")
 	})
+
+	t.Run("post-hook-skip", func(t *testing.T) {
+		ctx := testctx.NewWithCfg(
+			cfg,
+			testctx.WithCurrentTag("2.4.5"),
+			testctx.Skip(skips.PostBuildHooks),
+		)
+		ctx.Config.Builds[0].Hooks.Pre = []config.Hook{{Cmd: "echo pre"}}
+		ctx.Config.Builds[0].Hooks.Post = []config.Hook{{Cmd: "exit 1"}}
+		require.NoError(t, Pipe{}.Run(ctx))
+	})
 }
 
 func TestDefaultNoBuilds(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/internal/pipe/universalbinary/universalbinary.go b/internal/pipe/universalbinary/universalbinary.go
index 974818b33..54de66ae0 100644
--- a/internal/pipe/universalbinary/universalbinary.go
+++ b/internal/pipe/universalbinary/universalbinary.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/internal/pipe"
 	"github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/internal/semerrgroup"
 	"github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/internal/shell"
+	"github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/internal/skips"
 	"github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/internal/tmpl"
 	"github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/pkg/build"
 	"github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/pkg/config"
@@ -64,8 +65,10 @@ func (Pipe) Run(ctx *context.Context) error {
 			if err := makeUniversalBinary(ctx, &opts, unibin); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			if err := runHook(ctx, &opts, unibin.Hooks.Post); err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("post hook failed: %w", err)
+			if !skips.Any(ctx, skips.PostBuildHooks) {
+				if err := runHook(ctx, &opts, unibin.Hooks.Post); err != nil {
+					return fmt.Errorf("post hook failed: %w", err)
+				}
 			}
 			if !unibin.Replace {
 				return nil
diff --git a/internal/pipe/universalbinary/universalbinary_test.go b/internal/pipe/universalbinary/universalbinary_test.go
index 91b93dc12..651712a1b 100644
--- a/internal/pipe/universalbinary/universalbinary_test.go
+++ b/internal/pipe/universalbinary/universalbinary_test.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/internal/artifact"
+	"github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/internal/skips"
 	"github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/internal/testctx"
 	"github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/internal/testlib"
 	"github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/pkg/config"
@@ -329,6 +330,13 @@ func TestRun(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Contains(t, err.Error(), "post hook failed")
 	})
 
+	t.Run("skipping post-hook", func(t *testing.T) {
+		ctx := ctx5
+		skips.Set(ctx, skips.PostBuildHooks)
+		ctx.Config.UniversalBinaries[0].Hooks.Post = []config.Hook{{Cmd: "exit 1"}}
+		require.NoError(t, Pipe{}.Run(ctx))
+	})
+
 	t.Run("hook with env tmpl", func(t *testing.T) {
 		ctx := ctx5
 		ctx.Config.UniversalBinaries[0].Hooks.Pre = []config.Hook{{