diff --git a/dandiapi/api/doi.py b/dandiapi/api/doi.py
index 87a0e86af..8f6377b96 100644
--- a/dandiapi/api/doi.py
+++ b/dandiapi/api/doi.py
@@ -15,13 +15,14 @@ def _generate_doi_data(version: Version):
         os.environ['DANDI_ALLOW_LOCALHOST_URLS'] = 'True'
     from dandischema.datacite import to_datacite
 
+    publish = settings.DANDI_DOI_PUBLISH
     prefix = settings.DANDI_DOI_API_PREFIX or '10.80507'
     dandiset_id = version.dandiset.identifier
     version_id = version.version
     doi = f'{prefix}/dandi.{dandiset_id}/{version_id}'
     metadata = version.metadata.metadata
     metadata['doi'] = doi
-    return (doi, to_datacite(metadata))
+    return (doi, to_datacite(metadata, publish=publish))
 
 
 def create_doi(version: Version) -> str:
diff --git a/dandiapi/settings.py b/dandiapi/settings.py
index ec0dba0fa..451e9c582 100644
--- a/dandiapi/settings.py
+++ b/dandiapi/settings.py
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ def before_binding(configuration: Type[ComposedConfiguration]):
     DANDI_DOI_API_USER = values.Value(environ=True)
     DANDI_DOI_API_PASSWORD = values.Value(environ=True)
     DANDI_DOI_API_PREFIX = values.Value(environ=True)
+    DANDI_DOI_PUBLISH = values.BooleanValue(environ=True, default=False)
 
     # The CloudAMQP connection was dying, using the heartbeat should keep it alive
     CELERY_BROKER_HEARTBEAT = 20
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b6b3dad26..11bd60be0 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     include_package_data=True,
     install_requires=[
         'celery',
-        'dandischema>=0.3.1',
+        'dandischema>=0.3.2',
         'django>=3.1.2',
         'django-admin-display',
         'django-allauth',