diff --git a/deleterelease.py b/deleterelease.py
index 2710ca2..cc3de31 100644
--- a/deleterelease.py
+++ b/deleterelease.py
@@ -23,11 +23,15 @@ parser.add_argument('--verbose', '-v',
                     required=False,
                     action='store_true',
                     default=False)
-parser.add_argument('--insecure',
-                    help='insecure ssl connect',
-                    required=False,
-                    action='store_true',
-                    default=False)
+#parser.add_argument('--insecure',
+#                    help='insecure ssl connect',
+#                    required=False,
+#                    action='store_true',
+#                    default=False)
+parser.add_argument('--caBundle', '-B',
+                    help='File with the CA certificates to trust', required=False,
+                    default='/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt')
+
 args = parser.parse_args()
 
 privateToken = args.privateToken
@@ -35,7 +39,9 @@ projectId = args.projectId
 releaseTag = args.releaseTag
 instanceUrl = args.instanceUrl
 verbose = args.verbose
-insecure = args.insecure
+#insecure = args.insecure
+caBundle = args.caBundle
+
 
 
 # --- delete release
@@ -45,7 +51,7 @@ headers = {"PRIVATE-TOKEN": privateToken, "Content-Type": "application/json"}
 if verbose:
     print("URL: %s" % deleteReleaseUrl)
 
-deleteReleaseResult = requests.delete(deleteReleaseUrl, headers=headers, verify=(not insecure))
+deleteReleaseResult = requests.delete(deleteReleaseUrl, headers=headers, verify=caBundle)
 
 if deleteReleaseResult.status_code != 200:
     print(deleteReleaseResult)
diff --git a/gitlabreleaseuploader.py b/gitlabreleaseuploader.py
index 50069b4..192dcc0 100755
--- a/gitlabreleaseuploader.py
+++ b/gitlabreleaseuploader.py
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ parser.add_argument('--releaseInfoFile', '-F',
 parser.add_argument('--instanceUrl', '-I',
                     help='URL of your gitlab instance', required=False,
                     default='https://gitlab.com')
+parser.add_argument('--caBundle', '-B',
+                    help='File with the CA certificates to trust', required=False,
+                    default='/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt')
 parser.add_argument('--verbose', '-v',
                     help='verbose output',
                     required=False,
@@ -60,6 +63,7 @@ releaseDescription = args.description
 instanceUrl = args.instanceUrl
 createReleaseTag = args.createReleaseTag
 releaseInfoFilename = args.releaseInfoFile
+caBundle = args.caBundle
 verbose = args.verbose
 releaseInfo = {}
 
@@ -94,7 +98,7 @@ uploadUrl = "%s/api/v4/projects/%s/uploads" % (instanceUrl, projectId)
 headers = {"PRIVATE-TOKEN": privateToken}
 files = {"file": open(fileToUpload, 'rb')}
 
-uploadResult = requests.post(uploadUrl, files=files, headers=headers)
+uploadResult = requests.post(uploadUrl, files=files, headers=headers, verify=caBundle)
 
 if uploadResult.status_code != 201:
     print(uploadResult)
@@ -124,7 +128,8 @@ if createReleaseTag:
 
     createReleaseTagResult = requests.post(createReleaseTagUrl,
                                            headers=headers,
-                                           data=json.dumps(payloadCreateReleaseTag))
+                                           data=json.dumps(payloadCreateReleaseTag),
+                                           verify=caBundle)
 
     if createReleaseTagResult.status_code != 201:
         print(createReleaseTagResult)
@@ -157,7 +162,8 @@ payloadCreateRelease = {
 }
 
 createReleaseResult = requests.post(createReleaseUrl, headers=headers,
-                                    data=json.dumps(payloadCreateRelease))
+                                    data=json.dumps(payloadCreateRelease),
+                                    verify=caBundle)
 
 if createReleaseResult.status_code != 201:
     print(createReleaseResult)
diff --git a/info.json b/info.json
index 72a3340..b689e82 100644
--- a/info.json
+++ b/info.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
-  "releaseTag": "v1.7",
+  "releaseTag": "v1.8",
   "createReleaseTag": "true",
-  "releaseName": "Delete Release supporting release",
-  "description": "Separate tool to delete releases added"
+  "releaseName": "CA Bundle",
+  "description": "Option to provide CA bundle file for ssl verification"
 }
 
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index acd8ee2..38be56d 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Gitlab CI scripts.
                                     [--createReleaseTag]
                                     [--description DESCRIPTION]
                                     [--releaseInfoFile RELEASEINFOFILE]
+                                    [--caBundle FILE_WITH_CA_CERTIFICATES_TO_TRUST]
                                     [--instanceUrl INSTANCEURL] [--verbose]
 
     Gitlab Release Uploader
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ Gitlab CI scripts.
                             tag, create release tag, description
     --instanceUrl INSTANCEURL, -I INSTANCEURL
                             URL of your gitlab instance
+    --caBundle FILE_WITH_CA_CERTIFICATES_TO_TRUST, -B FILE_WITH_CA_CERTIFICATES_TO_TRUST                        
     --verbose, -v         verbose output
     wn@tron:~/workspace-python/gitlabreleaseuploader [master ≡]$