diff --git a/.github/triage/jax_toolbox_triage/args.py b/.github/triage/jax_toolbox_triage/args.py
index de248cef9..7946bcead 100644
--- a/.github/triage/jax_toolbox_triage/args.py
+++ b/.github/triage/jax_toolbox_triage/args.py
@@ -260,6 +260,11 @@ def parse_args(args=None) -> argparse.Namespace:
             jax:https://<token>@host/repo.git,xla:https://<token>@host/repo.git
             """,
     )
+    version_search_args.add_argument(
+        "--exclude-transformer-engine",
+        action="store_true",
+        help="Exclude transformer-engine from the list of optional software to triage.",
+    )
     parser.add_argument(
         "-v",
         "--container-mount",
@@ -375,4 +380,7 @@ def parse_args(args=None) -> argparse.Namespace:
             "--container must be passed for the container-level search"
         )
 
+    if args.exclude_transformer_engine:
+        optional_software.remove("transformer-engine")
+
     return args