diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7919280..2cf5c09 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ _None._
 
 ### New Features
 
-_None._
+- `lint_localized_strings_format` will bypass CocoaPods if a `Podfile.lock` is not found [#136]
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 
diff --git a/bin/lint_localized_strings_format b/bin/lint_localized_strings_format
index 2ae9c05..9f955a9 100755
--- a/bin/lint_localized_strings_format
+++ b/bin/lint_localized_strings_format
@@ -13,7 +13,11 @@ install_gems
 # The strings generation also picks up files from our first party libraries,
 # some of which are installed via CocoaPods
 echo "--- :cocoapods: Setting up Pods"
-install_cocoapods
+if [[ -f Podfile.lock ]]; then
+  install_cocoapods
+else
+  echo "CocoaPods setup not detected. Skipping CocoaPods installation..."
+fi
 
 echo "--- :sleuth_or_spy: Lint Apple Localized Strings Format"
 # A next step improvement is to move the logs management within the release