diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dd1a4e8..efc672d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ Usage: dart-apitool extract [arguments]
     --[no-]remove-example                Removes examples from the package to analyze.
                                          (defaults to on)
     --[no-]set-exit-on-missing-export    Sets exit code to != 0 if missing exports are detected in the API.
+    --override-use-flutter               Overrides automatic decision whether to use Flutter or Dart.
 ```
 
 ### diff
@@ -91,10 +92,12 @@ Usage: dart-apitool diff [arguments]
                                          [none, allowAdding (default), strict]
     --[no-]remove-example                Removes examples from the package to analyze.
                                          (defaults to on)
-    --[no-]ignore-requiredness           Whether to ignore the required aspect of interfaces (yielding less strict version bump requirements)
+    --[no-]ignore-requiredness           Whether to ignore the required aspect of interfaces
+                                         (yielding less strict version bump requirements)
     --report-format                      Which output format should be used
                                          [cli (default), markdown, json]
     --report-file-path                   Where to store the report file (no effect on cli option)
+    --override-use-flutter               Overrides automatic decision whether to use Flutter or Dart.
 ```
 
 ## Integration
diff --git a/lib/src/cli/commands/command_mixin.dart b/lib/src/cli/commands/command_mixin.dart
index 5a0ec4f..5d23ec8 100644
--- a/lib/src/cli/commands/command_mixin.dart
+++ b/lib/src/cli/commands/command_mixin.dart
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import 'dart:convert';
 import 'dart:io';
 
+import 'package:args/args.dart';
 import 'package:dart_apitool/api_tool.dart';
 import 'package:dart_apitool/src/cli/source_item.dart';
 import 'package:path/path.dart' as p;
@@ -22,13 +23,33 @@ Package reference can be one of:
 OBSOLETE: Has no effect anymore.
  ''';
 
+  static final String _optionNameOverrideUserFlutter = 'override-use-flutter';
+  static final String _helpTextOverrideUserFlutter =
+      'Overrides automatic decision whether to use Flutter or Dart.';
+
+  void init(ArgParser argParser) {
+    argParser.addFlag(
+      _optionNameOverrideUserFlutter,
+      help: _helpTextOverrideUserFlutter,
+      defaultsTo: null,
+      negatable: false,
+    );
+  }
+
   /// prepares given [ref]. Depending on the type of ref this can include
   /// - copying the package to a temporary directory
   /// - running pub get
   /// If you use [analyze] with this result then it will take care to clean up
   /// everything (e.g. removing temp directory)
-  Future<PreparedPackageRef> prepare(PackageRef ref) async {
+  Future<PreparedPackageRef> prepare(
+    ArgResults argResults,
+    PackageRef ref,
+  ) async {
     final stdoutSession = StdoutSession();
+
+    final overrideUseFlutterCommand =
+        argResults[_optionNameOverrideUserFlutter] as bool?;
+
     List<SourceItem> sources = [];
     String? packageRelativePath;
     if (ref.isDirectoryPath) {
@@ -72,8 +93,11 @@ OBSOLETE: Has no effect anymore.
       if (!sourceItem.isInCache) {
         await stdoutSession.writeln(
             'Preparing package dependencies for local package ${sourceItem.sourceDir}');
-        await PubInteraction.runPubGet(sourceItem.sourceDir,
-            stdoutSession: stdoutSession);
+        await PubInteraction.runPubGet(
+          sourceItem.sourceDir,
+          stdoutSession: stdoutSession,
+          overrideUseFlutterCommand: overrideUseFlutterCommand,
+        );
         final sourcePackageConfig =
             File(_getPackageConfigPathForPackage(sourceItem.sourceDir));
         final targetPackageConfig =
@@ -106,11 +130,16 @@ OBSOLETE: Has no effect anymore.
   /// [doMergeBaseClasses] defines if base classes should be merged into derived ones. This allows to remove private base classes from the list of interface declarations.
   /// [doAnalyzePlatformConstraints] defines if the platform constraints of the package shall be analyzed.
   Future<PackageApi> analyze(
+    ArgResults argResults,
     PreparedPackageRef preparedRef, {
     bool doAnalyzePlatformConstraints = true,
     bool doRemoveExample = true,
   }) async {
     final stdoutSession = StdoutSession();
+
+    final overrideUseFlutterCommand =
+        argResults[_optionNameOverrideUserFlutter] as bool?;
+
     String? path;
     if (preparedRef.packageRef.isDirectoryPath) {
       path = preparedRef.packageRef.ref;
@@ -141,7 +170,11 @@ OBSOLETE: Has no effect anymore.
     final packageConfig = File(_getPackageConfigPathForPackage(packagePath));
     if (!packageConfig.existsSync()) {
       await stdoutSession.writeln('Running pub get');
-      await PubInteraction.runPubGet(packagePath, stdoutSession: stdoutSession);
+      await PubInteraction.runPubGet(
+        packagePath,
+        stdoutSession: stdoutSession,
+        overrideUseFlutterCommand: overrideUseFlutterCommand,
+      );
     } else {
       await stdoutSession
           .writeln('Omitting pub get (package config already present)');
diff --git a/lib/src/cli/commands/diff_command.dart b/lib/src/cli/commands/diff_command.dart
index e874160..1b1d777 100644
--- a/lib/src/cli/commands/diff_command.dart
+++ b/lib/src/cli/commands/diff_command.dart
@@ -97,8 +97,10 @@ You may want to do this if you want to make sure
     );
     argParser.addFlag(
       _optionNameIgnoreRequiredness,
-      help:
-          'Whether to ignore the required aspect of interfaces (yielding less strict version bump requirements)',
+      help: '''
+Whether to ignore the required aspect of interfaces 
+(yielding less strict version bump requirements)
+''',
       defaultsTo: false,
       negatable: true,
     );
@@ -114,6 +116,7 @@ You may want to do this if you want to make sure
       help: 'Where to store the report file (no effect on cli option)',
       mandatory: false,
     );
+    init(argParser);
   }
 
   @override
@@ -150,18 +153,22 @@ You may want to do this if you want to make sure
         argResults![_optionNameIgnoreRequiredness] as bool;
 
     final preparedOldPackageRef = await prepare(
+      argResults!,
       oldPackageRef,
     );
     final preparedNewPackageRef = await prepare(
+      argResults!,
       newPackageRef,
     );
 
     final oldPackageApi = await analyze(
+      argResults!,
       preparedOldPackageRef,
       doAnalyzePlatformConstraints: !noAnalyzePlatformConstraints,
       doRemoveExample: doRemoveExample,
     );
     final newPackageApi = await analyze(
+      argResults!,
       preparedNewPackageRef,
       doAnalyzePlatformConstraints: !noAnalyzePlatformConstraints,
       doRemoveExample: doRemoveExample,
diff --git a/lib/src/cli/commands/extract_command.dart b/lib/src/cli/commands/extract_command.dart
index 62e833c..ccce9de 100644
--- a/lib/src/cli/commands/extract_command.dart
+++ b/lib/src/cli/commands/extract_command.dart
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ If not specified the extracted API will be printed to the console.
       defaultsTo: false,
       negatable: true,
     );
+    init(argParser);
   }
 
   @override
@@ -72,9 +73,11 @@ If not specified the extracted API will be printed to the console.
         argResults![_optionNameSetExitCodeOnMissingExport] as bool;
 
     final preparedPackageRef = await prepare(
+      argResults!,
       packageRef,
     );
     final packageApi = await analyze(
+      argResults!,
       preparedPackageRef,
       doAnalyzePlatformConstraints: !noAnalyzePlatformConstraints,
       doRemoveExample: doRemoveExample,
diff --git a/lib/src/tooling/dart_interaction.dart b/lib/src/tooling/dart_interaction.dart
index 041c38f..268df90 100644
--- a/lib/src/tooling/dart_interaction.dart
+++ b/lib/src/tooling/dart_interaction.dart
@@ -11,22 +11,35 @@ import '../utils/utils.dart';
 /// Helper class for interacting with Dart and Flutter
 abstract class DartInteraction {
   /// runs the dart or flutter command with the given [args].
-  /// The decision which command to run is taken from the pubspeck.yaml file in
+  /// The decision which command to run is taken from the pubspec.yaml file in
   /// [forDirectory]
+  /// This command determines which tool to use based on the pubspcec.yaml file.
+  /// If [overrideUseFlutterCommand] is given then this value will be used to
+  /// determine which tool to use. [true] means Flutter, [false] means Dart
   static Future runDartOrFlutterCommand(
     String forDirectory, {
     List<String> args = const [],
     StdoutSession? stdoutSession,
+    bool? overrideUseFlutterCommand,
   }) async {
-    final pubspecPath = path.join(forDirectory, 'pubspec.yaml');
-    final pubspecExists = await File(pubspecPath).exists();
-    if (!pubspecExists) {
-      throw RunDartError(
-          'Error running pub get in $forDirectory:\nThis is not a valid dart package directory');
+    bool useFlutter = false;
+    if (overrideUseFlutterCommand == null) {
+      // if no override is specified we get the information which tool to use
+      // from the pubspec.yaml file
+      final pubspecPath = path.join(forDirectory, 'pubspec.yaml');
+      final pubspecExists = await File(pubspecPath).exists();
+      if (!pubspecExists) {
+        throw RunDartError(
+            'Error running pub get in $forDirectory:\nThis is not a valid dart package directory');
+      }
+      final yamlContent = await File(pubspecPath).readAsString();
+      final pubSpec = Pubspec.parse(yamlContent);
+      useFlutter = pubSpec.dependencies.containsKey('flutter');
+    } else {
+      // if the decision is overridden we use the given value (overrideUseFlutterCommand == true => Flutter, == false => Dart)
+      useFlutter = overrideUseFlutterCommand;
     }
-    final yamlContent = await File(pubspecPath).readAsString();
-    final pubSpec = Pubspec.parse(yamlContent);
-    if (!pubSpec.dependencies.containsKey('flutter')) {
+    if (!useFlutter) {
       return _runDartOrFlutterCommand(
         _getDartExecutablePath(),
         workingDirectory: forDirectory,
diff --git a/lib/src/tooling/pub_interaction.dart b/lib/src/tooling/pub_interaction.dart
index 3daa7f6..6f6f2c4 100644
--- a/lib/src/tooling/pub_interaction.dart
+++ b/lib/src/tooling/pub_interaction.dart
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ abstract class PubInteraction {
   static Future runPubGet(
     String packageDirectory, {
     StdoutSession? stdoutSession,
+    bool? overrideUseFlutterCommand,
   }) async {
     return DartInteraction.runDartOrFlutterCommand(
       packageDirectory,
@@ -119,6 +120,7 @@ abstract class PubInteraction {
         'get',
       ],
       stdoutSession: stdoutSession,
+      overrideUseFlutterCommand: overrideUseFlutterCommand,
     );
   }
 }