diff --git a/CHANGES/168.feature b/CHANGES/168.feature
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c585c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGES/168.feature
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Added checkpoint options to publication and distribution commands.
diff --git a/pulpcore/cli/deb/distribution.py b/pulpcore/cli/deb/distribution.py
index 2684e33..b23d85a 100644
--- a/pulpcore/cli/deb/distribution.py
+++ b/pulpcore/cli/deb/distribution.py
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 import gettext
 
 import click
-from pulp_glue.deb.context import PulpAptDistributionContext, PulpAptRepositoryContext
+from pulp_glue.common.context import PluginRequirement
+from pulp_glue.deb.context import (
+    PulpAptDistributionContext,
+    PulpAptRepositoryContext,
+)
 from pulpcore.cli.common.generic import (
     PulpCLIContext,
     base_path_contains_option,
@@ -14,6 +18,7 @@
     list_command,
     name_option,
     pass_pulp_context,
+    pulp_option,
     resource_option,
     show_command,
     update_command,
@@ -32,6 +37,12 @@
         " Specified as '[[<plugin>:]<type>:]<name>' or as href."
     ),
 )
+checkpoint_option = pulp_option(
+    "--checkpoint/--not-checkpoint",
+    is_flag=True,
+    default=None,
+    needs_plugins=[PluginRequirement("deb", specifier=">=3.6.0")],
+)
 
 
 @click.group()
@@ -57,6 +68,7 @@ def distribution(ctx: click.Context, pulp_ctx: PulpCLIContext, /, distribution_t
     click.option("--base-path"),
     click.option("--publication", help=_("Publication to be served.")),
     repository_option,
+    checkpoint_option,
 ]
 create_options = update_options + [click.option("--name", required=True)]
 
diff --git a/pulpcore/cli/deb/publication.py b/pulpcore/cli/deb/publication.py
index 3629153..63f10a1 100644
--- a/pulpcore/cli/deb/publication.py
+++ b/pulpcore/cli/deb/publication.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import gettext
 
 import click
+from pulp_glue.common.context import PluginRequirement
 from pulp_glue.core.context import PulpSigningServiceContext
 from pulp_glue.deb.context import (
     PulpAptPublicationContext,
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@
     list_command,
     pass_pulp_context,
     publication_filter_options,
+    pulp_option,
     resource_option,
     show_command,
 )
@@ -28,6 +30,13 @@
     default_type="apt",
     context_table={"deb:apt": PulpAptRepositoryContext},
 )
+checkpoint_option = pulp_option(
+    "--checkpoint",
+    is_flag=True,
+    default=None,
+    help=_("Create a checkpoint publication"),
+    needs_plugins=[PluginRequirement("deb", specifier=">=3.6.0")],
+)
 
 
 @click.group()
@@ -52,6 +61,7 @@ def publication(ctx: click.Context, pulp_ctx: PulpCLIContext, /, publication_typ
 lookup_options = [href_option]
 create_options = [
     repository_option,
+    checkpoint_option,
     click.option(
         "--version", type=int, help=_("a repository version number, leave blank for latest")
     ),