diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cask/audit.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cask/audit.rb
index 0c3cf7773b..54599a685d 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cask/audit.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cask/audit.rb
@@ -301,11 +301,16 @@ module Cask
     def check_appcast_contains_version
       return unless check_appcast?
       return if cask.appcast.to_s.empty?
+      return if cask.appcast.configuration == :no_check
 
       appcast_stanza = cask.appcast.to_s
-      appcast_contents, = curl_output("--max-time", "5", appcast_stanza)
+      appcast_contents, = curl_output("--location", "--max-time", "5", appcast_stanza)
       version_stanza = cask.version.to_s
-      adjusted_version_stanza = version_stanza.split(",")[0].split("-")[0].split("_")[0]
+      if cask.appcast.configuration.blank?
+        adjusted_version_stanza = version_stanza.split(",")[0].split("-")[0].split("_")[0]
+      else
+        adjusted_version_stanza = cask.appcast.configuration
+      end
       return if appcast_contents.include? adjusted_version_stanza
 
       add_warning "appcast at URL '#{appcast_stanza}' does not contain"\
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cask/dsl/appcast.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cask/dsl/appcast.rb
index f2296ad942..695152dec3 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cask/dsl/appcast.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cask/dsl/appcast.rb
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@
 module Cask
   class DSL
     class Appcast
-      attr_reader :uri, :parameters
+      attr_reader :uri, :parameters, :configuration
 
       def initialize(uri, **parameters)
         @uri        = URI(uri)
         @parameters = parameters
+        @configuration = parameters[:configuration] if parameters.key?(:configuration)
       end
 
       def to_yaml