diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8ece59c..2ff6e00 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ flutter_controls_core:
   git:
     url: https://github.com/fermi-ad/flutter-controls-core.git
     tag_pattern: v{{version}}
-  version: ^1.3.0
+  version: ^1.4.0
 ```
 
 _NOTE:_ This project is under very active development so calling this the
@@ -54,12 +54,14 @@ dependencies:
   flutter_gql_acsys:
     git:
       url: https://github.com/fermi-ad/flutter-gql-acsys.git
-      ref: main
+      tag_pattern: v{{version}}
+    version: ^1.1.0
 
   flutter_controls_core:
     git:
       url: https://github.com/fermi-ad/flutter-controls-core.git
-      ref: main
+      tag_pattern: v{{version}}
+    version: ^1.4.0
 ```
 
 and where your application constructs the `StandardApp`, you specify the
diff --git a/lib/src/app_scaffold.dart b/lib/src/app_scaffold.dart
index d936576..e4d6dc7 100644
--- a/lib/src/app_scaffold.dart
+++ b/lib/src/app_scaffold.dart
@@ -407,6 +407,8 @@ final class StandardApp<T extends ChangeNotifier> extends StatelessWidget {
   /// is set up and the drawer will show "No login required".
   final AuthInfo? authInfo;
 
+  final bool selectable;
+
   StandardApp({
     required this.title,
     this.model,
@@ -419,6 +421,7 @@ final class StandardApp<T extends ChangeNotifier> extends StatelessWidget {
     List<String>? neededRoles,
     this.themeMode = ThemeMode.system,
     this.useBison = false,
+    this.selectable = false,
     super.key,
   }) : _neededRoles = neededRoles?.toSet() ?? {};
 
@@ -469,7 +472,9 @@ final class StandardApp<T extends ChangeNotifier> extends StatelessWidget {
       theme: theme.light,
       darkTheme: theme.dark,
       themeMode: themeMode,
-      home: ToastificationWrapper(child: SelectionArea(child: scaffold)),
+      home: ToastificationWrapper(
+        child: selectable ? SelectionArea(child: scaffold) : scaffold,
+      ),
     );
   }
 }
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 74cdc35..f398bd6 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: flutter_controls_core
 description: A Flutter package to write Fermilab applications.
-version: 1.4.0
+version: 1.4.1
 publish_to: none
 
 environment:
diff --git a/test/widget/app_scaffold_test.dart b/test/widget/app_scaffold_test.dart
index 73d16d3..ef07723 100644
--- a/test/widget/app_scaffold_test.dart
+++ b/test/widget/app_scaffold_test.dart
@@ -119,4 +119,31 @@ void main() {
       expect(find.text('no-model'), findsOneWidget);
     });
   });
+
+  group('StandardApp text selection', () {
+    testWidgets('text is selectable by default', (tester) async {
+      await tester.pumpWidget(StandardApp(title: 'T', body: const Text('x')));
+      expect(find.byType(SelectionArea), findsNothing);
+    });
+
+    testWidgets('selectable: false leaves out the SelectionArea', (
+      tester,
+    ) async {
+      await tester.pumpWidget(
+        StandardApp(title: 'T', selectable: false, body: const Text('x')),
+      );
+      expect(find.byType(SelectionArea), findsNothing);
+      expect(find.text('x'), findsOneWidget);
+    });
+
+    testWidgets('selectable: true adds the SelectionArea', (
+      tester,
+    ) async {
+      await tester.pumpWidget(
+        StandardApp(title: 'T', selectable: true, body: const Text('x')),
+      );
+      expect(find.byType(SelectionArea), findsOneWidget);
+      expect(find.text('x'), findsOneWidget);
+    });
+  });
 }