diff --git a/ironic_inspector_client/test/test_v1.py b/ironic_inspector_client/test/test_v1.py
index ecf017f..75d537d 100644
--- a/ironic_inspector_client/test/test_v1.py
+++ b/ironic_inspector_client/test/test_v1.py
@@ -84,11 +84,18 @@ class TestIntrospect(BaseTest):
     def test(self, mock_req):
         self.get_client().introspect(self.uuid)
         mock_req.assert_called_once_with(
-            'post', '/introspection/%s' % self.uuid)
+            'post', '/introspection/%s' % self.uuid,
+            params={})
 
     def test_invalid_input(self, mock_req):
         self.assertRaises(TypeError, self.get_client().introspect, 42)
 
+    def test_manage_boot(self, mock_req):
+        self.get_client().introspect(self.uuid, manage_boot=False)
+        mock_req.assert_called_once_with(
+            'post', '/introspection/%s' % self.uuid,
+            params={'manage_boot': '0'})
+
 
 @mock.patch.object(http.BaseClient, 'request')
 class TestReprocess(BaseTest):
diff --git a/ironic_inspector_client/v1.py b/ironic_inspector_client/v1.py
index 4e83ea5..bb5932a 100644
--- a/ironic_inspector_client/v1.py
+++ b/ironic_inspector_client/v1.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ from ironic_inspector_client.common.i18n import _
 DEFAULT_API_VERSION = (1, 0)
 """Server API version used by default."""
 
-MAX_API_VERSION = (1, 8)
+MAX_API_VERSION = (1, 13)
 """Maximum API version this client was designed to work with.
 
 This does not mean that other versions won't work at all - the server might
@@ -88,10 +88,13 @@ class ClientV1(http.BaseClient):
         super(ClientV1, self).__init__(**kwargs)
         self.rules = RulesAPI(self.request)
 
-    def introspect(self, uuid):
+    def introspect(self, uuid, manage_boot=None):
         """Start introspection for a node.
 
         :param uuid: node UUID or name
+        :param manage_boot: whether to manage boot during introspection of
+            this node. If it is None (the default), then this argument is not
+            passed to API and the server default is used instead.
         :raises: :py:class:`ironic_inspector_client.ClientError` on error
             reported from a server
         :raises: :py:class:`ironic_inspector_client.VersionNotSupported` if
@@ -102,7 +105,11 @@ class ClientV1(http.BaseClient):
             raise TypeError(
                 _("Expected string for uuid argument, got %r") % uuid)
 
-        self.request('post', '/introspection/%s' % uuid)
+        params = {}
+        if manage_boot is not None:
+            params['manage_boot'] = str(int(manage_boot))
+
+        self.request('post', '/introspection/%s' % uuid, params=params)
 
     def reprocess(self, uuid):
         """Reprocess stored introspection data.
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/manage-boot-3d77762952b354a1.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/manage-boot-3d77762952b354a1.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1cc5891
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/manage-boot-3d77762952b354a1.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+features:
+  - Adds Python library support for passing ``manage_boot``
+    to the introspection API.