diff --git a/craft_application/commands/remote.py b/craft_application/commands/remote.py
index ac29b9ae..46a34665 100644
--- a/craft_application/commands/remote.py
+++ b/craft_application/commands/remote.py
@@ -57,6 +57,15 @@ class RemoteBuild(ExtensibleCommand):
     overview = OVERVIEW
     always_load_project = True
 
+    def _pre_build(self, parsed_args: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
+        """Run steps to take before building, e.g. validations."""
+
+    def _get_build_args(
+        self, parsed_args: argparse.Namespace  # noqa: ARG002 (unused parameter)
+    ) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        """Get arguments to pass to the builder."""
+        return {}
+
     @override
     def _fill_parser(self, parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
         parser.add_argument(
@@ -125,6 +134,9 @@ def _run(
         if parsed_args.project:
             self._services.remote_build.set_project(parsed_args.project)
 
+        self._pre_build(parsed_args)
+        build_args = self._get_build_args(parsed_args)
+
         builder = self._services.remote_build
         project = cast(models.Project, self._services.project)
         config = cast(dict[str, Any], self.config)
@@ -147,7 +159,7 @@ def _run(
             emit.progress(
                 "Starting new build. It may take a while to upload large projects."
             )
-            builds = builder.start_builds(project_dir)
+            builds = builder.start_builds(project_dir, **build_args)
 
         try:
             returncode = self._monitor_and_complete(builds=builds)
diff --git a/docs/reference/changelog.rst b/docs/reference/changelog.rst
index 08e02ef4..8d24ce72 100644
--- a/docs/reference/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/reference/changelog.rst
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ X.X.X (YYYY-MMM-DD)
 Remote build
 ============
 
+- Add hooks to further customize functionality
 - Add a ``--project`` parameter for finer-tuned safety for potentially
   uploading private content to a public Launchpad project.