diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index ea3c658c..d4d64701 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ inputs:
     description: 'The GitHub token used to manage repository action cache'
     required: false
     default: ${{ github.token }}
+  dry-run:
+    description: 'dry-run caches deletion'
+    required: false
+    default: 'false'
 
 # Define your outputs here.
 
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index b342cca6..aeb36f96 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -29678,8 +29678,13 @@ Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", ({ value: true }));
 exports.run = void 0;
 const core = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(9093));
 const github = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(5942));
+const v = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(6786));
 const ref_1 = __nccwpck_require__(2636);
+const schema_1 = __nccwpck_require__(3731);
 const deleteRefActionsCaches = async (octokit, repo, ref) => {
+    const isDryRun = v.parse(schema_1.DryRunSchema, core.getInput('dry-run', { trimWhitespace: true }));
+    const dryRunPrefix = isDryRun ? 'DRY-RUN MODE ' : '';
+    core.info(`${dryRunPrefix}⌛ Deleting caches on ${ref}`);
     // Get the list of cache IDs
     // https://github.com/octokit/plugin-paginate-rest.js#octokitpaginate
     const iterator = octokit.paginate.iterator(octokit.rest.actions.getActionsCacheList, {
@@ -29691,11 +29696,13 @@ const deleteRefActionsCaches = async (octokit, repo, ref) => {
         for (const cache of cacheList) {
             if (!cache.id)
                 continue;
-            core.info(`   - Cache with key ${cache.key}`);
-            await octokit.rest.actions.deleteActionsCacheById({
-                ...repo,
-                cache_id: cache.id
-            });
+            core.info(`${dryRunPrefix}   - Cache with key ${cache.key}`);
+            if (!isDryRun) {
+                await octokit.rest.actions.deleteActionsCacheById({
+                    ...repo,
+                    cache_id: cache.id
+                });
+            }
         }
     }
 };
@@ -29715,9 +29722,8 @@ async function run() {
             core.info('ℹ️ If you suspect this is a bug, please consider raising an issue to help us address it promptly.');
             return;
         }
-        core.info(`⌛ Deleting caches on ${ref}`);
         await deleteRefActionsCaches(octokit, repo, ref);
-        core.info('✅ Done');
+        core.info(`✅ Done`);
     }
     catch (error) {
         // Fail the workflow run if an error occurs
@@ -29822,11 +29828,12 @@ exports.getRef = getRef;
 "use strict";
 
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", ({ value: true }));
-exports.NullableStringSchema = exports.OptionalStringSchema = exports.StringSchema = void 0;
+exports.DryRunSchema = exports.NullableStringSchema = exports.OptionalStringSchema = exports.StringSchema = void 0;
 const valibot_1 = __nccwpck_require__(6786);
 exports.StringSchema = (0, valibot_1.string)();
 exports.OptionalStringSchema = (0, valibot_1.optional)((0, valibot_1.string)());
 exports.NullableStringSchema = (0, valibot_1.nullable)((0, valibot_1.string)());
+exports.DryRunSchema = (0, valibot_1.coerce)((0, valibot_1.boolean)('The dry-run option must be either "true" or "false".'), input => JSON.parse(`${input}`));
 
 
 /***/ }),
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 0f096537..bc9d988f 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,22 @@
 import * as core from '@actions/core'
 import * as github from '@actions/github'
+import * as v from 'valibot'
 import { getRef } from './ref'
+import { DryRunSchema } from './schema'
 
 const deleteRefActionsCaches = async (
   octokit: ReturnType<typeof github.getOctokit>,
   repo: { owner: string; repo: string },
   ref: string
 ): Promise<void> => {
+  const isDryRun = v.parse(
+    DryRunSchema,
+    core.getInput('dry-run', { trimWhitespace: true })
+  )
+  const dryRunPrefix = isDryRun ? 'DRY-RUN MODE ' : ''
+
+  core.info(`${dryRunPrefix}⌛ Deleting caches on ${ref}`)
+
   // Get the list of cache IDs
   // https://github.com/octokit/plugin-paginate-rest.js#octokitpaginate
   const iterator = octokit.paginate.iterator(
@@ -21,11 +31,13 @@ const deleteRefActionsCaches = async (
   for await (const { data: cacheList } of iterator) {
     for (const cache of cacheList) {
       if (!cache.id) continue
-      core.info(`   - Cache with key ${cache.key}`)
-      await octokit.rest.actions.deleteActionsCacheById({
-        ...repo,
-        cache_id: cache.id
-      })
+      core.info(`${dryRunPrefix}   - Cache with key ${cache.key}`)
+      if (!isDryRun) {
+        await octokit.rest.actions.deleteActionsCacheById({
+          ...repo,
+          cache_id: cache.id
+        })
+      }
     }
   }
 }
@@ -43,7 +55,6 @@ export async function run(): Promise<void> {
     const { repo, eventName, payload } = github.context
 
     const ref = getRef({ eventName, payload })
-
     if (ref === null) {
       core.info('🤔 Could not determine deletion target.')
       core.info(
@@ -51,9 +62,10 @@ export async function run(): Promise<void> {
       )
       return
     }
-    core.info(`⌛ Deleting caches on ${ref}`)
+
     await deleteRefActionsCaches(octokit, repo, ref)
-    core.info('✅ Done')
+
+    core.info(`✅ Done`)
   } catch (error) {
     // Fail the workflow run if an error occurs
     if (error instanceof Error) {
diff --git a/src/schema.ts b/src/schema.ts
index c344edd0..5901ac9e 100644
--- a/src/schema.ts
+++ b/src/schema.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
-import { nullable, optional, string } from 'valibot'
+import { boolean, coerce, nullable, optional, string } from 'valibot'
 
 export const StringSchema = string()
 export const OptionalStringSchema = optional(string())
 export const NullableStringSchema = nullable(string())
+export const DryRunSchema = coerce(
+  boolean('The dry-run option must be either "true" or "false".'),
+  input => JSON.parse(`${input}`)
+)