diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 69ab1cd..8d032bc 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ inputs:
     required: false
     default: "true"
     description: 'if false, will not run `rtx install`'
+  cache:
+    required: false
+    default: "true"
+    description: 'if false, action will not automatically cache'
 outputs:
   cache-hit:
     description: 'A boolean value to indicate if a cache was hit.'
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 50d1a45..b90f4d0 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -82932,7 +82932,14 @@ const path = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(1017));
 const utils_1 = __nccwpck_require__(1314);
 async function run() {
     await setToolVersions();
-    await restoreRTXCache();
+    if (core.getBooleanInput('cache')) {
+        await restoreRTXCache();
+        core.saveState('CACHE', false);
+    }
+    else {
+        core.saveState('CACHE', true);
+        core.setOutput('cache-hit', false);
+    }
     await setupRTX();
     await setEnvVars();
     await exec.exec('rtx', ['--version']);
diff --git a/src/cache-save.ts b/src/cache-save.ts
index ece5149..8d5ad45 100644
--- a/src/cache-save.ts
+++ b/src/cache-save.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,13 @@ export async function run(): Promise<void> {
 }
 
 async function cacheRTXTools(): Promise<void> {
+  const skipCache = core.getState('CACHE')
+
+  if (skipCache) {
+    core.info('Skipping saving cache')
+    return
+  }
+
   const state = core.getState('CACHE_KEY')
   const primaryKey = core.getState('PRIMARY_KEY')
   const cachePath = rtxDir()
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 0428372..d5a6609 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,15 @@ import { rtxDir } from './utils'
 
 async function run(): Promise<void> {
   await setToolVersions()
-  await restoreRTXCache()
+
+  if (core.getBooleanInput('cache')) {
+    await restoreRTXCache()
+    core.saveState('CACHE', false)
+  } else {
+    core.saveState('CACHE', true)
+    core.setOutput('cache-hit', false)
+  }
+
   await setupRTX()
   await setEnvVars()
   await exec.exec('rtx', ['--version'])