diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 12b47b697..8ef2bb8ff 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ inputs:
     default: true
   cache-dependency-path:
     description: 'Used to specify the path to a dependency file - go.sum'
+  cache-restore-only:
+    description: Used to specify the cache . Set to true, if you'd like to reuse existing cache but did not update it
+    default: false
   architecture:
     description: 'Target architecture for Go to use. Examples: x86, x64. Will use system architecture by default.'
 outputs:
diff --git a/dist/cache-save/index.js b/dist/cache-save/index.js
index c1161a721..95b9fbc18 100644
--- a/dist/cache-save/index.js
+++ b/dist/cache-save/index.js
@@ -58442,7 +58442,7 @@ var __importDefault = (this && this.__importDefault) || function (mod) {
     return (mod && mod.__esModule) ? mod : { "default": mod };
 };
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", ({ value: true }));
-exports.run = void 0;
+exports.cachePackages = exports.run = void 0;
 const core = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(2186));
 const cache = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(7799));
 const fs_1 = __importDefault(__nccwpck_require__(7147));
@@ -58457,8 +58457,12 @@ process.on('uncaughtException', e => {
 });
 function run() {
     return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
+        if (core.getState(constants_1.State.CacheRestoreOnly) === constants_1.State.True) {
+            core.info('"cache-restore-only" set to true, skip caching');
+            return;
+        }
         try {
-            yield cachePackages();
+            yield exports.cachePackages();
         }
         catch (error) {
             let message = 'Unknown error!';
@@ -58505,6 +58509,7 @@ const cachePackages = () => __awaiter(void 0, void 0, void 0, function* () {
     }
     core.info(`Cache saved with the key: ${primaryKey}`);
 });
+exports.cachePackages = cachePackages;
 function logWarning(message) {
     const warningPrefix = '[warning]';
     core.info(`${warningPrefix}${message}`);
@@ -58622,6 +58627,8 @@ var State;
 (function (State) {
     State["CachePrimaryKey"] = "CACHE_KEY";
     State["CacheMatchedKey"] = "CACHE_RESULT";
+    State["CacheRestoreOnly"] = "CACHE_RESTORE_ONLY";
+    State["True"] = "true";
 })(State = exports.State || (exports.State = {}));
 var Outputs;
 (function (Outputs) {
diff --git a/dist/setup/index.js b/dist/setup/index.js
index 378197f56..d6d19e3f6 100644
--- a/dist/setup/index.js
+++ b/dist/setup/index.js
@@ -61292,6 +61292,8 @@ var State;
 (function (State) {
     State["CachePrimaryKey"] = "CACHE_KEY";
     State["CacheMatchedKey"] = "CACHE_RESULT";
+    State["CacheRestoreOnly"] = "CACHE_RESTORE_ONLY";
+    State["True"] = "true";
 })(State = exports.State || (exports.State = {}));
 var Outputs;
 (function (Outputs) {
@@ -61690,6 +61692,7 @@ const cache_utils_1 = __nccwpck_require__(1678);
 const child_process_1 = __importDefault(__nccwpck_require__(2081));
 const fs_1 = __importDefault(__nccwpck_require__(7147));
 const os_1 = __importDefault(__nccwpck_require__(2037));
+const constants_1 = __nccwpck_require__(9042);
 function run() {
     return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
         try {
@@ -61727,6 +61730,8 @@ function run() {
             core.debug(`add bin ${added}`);
             const goPath = yield io.which('go');
             const goVersion = (child_process_1.default.execSync(`${goPath} version`) || '').toString();
+            const cacheRestoreOnly = core.getBooleanInput('cache-dependency-path');
+            core.saveState(constants_1.State.CacheRestoreOnly, cacheRestoreOnly ? constants_1.State.True : '');
             if (cache && cache_utils_1.isCacheFeatureAvailable()) {
                 const packageManager = 'default';
                 const cacheDependencyPath = core.getInput('cache-dependency-path');
diff --git a/src/cache-save.ts b/src/cache-save.ts
index 584d0a697..95513bfe0 100644
--- a/src/cache-save.ts
+++ b/src/cache-save.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ process.on('uncaughtException', e => {
 });
 
 export async function run() {
+  if (core.getState(State.CacheRestoreOnly) === State.True) {
+    core.info('"cache-restore-only" set to true, skip caching');
+    return;
+  }
   try {
     await cachePackages();
   } catch (error) {
@@ -27,7 +31,7 @@ export async function run() {
   }
 }
 
-const cachePackages = async () => {
+export const cachePackages = async () => {
   const cacheInput = core.getBooleanInput('cache');
   if (!cacheInput) {
     return;
diff --git a/src/constants.ts b/src/constants.ts
index b43d18c00..e0c19ce43 100644
--- a/src/constants.ts
+++ b/src/constants.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 export enum State {
   CachePrimaryKey = 'CACHE_KEY',
-  CacheMatchedKey = 'CACHE_RESULT'
+  CacheMatchedKey = 'CACHE_RESULT',
+  CacheRestoreOnly = 'CACHE_RESTORE_ONLY',
+  True = 'true'
 }
 
 export enum Outputs {
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index d3fb857df..cebac1769 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {isCacheFeatureAvailable} from './cache-utils';
 import cp from 'child_process';
 import fs from 'fs';
 import os from 'os';
+import {State} from './constants';
 
 export async function run() {
   try {
@@ -64,6 +65,8 @@ export async function run() {
     const goPath = await io.which('go');
     const goVersion = (cp.execSync(`${goPath} version`) || '').toString();
 
+    const cacheRestoreOnly = core.getBooleanInput('cache-dependency-path');
+    core.saveState(State.CacheRestoreOnly, cacheRestoreOnly ? State.True : '');
     if (cache && isCacheFeatureAvailable()) {
       const packageManager = 'default';
       const cacheDependencyPath = core.getInput('cache-dependency-path');