diff --git a/src/cleanup-java.ts b/src/cleanup-java.ts
index a890c4b6..e52de8ef 100644
--- a/src/cleanup-java.ts
+++ b/src/cleanup-java.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ async function removePrivateKeyFromKeychain() {
 async function saveCache() {
   const jobStatus = isJobStatusSuccess();
   const cache = core.getInput(constants.INPUT_CACHE);
-  return jobStatus && cache ? save(cache) : Promise.resolve();
+  const readOnlyCache = core.getInput(constants.INPUT_CACHE_READ_ONLY)
+  return jobStatus && cache && !readOnlyCache ? save(cache) : Promise.resolve();
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/constants.ts b/src/constants.ts
index 94d7667f..a5fdfeea 100644
--- a/src/constants.ts
+++ b/src/constants.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export const INPUT_DEFAULT_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY = undefined;
 export const INPUT_DEFAULT_GPG_PASSPHRASE = 'GPG_PASSPHRASE';
 
 export const INPUT_CACHE = 'cache';
+export const INPUT_CACHE_READ_ONLY = "cache-is-read-only";
 export const INPUT_JOB_STATUS = 'job-status';
 
 export const STATE_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY_FINGERPRINT = 'gpg-private-key-fingerprint';