diff --git a/packages/cache/__tests__/options.test.ts b/packages/cache/__tests__/options.test.ts
index 46e540cb..79f04241 100644
--- a/packages/cache/__tests__/options.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cache/__tests__/options.test.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const useAzureSdk = true
 const downloadConcurrency = 8
 const timeoutInMs = 30000
 const segmentTimeoutInMs = 3600000
-const dryRun = false
+const lookupOnly = false
 const uploadConcurrency = 4
 const uploadChunkSize = 32 * 1024 * 1024
 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ test('getDownloadOptions sets defaults', async () => {
     downloadConcurrency,
     timeoutInMs,
     segmentTimeoutInMs,
-    dryRun
+    lookupOnly
   })
 })
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ test('getDownloadOptions overrides all settings', async () => {
     downloadConcurrency: 14,
     timeoutInMs: 20000,
     segmentTimeoutInMs: 3600000,
-    dryRun: true
+    lookupOnly: true
   }
 
   const actualOptions = getDownloadOptions(expectedOptions)
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ test('getDownloadOptions overrides download timeout minutes', async () => {
     downloadConcurrency: 14,
     timeoutInMs: 20000,
     segmentTimeoutInMs: 3600000,
-    dryRun: true
+    lookupOnly: true
   }
   process.env.SEGMENT_DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT_MINS = '10'
   const actualOptions = getDownloadOptions(expectedOptions)
@@ -76,5 +76,5 @@ test('getDownloadOptions overrides download timeout minutes', async () => {
   )
   expect(actualOptions.timeoutInMs).toEqual(expectedOptions.timeoutInMs)
   expect(actualOptions.segmentTimeoutInMs).toEqual(600000)
-  expect(actualOptions.dryRun).toEqual(expectedOptions.dryRun)
+  expect(actualOptions.lookupOnly).toEqual(expectedOptions.lookupOnly)
 })
diff --git a/packages/cache/__tests__/restoreCache.test.ts b/packages/cache/__tests__/restoreCache.test.ts
index c7499dc1..7992490e 100644
--- a/packages/cache/__tests__/restoreCache.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cache/__tests__/restoreCache.test.ts
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ test('restore with cache found for restore key', async () => {
 test('restore with dry run', async () => {
   const paths = ['node_modules']
   const key = 'node-test'
-  const options = {dryRun: true}
+  const options = {lookupOnly: true}
 
   const cacheEntry: ArtifactCacheEntry = {
     cacheKey: key,
diff --git a/packages/cache/src/cache.ts b/packages/cache/src/cache.ts
index d464bf96..f7fadb6f 100644
--- a/packages/cache/src/cache.ts
+++ b/packages/cache/src/cache.ts
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ export async function restoreCache(
       return undefined
     }
 
-    if (options?.dryRun) {
-      core.info('Dry run - skipping download')
+    if (options?.lookupOnly) {
+      core.info('Lookup only - skipping download')
       return cacheEntry.cacheKey
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/cache/src/options.ts b/packages/cache/src/options.ts
index 49101572..cdddeeca 100644
--- a/packages/cache/src/options.ts
+++ b/packages/cache/src/options.ts
@@ -56,12 +56,12 @@ export interface DownloadOptions {
 
   /**
    * Weather to skip downloading the cache entry.
-   * If dryRun is set to true, the restore function will only check if
+   * If lookupOnly is set to true, the restore function will only check if
    * a matching cache entry exists and return the cache key if it does.
    *
    * @default false
    */
-  dryRun?: boolean
+  lookupOnly?: boolean
 }
 
 /**
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ export function getDownloadOptions(copy?: DownloadOptions): DownloadOptions {
     downloadConcurrency: 8,
     timeoutInMs: 30000,
     segmentTimeoutInMs: 3600000,
-    dryRun: false
+    lookupOnly: false
   }
 
   if (copy) {
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ export function getDownloadOptions(copy?: DownloadOptions): DownloadOptions {
       result.segmentTimeoutInMs = copy.segmentTimeoutInMs
     }
 
-    if (typeof copy.dryRun === 'boolean') {
-      result.dryRun = copy.dryRun
+    if (typeof copy.lookupOnly === 'boolean') {
+      result.lookupOnly = copy.lookupOnly
     }
   }
   const segmentDownloadTimeoutMins =
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ export function getDownloadOptions(copy?: DownloadOptions): DownloadOptions {
     `Cache segment download timeout mins env var: ${process.env['SEGMENT_DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT_MINS']}`
   )
   core.debug(`Segment download timeout (ms): ${result.segmentTimeoutInMs}`)
-  core.debug(`Dry run: ${result.dryRun}`)
+  core.debug(`Lookup only: ${result.lookupOnly}`)
 
   return result
 }