diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index f6725c7..268d42b 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ inputs:
     description: 'Forgejo application token'
     default: '${{ forge.token }}'
   release-dir:
-    description: 'Directory in whichs release assets are uploaded or downloaded'
-    required: true
+    description: 'Directory in which release assets are uploaded or downloaded'
+    default: ''
   release-notes:
     description: 'Release notes'
   direction:
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ inputs:
   hide-archive-link:
     description: 'Hide the archive links'
     default: false
+  skip-assets:
+    description: Skip uploading release assets
+    default: 'false'
 
 runs:
   using: "composite"
@@ -113,5 +116,7 @@ runs:
         echo -n "${{ inputs.gpg-passphrase }}" > $TMP_DIR/gpg-passphrase
         export GPG_PASSPHRASE="$TMP_DIR/gpg-passphrase"
 
+        export SKIP_ASSETS="${{ inputs.skip-assets }}"
+
         forgejo-release.sh ${{ inputs.direction }}
       shell: bash
diff --git a/forgejo-release.sh b/forgejo-release.sh
index 83ce24d..22bdbab 100755
--- a/forgejo-release.sh
+++ b/forgejo-release.sh
@@ -84,9 +84,11 @@ upload_release() {
     # It is expanded using "${assets[@]}" which preserves the separation of arguments and not split whitespace containing values.
     # For reference, see https://github.com/koalaman/shellcheck/wiki/SC2086#exceptions
     local assets=()
-    for file in "$RELEASE_DIR"/*; do
-        assets=("${assets[@]}" -a "$file")
-    done
+    if ! "$SKIP_ASSETS"; then
+        for file in "$RELEASE_DIR"/*; do
+            assets=("${assets[@]}" -a "$file")
+        done
+    fi
     if $PRERELEASE || echo "${TAG}" | grep -qi '\-rc'; then
         releaseType="--prerelease"
         echo "Uploading as Pre-Release"
diff --git a/testdata/upload-download/.forgejo/workflows/test.yml b/testdata/upload-download/.forgejo/workflows/test.yml
index a9c357d..518e019 100644
--- a/testdata/upload-download/.forgejo/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/testdata/upload-download/.forgejo/workflows/test.yml
@@ -92,5 +92,35 @@ jobs:
       - if: ${{ !startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') }}
         run: |
           diff -u upload-dir-v3 download-dir-v3
+
+      - if: ${{ !startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') }}
+        id: release-upload-v4
+        uses: SELF@vTest
+        with:
+          direction: upload
+          tag: v4.0
+          token: FORGEJO_TEST_TOKEN
+          skip-assets: true
+          verbose: true
+
+      - if: ${{ !startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') }}
+        id: release-download-v4
+        uses: SELF@vTest
+        with:
+          direction: download
+          tag: v4.0
+          token: FORGEJO_TEST_TOKEN
+          release-dir: download-dir-v4
+      - if: ${{ !startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') }}
+        run: |
+          if [ ! -d download-dir-v4 ]; then
+            echo "Missing download dir"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          if [ ! -z "$( ls -A download-dir-v4 )" ]; then
+            echo "Unexpected download files: $( ls -A download-dir-v4 )"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
       - if: failure()
         run: docker logs forgejo