diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 2e1681b..7e0e640 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -31964,6 +31964,14 @@ async function restoreCache(key) {
   }
   const archiveSize = fs5.statSync(zstPath).size;
   await extractCompressedTar(zstPath);
+  try {
+    fs5.unlinkSync(zstPath);
+    core3.info(`\u{1F5D1}\uFE0F Cache archive deleted: ${zstPath}`);
+  } catch (err) {
+    core3.warning(
+      `Failed to delete cache archive: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}`
+    );
+  }
   const endTime = Date.now();
   const duration = endTime - startTime;
   core3.info(