diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0309204..81a2e68 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ jobs:
 
           # Flag to toggle pushing symbols along with nuget package to the server, disabled by default
           # INCLUDE_SYMBOLS: false
+          
+          # Flag to throw an error when trying to publish an existing version of a package
+          # THOW_ERROR_IF_VERSION_EXISTS: false
 ```
 
 - Project gets published only if there's a `NUGET_KEY` configured in the repository
@@ -82,6 +85,7 @@ TAG_FORMAT | `v*` | Format of the git tag, `[*]` gets replaced with actual versi
 NUGET_KEY | | API key to authenticate with NuGet server
 NUGET_SOURCE | `https://api.nuget.org` | NuGet server uri hosting the packages, defaults to https://api.nuget.org
 INCLUDE_SYMBOLS | `false` | Flag to toggle pushing symbols along with nuget package to the server, disabled by default
+THOW_ERROR_IF_VERSION_EXISTS | `false` | Flag to throw an error when trying to publish an existing version of a package
 
 ## Outputs
 
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 4048fe8..1454524 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ inputs:
         description: Flag to toggle pushing symbols along with nuget package to the server, disabled by default
         required: false
         default: false
+    THOW_ERROR_IF_VERSION_EXISTS:
+        description: Flag to throw an error when trying to publish an existing version of a package
+        required: false
+        default: false
 
 outputs:
     VERSION:
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index d6d54c6..22fdef3 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class Action {
         this.nugetKey = process.env.INPUT_NUGET_KEY || process.env.NUGET_KEY
         this.nugetSource = process.env.INPUT_NUGET_SOURCE || process.env.NUGET_SOURCE
         this.includeSymbols = JSON.parse(process.env.INPUT_INCLUDE_SYMBOLS || process.env.INCLUDE_SYMBOLS)
+        this.throwOnVersionExixts = JSON.parse(process.env.INPUT_THOW_ERROR_IF_VERSION_EXISTS || process.env.THOW_ERROR_IF_VERSION_EXISTS)
     }
 
     _printErrorAndExit(msg) {
@@ -81,16 +82,29 @@ class Action {
         https.get(`${this.nugetSource}/v3-flatcontainer/${this.packageName}/index.json`, res => {
             let body = ""
 
-            if (res.statusCode == 404)
+            if (res.statusCode == 404){
+                console.log(`No packages found. Pushing initial version...`)
                 this._pushPackage(this.version, this.packageName)
+            }
 
             if (res.statusCode == 200) {
                 res.setEncoding("utf8")
                 res.on("data", chunk => body += chunk)
                 res.on("end", () => {
                     const existingVersions = JSON.parse(body)
-                    if (existingVersions.versions.indexOf(this.version) < 0)
+                    if (existingVersions.versions.indexOf(this.version) < 0) {
+                        console.log(`This version is new, pushing...`)
                         this._pushPackage(this.version, this.packageName)
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        let errorMsg = `Version ${this.version} already exists`;
+                        console.log(errorMsg)
+                        
+                        if(this.throwOnVersionExixts) {
+                            this._printErrorAndExit(`error: ${errorMsg}`)
+                        }
+                    }
                 })
             }
         }).on("error", e => {