diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9f25219d..8accc13b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ This action will create a GitHub release and optionally upload an artifact to it
   This will preserve the existing prerelease state during updates.
 - **owner**: Optionally specify the owner of the repo where the release should be generated. Defaults to current repo's owner.
 - **prerelease**: Optionally marks this release as prerelease. Set to true to enable.
+- **removeArtifacts**: Indicates if existing release artifacts should be removed. Defaults to `false`.
 - **replacesArtifacts**: Indicates if existing release artifacts should be replaced. Defaults to `true`.
 - **repo**: Optionally specify the repo where the release should be generated. Defaults to current repo.
 - **tag**: An optional tag for the release. If this is omitted the git ref will be used (if it is a tag).
diff --git a/__tests__/Action.test.ts b/__tests__/Action.test.ts
index 0f21b31d..e778a36f 100644
--- a/__tests__/Action.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/Action.test.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ const createPrerelease = true
 const updatePrerelease = false
 const releaseId = 101
 const replacesArtifacts = true
+const removeArtifacts = false
 const tag = 'tag'
 const token = 'token'
 const updateBody = 'updateBody'
@@ -298,6 +299,7 @@ describe("Action", () => {
                 owner: "owner",
                 createdPrerelease: createPrerelease,
                 replacesArtifacts: replacesArtifacts,
+                removeArtifacts: removeArtifacts,
                 repo: "repo",
                 tag: tag,
                 token: token,
diff --git a/__tests__/ArtifactUploader.test.ts b/__tests__/ArtifactUploader.test.ts
index 68d172ff..25006d29 100644
--- a/__tests__/ArtifactUploader.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/ArtifactUploader.test.ts
@@ -89,6 +89,25 @@ describe('ArtifactUploader', () => {
         expect(deleteMock).toBeCalledWith(2)
     })
 
+    it('removes all artifacts', async () => {
+        mockDeleteSuccess()
+        mockListWithAssets()
+        mockUploadArtifact()
+        const uploader = createUploader(false, true)
+
+        await uploader.uploadArtifacts(artifacts, releaseId, url)
+
+        expect(uploadMock).toBeCalledTimes(2)
+        expect(uploadMock)
+            .toBeCalledWith(url, contentLength, 'raw', fileContents, 'art1', releaseId)
+        expect(uploadMock)
+            .toBeCalledWith(url, contentLength, 'raw', fileContents, 'art2', releaseId)
+
+        expect(deleteMock).toBeCalledTimes(2)
+        expect(deleteMock).toBeCalledWith(1)
+        expect(deleteMock).toBeCalledWith(2)
+    })
+
     it('replaces no artifacts when previous asset list empty', async () => {
         mockDeleteSuccess()
         mockListWithoutAssets()
@@ -129,7 +148,7 @@ describe('ArtifactUploader', () => {
     it('throws upload error when replacesExistingArtifacts is true', async () => {
         mockListWithoutAssets()
         mockUploadError()
-        const uploader = createUploader(true, true)
+        const uploader = createUploader(true, false, true)
 
         expect.hasAssertions()
         try {
@@ -170,7 +189,7 @@ describe('ArtifactUploader', () => {
         expect(deleteMock).toBeCalledTimes(0)
     })
 
-    function createUploader(replaces: boolean, throws: boolean = false): GithubArtifactUploader {
+    function createUploader(replaces: boolean, removes: boolean = false, throws: boolean = false): GithubArtifactUploader {
         const MockReleases = jest.fn<Releases, any>(() => {
             return {
                 create: jest.fn(),
@@ -182,7 +201,7 @@ describe('ArtifactUploader', () => {
                 uploadArtifact: uploadMock
             }
         })
-        return new GithubArtifactUploader(new MockReleases(), replaces, throws)
+        return new GithubArtifactUploader(new MockReleases(), replaces, removes, throws)
     }
 
     function mockDeleteError(): any {
diff --git a/__tests__/Inputs.test.ts b/__tests__/Inputs.test.ts
index 6f8d8aea..ad361e13 100644
--- a/__tests__/Inputs.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/Inputs.test.ts
@@ -236,6 +236,17 @@ describe('Inputs', () => {
         })
     })
 
+    describe('removeArtifacts', () => {
+        it('returns false', () => {
+            expect(inputs.removeArtifacts).toBe(false)
+        })
+
+        it('returns true', () => {
+            mockGetInput.mockReturnValue('true')
+            expect(inputs.removeArtifacts).toBe(true)
+        })
+    })
+
     describe('repo', () => {
         it('returns repo from context', function () {
             process.env.GITHUB_REPOSITORY = "owner/repo"
diff --git a/__tests__/Integration.test.ts b/__tests__/Integration.test.ts
index d35fad6a..ecef9fd1 100644
--- a/__tests__/Integration.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/Integration.test.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ describe.skip('Integration Test', () => {
         const uploader = new GithubArtifactUploader(
             releases,
             inputs.replacesArtifacts,
+            inputs.removeArtifacts,
             inputs.artifactErrorsFailBuild,
         )
         action = new Action(inputs, outputs, releases, uploader)
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ describe.skip('Integration Test', () => {
                 owner: "ncipollo",
                 createdPrerelease: false,
                 replacesArtifacts: true,
+                removeArtifacts: false,
                 repo: "actions-playground",
                 tag: "release-action-test",
                 token: getToken(),
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 7b5932ed..fcec331c 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ inputs:
     description: "Optionally marks this release as prerelease. Set to true to enable."
     required: false
     default: ''
+  removeArtifacts:
+    description: 'Indicates if existing release artifacts should be removed, Defaults to false.'
+    required: false
+    default: 'false'
   replacesArtifacts:
     description: "Indicates if existing release artifacts should be replaced. Defaults to true."
     required: false
diff --git a/lib/ArtifactUploader.js b/lib/ArtifactUploader.js
index ad06c636..d284839a 100644
--- a/lib/ArtifactUploader.js
+++ b/lib/ArtifactUploader.js
@@ -31,9 +31,10 @@ Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
 exports.GithubArtifactUploader = void 0;
 const core = __importStar(require("@actions/core"));
 class GithubArtifactUploader {
-    constructor(releases, replacesExistingArtifacts = true, throwsUploadErrors = false) {
+    constructor(releases, replacesExistingArtifacts = true, removeArtifacts = false, throwsUploadErrors = false) {
         this.releases = releases;
         this.replacesExistingArtifacts = replacesExistingArtifacts;
+        this.removeArtifacts = removeArtifacts;
         this.throwsUploadErrors = throwsUploadErrors;
     }
     uploadArtifacts(artifacts, releaseId, uploadUrl) {
@@ -41,6 +42,9 @@ class GithubArtifactUploader {
             if (this.replacesExistingArtifacts) {
                 yield this.deleteUpdatedArtifacts(artifacts, releaseId);
             }
+            if (this.removeArtifacts) {
+                yield this.deleteUploadedArtifacts(releaseId);
+            }
             for (const artifact of artifacts) {
                 yield this.uploadArtifact(artifact, releaseId, uploadUrl);
             }
@@ -84,5 +88,15 @@ class GithubArtifactUploader {
             }
         });
     }
+    deleteUploadedArtifacts(releaseId) {
+        return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
+            const releaseAssets = yield this.releases.listArtifactsForRelease(releaseId);
+            for (const artifact of releaseAssets) {
+                const asset = artifact;
+                core.debug(`Deleting existing artifact ${artifact.name}...`);
+                yield this.releases.deleteArtifact(asset.id);
+            }
+        });
+    }
 }
 exports.GithubArtifactUploader = GithubArtifactUploader;
diff --git a/lib/Inputs.js b/lib/Inputs.js
index 2c5543c8..56e642f4 100644
--- a/lib/Inputs.js
+++ b/lib/Inputs.js
@@ -117,6 +117,10 @@ class CoreInputs {
             return undefined;
         return this.createdPrerelease;
     }
+    get removeArtifacts() {
+        const removes = core.getInput('removeArtifacts');
+        return removes == 'true';
+    }
     get replacesArtifacts() {
         const replaces = core.getInput('replacesArtifacts');
         return replaces == 'true';
diff --git a/lib/Main.js b/lib/Main.js
index bdb8485a..acd220d1 100644
--- a/lib/Main.js
+++ b/lib/Main.js
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ function createAction() {
     const inputs = new Inputs_1.CoreInputs(globber, context);
     const outputs = new Outputs_1.CoreOutputs();
     const releases = new Releases_1.GithubReleases(inputs, git);
-    const uploader = new ArtifactUploader_1.GithubArtifactUploader(releases, inputs.replacesArtifacts, inputs.artifactErrorsFailBuild);
+    const uploader = new ArtifactUploader_1.GithubArtifactUploader(releases, inputs.replacesArtifacts, inputs.removeArtifacts, inputs.artifactErrorsFailBuild);
     return new Action_1.Action(inputs, outputs, releases, uploader);
 }
 run();
diff --git a/src/ArtifactUploader.ts b/src/ArtifactUploader.ts
index 2cf4b66a..41b59391 100644
--- a/src/ArtifactUploader.ts
+++ b/src/ArtifactUploader.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ export class GithubArtifactUploader implements ArtifactUploader {
     constructor(
         private releases: Releases,
         private replacesExistingArtifacts: boolean = true,
+        private removeArtifacts: boolean = false,
         private throwsUploadErrors: boolean = false,
     ) {
     }
@@ -20,6 +21,9 @@ export class GithubArtifactUploader implements ArtifactUploader {
         if (this.replacesExistingArtifacts) {
             await this.deleteUpdatedArtifacts(artifacts, releaseId)
         }
+        if (this.removeArtifacts) {
+            await this.deleteUploadedArtifacts(releaseId)
+        }
         for (const artifact of artifacts) {
             await this.uploadArtifact(artifact, releaseId, uploadUrl)
         }
@@ -65,4 +69,13 @@ export class GithubArtifactUploader implements ArtifactUploader {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    private async deleteUploadedArtifacts(releaseId: number): Promise<void> {
+        const releaseAssets = await this.releases.listArtifactsForRelease(releaseId)
+        for (const artifact of releaseAssets) {
+            const asset = artifact
+            core.debug(`Deleting existing artifact ${artifact.name}...`)
+            await this.releases.deleteArtifact(asset.id)
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Inputs.ts b/src/Inputs.ts
index 5d22a3a5..ae1f2484 100644
--- a/src/Inputs.ts
+++ b/src/Inputs.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export interface Inputs {
     readonly draft: boolean
     readonly owner: string
     readonly createdPrerelease: boolean
+    readonly removeArtifacts: boolean
     readonly replacesArtifacts: boolean
     readonly repo: string
     readonly tag: string
@@ -138,6 +139,10 @@ export class CoreInputs implements Inputs {
         if (CoreInputs.omitPrereleaseDuringUpdate) return undefined
         return this.createdPrerelease
     }
+    get removeArtifacts(): boolean {
+        const removes = core.getInput('removeArtifacts')
+        return removes == 'true'
+    }
     get replacesArtifacts(): boolean {
         const replaces = core.getInput('replacesArtifacts')
         return replaces == 'true'
diff --git a/src/Main.ts b/src/Main.ts
index d3f1df8c..84c813a0 100644
--- a/src/Main.ts
+++ b/src/Main.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ function createAction(): Action {
     const inputs = new CoreInputs(globber, context)
     const outputs = new CoreOutputs()
     const releases = new GithubReleases(inputs, git)
-    const uploader = new GithubArtifactUploader(releases, inputs.replacesArtifacts, inputs.artifactErrorsFailBuild)
+    const uploader = new GithubArtifactUploader(releases, inputs.replacesArtifacts, inputs.removeArtifacts, inputs.artifactErrorsFailBuild)
     return new Action(inputs, outputs, releases, uploader)
 }