diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index cdd1a78..87bca77 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -94,9 +94,22 @@ runs:
         rm -f lychee*!(lychee-bin|lychee-lib)
       shell: bash
 
-    - name: Run lychee
-      id: lychee
-      run: ${{ github.action_path }}/entrypoint.sh
+    - name: Run Lychee
+      id: run-lychee
+      run: |
+        # This step runs lychee and captures its exit code.
+        # We use 'set +e' to prevent the script from exiting immediately if lychee fails.
+        # This allows us to capture the exit code and pass it both to GitHub Actions (via GITHUB_OUTPUT)
+        # and to the shell (via the final 'exit $EXIT_CODE').
+        # This ensures that:
+        # 1. The step fails if lychee fails
+        # 2. The exit code is available as an output for subsequent steps
+        # 3. The exit code is properly propagated to the workflow
+        set +e
+        ${{ github.action_path }}/entrypoint.sh
+        EXIT_CODE=$?
+        echo "exit_code=$EXIT_CODE" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        exit $EXIT_CODE
       env:
         # https://github.com/actions/runner/issues/665
         INPUT_TOKEN: ${{ inputs.TOKEN }}