diff --git a/src/semantic_release/cli/commands/version.py b/src/semantic_release/cli/commands/version.py
index 771ec273f..bb9ebfc3e 100644
--- a/src/semantic_release/cli/commands/version.py
+++ b/src/semantic_release/cli/commands/version.py
@@ -18,7 +18,10 @@
     generate_release_notes,
     write_changelog_files,
 )
-from semantic_release.cli.github_actions_output import VersionGitHubActionsOutput
+from semantic_release.cli.github_actions_output import (
+    PersistenceMode,
+    VersionGitHubActionsOutput,
+)
 from semantic_release.cli.util import noop_report, rprint
 from semantic_release.const import DEFAULT_SHELL, DEFAULT_VERSION
 from semantic_release.enums import LevelBump
@@ -468,9 +471,16 @@ def version(  # noqa: C901
     no_verify = runtime.no_git_verify
     opts = runtime.global_cli_options
     gha_output = VersionGitHubActionsOutput(
-        hvcs_client
-        if isinstance(hvcs_client, Github)
-        else Github(hvcs_client.remote_url(use_token=False)),
+        gh_client=(
+            hvcs_client
+            if isinstance(hvcs_client, Github)
+            else Github(hvcs_client.remote_url(use_token=False))
+        ),
+        mode=(
+            PersistenceMode.TEMPORARY
+            if opts.noop or (not commit_changes and not create_tag)
+            else PersistenceMode.PERMANENT
+        ),
         released=False,
     )
 
diff --git a/src/semantic_release/cli/github_actions_output.py b/src/semantic_release/cli/github_actions_output.py
index fe2114aa5..b7a507414 100644
--- a/src/semantic_release/cli/github_actions_output.py
+++ b/src/semantic_release/cli/github_actions_output.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import os
+from enum import Enum
 from re import compile as regexp
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
@@ -13,12 +14,18 @@
     from semantic_release.hvcs.github import Github
 
 
+class PersistenceMode(Enum):
+    TEMPORARY = "temporary"
+    PERMANENT = "permanent"
+
+
 class VersionGitHubActionsOutput:
     OUTPUT_ENV_VAR = "GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
     def __init__(
         self,
         gh_client: Github,
+        mode: PersistenceMode = PersistenceMode.PERMANENT,
         released: bool | None = None,
         version: Version | None = None,
         commit_sha: str | None = None,
@@ -26,6 +33,7 @@ def __init__(
         prev_version: Version | None = None,
     ) -> None:
         self._gh_client = gh_client
+        self._mode = mode
         self._released = released
         self._version = version
         self._commit_sha = commit_sha
@@ -104,10 +112,11 @@ def to_output_text(self) -> str:
             missing.add("version")
         if self.released is None:
             missing.add("released")
-        if self.released and self.commit_sha is None:
-            missing.add("commit_sha")
-        if self.released and self.release_notes is None:
-            missing.add("release_notes")
+        if self.released:
+            if self.release_notes is None:
+                missing.add("release_notes")
+            if self._mode is PersistenceMode.PERMANENT and self.commit_sha is None:
+                missing.add("commit_sha")
 
         if missing:
             raise ValueError(