diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 65b9e9c..005970e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 1.1.0
+
+- Add a new `working-directory` input.
+- Support caching git dependencies.
+- Lots of other improvements.
+
 ## 1.0.2
 
 - Don’t prune targets that have a different name from the crate, but do prune targets from the workspace.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index acd802d..9d8c7a1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,10 +6,26 @@ sensible defaults.
 ## Example usage
 
 ```yaml
+# selecting a toolchain either by action or manual `rustup` calls should happen
+# before the plugin, as it uses the current rustc version as its cache key
+- uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+  with:
+    profile: minimal
+    toolchain: stable
+
 - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v1
 ```
 
-### Cache Details
+## Inputs
+
+: `key`
+An optional key that is added to the automatic cache key.
+
+: `working-directory`
+The working directory the action operates in, is case the cargo project is not
+located in the repo root.
+
+## Cache Details
 
 The cache currently caches the following directories:
 
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 0abc7cc..fe29ead 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ inputs:
   key:
     description: "An additional key for the cache"
     required: false
+  working-directory:
+    description: "The working directory this action should operate in"
+    required: false
 runs:
   using: "node12"
   main: "dist/restore/index.js"
diff --git a/src/common.ts b/src/common.ts
index c887853..5ba5c80 100644
--- a/src/common.ts
+++ b/src/common.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ process.on("uncaughtException", (e) => {
   core.info(`[warning] ${e.message}`);
 });
 
+const cwd = core.getInput("working-directory");
+if (cwd) {
+  process.chdir(cwd);
+}
+
 export const stateKey = "RUST_CACHE_KEY";
 const stateHash = "RUST_CACHE_HASH";
 
@@ -196,11 +201,13 @@ export async function rmExcept(dirName: string, keepPrefix: Set<string>) {
 }
 
 export async function rm(parent: string, dirent: fs.Dirent) {
-  const fileName = path.join(parent, dirent.name);
-  core.debug(`deleting "${fileName}"`);
-  if (dirent.isFile()) {
-    await fs.promises.unlink(fileName);
-  } else if (dirent.isDirectory()) {
-    await io.rmRF(fileName);
-  }
+  try {
+    const fileName = path.join(parent, dirent.name);
+    core.debug(`deleting "${fileName}"`);
+    if (dirent.isFile()) {
+      await fs.promises.unlink(fileName);
+    } else if (dirent.isDirectory()) {
+      await io.rmRF(fileName);
+    }
+  } catch {}
 }
diff --git a/src/restore.ts b/src/restore.ts
index 16d7cb8..b1dfdf4 100644
--- a/src/restore.ts
+++ b/src/restore.ts
@@ -1,42 +1,28 @@
 import * as cache from "@actions/cache";
 import * as core from "@actions/core";
-import { cleanTarget, getCacheConfig, getPackages, isValidEvent, stateKey } from "./common";
+import { cleanTarget, getCacheConfig, getPackages, stateKey } from "./common";
 
 async function run() {
-  if (!isValidEvent()) {
-    return;
-  }
-
   try {
     core.exportVariable("CARGO_INCREMENTAL", 0);
 
-    const start = Date.now();
     const { paths, key, restoreKeys } = await getCacheConfig();
 
     core.info(`Restoring paths:\n    ${paths.join("\n    ")}`);
     core.info(`Using keys:\n    ${[key, ...restoreKeys].join("\n    ")}`);
-    try {
-      const restoreKey = await cache.restoreCache(paths, key, restoreKeys);
-      if (restoreKey) {
-        core.info(`Restored from cache key "${restoreKey}".`);
-        core.saveState(stateKey, restoreKey);
+    const restoreKey = await cache.restoreCache(paths, key, restoreKeys);
+    if (restoreKey) {
+      core.info(`Restored from cache key "${restoreKey}".`);
+      core.saveState(stateKey, restoreKey);
 
-        if (restoreKey !== key) {
-          // pre-clean the target directory on cache mismatch
-          const packages = await getPackages();
+      if (restoreKey !== key) {
+        // pre-clean the target directory on cache mismatch
+        const packages = await getPackages();
 
-          await cleanTarget(packages);
-        }
-      } else {
-        core.info("No cache found.");
+        await cleanTarget(packages);
       }
-    } catch (e) {
-      core.info(`[warning] ${e.message}`);
-    }
-
-    const duration = Math.round((Date.now() - start) / 1000);
-    if (duration) {
-      core.info(`Took ${duration}s.`);
+    } else {
+      core.info("No cache found.");
     }
   } catch (e) {
     core.info(`[warning] ${e.message}`);
diff --git a/src/save.ts b/src/save.ts
index 0d1968c..a351e16 100644
--- a/src/save.ts
+++ b/src/save.ts
@@ -5,15 +5,10 @@ import * as glob from "@actions/glob";
 import * as io from "@actions/io";
 import fs from "fs";
 import path from "path";
-import { cleanTarget, getCacheConfig, getPackages, isValidEvent, Packages, paths, rm, stateKey } from "./common";
+import { cleanTarget, getCacheConfig, getPackages, Packages, paths, rm, stateKey } from "./common";
 
 async function run() {
-  if (!isValidEvent()) {
-    return;
-  }
-
   try {
-    const start = Date.now();
     const { paths: savePaths, key } = await getCacheConfig();
 
     if (core.getState(stateKey) === key) {
@@ -41,16 +36,7 @@ async function run() {
 
     core.info(`Saving paths:\n    ${savePaths.join("\n    ")}`);
     core.info(`Using key "${key}".`);
-    try {
-      await cache.saveCache(savePaths, key);
-    } catch (e) {
-      core.info(`[warning] ${e.message}`);
-    }
-
-    const duration = Math.round((Date.now() - start) / 1000);
-    if (duration) {
-      core.info(`Took ${duration}s.`);
-    }
+    await cache.saveCache(savePaths, key);
   } catch (e) {
     core.info(`[warning] ${e.message}`);
   }