diff --git a/.changeset/blue-spiders-go.md b/.changeset/blue-spiders-go.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c82c3e014bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/blue-spiders-go.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"electron-updater": minor
+---
+
+feat: adding external method that allows clearing the update cache
diff --git a/packages/electron-updater/src/AppUpdater.ts b/packages/electron-updater/src/AppUpdater.ts
index e69afe62d35..7413c250495 100644
--- a/packages/electron-updater/src/AppUpdater.ts
+++ b/packages/electron-updater/src/AppUpdater.ts
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ export abstract class AppUpdater extends (EventEmitter as new () => TypedEmitter
     return checkForUpdatesPromise
   }
 
-  public isUpdaterActive(): boolean {
+  isUpdaterActive(): boolean {
     const isEnabled = this.app.isPackaged || this.forceDevUpdateConfig
     if (!isEnabled) {
       this._logger.info("Skip checkForUpdates because application is not packed and dev update config is not forced")
@@ -364,6 +364,11 @@ export abstract class AppUpdater extends (EventEmitter as new () => TypedEmitter
     return true
   }
 
+  async clearDownloadCache(): Promise<void> {
+    const it = await this.getOrCreateDownloadHelper()
+    return await it.clear()
+  }
+
   // noinspection JSUnusedGlobalSymbols
   checkForUpdatesAndNotify(downloadNotification?: DownloadNotification): Promise<UpdateCheckResult | null> {
     return this.checkForUpdates().then(it => {