diff --git a/run.go b/run.go
index 3d41780..7a4777a 100644
--- a/run.go
+++ b/run.go
@@ -205,6 +205,15 @@ func (d *PlaywrightDriver) installBrowsers() error {
 	if d.options.Browsers != nil {
 		additionalArgs = append(additionalArgs, d.options.Browsers...)
 	}
+
+	if d.options.OnlyInstallShell {
+		additionalArgs = append(additionalArgs, "--only-shell")
+	}
+
+	if d.options.DryRun {
+		additionalArgs = append(additionalArgs, "--dry-run")
+	}
+
 	cmd := d.Command(additionalArgs...)
 	cmd.Stdout = d.options.Stdout
 	cmd.Stderr = d.options.Stderr
@@ -228,7 +237,9 @@ type RunOptions struct {
 	//  - Windows: %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local
 	//  - macOS: ~/Library/Caches
 	//  - Linux: ~/.cache
-	DriverDirectory     string
+	DriverDirectory string
+	// OnlyInstallShell only downloads the headless shell. (For chromium browsers only)
+	OnlyInstallShell    bool
 	SkipInstallBrowsers bool
 	// if not set and SkipInstallBrowsers is false, will download all browsers (chromium, firefox, webkit)
 	Browsers []string
@@ -236,6 +247,8 @@ type RunOptions struct {
 	Stdout   io.Writer
 	Stderr   io.Writer
 	Logger   *slog.Logger
+	// DryRun does not install browser/dependencies. It will only print information.
+	DryRun bool
 }
 
 // Install does download the driver and the browsers.
diff --git a/run_test.go b/run_test.go
index bccd3cd..b18858a 100644
--- a/run_test.go
+++ b/run_test.go
@@ -20,19 +20,7 @@ func TestRunOptionsRedirectStderr(t *testing.T) {
 	r, w := io.Pipe()
 	var output string
 	wg := &sync.WaitGroup{}
-	wg.Add(1)
-	go func() {
-		defer wg.Done()
-		buf := bufio.NewReader(r)
-		for {
-			line, _, err := buf.ReadLine()
-			if err == io.EOF {
-				break
-			}
-			output += string(line)
-		}
-		_ = r.Close()
-	}()
+	readIOAsyncTilEOF(t, r, wg, &output)
 
 	driverPath := t.TempDir()
 	options := &RunOptions{
@@ -59,6 +47,40 @@ func TestRunOptionsRedirectStderr(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Contains(t, output, fmt.Sprintf("path=%s", driverPath))
 }
 
+func TestRunOptions_OnlyInstallShell(t *testing.T) {
+	if getBrowserName() != "chromium" {
+		t.Skip("chromium only")
+		return
+	}
+
+	r, w := io.Pipe()
+	var output string
+	wg := &sync.WaitGroup{}
+	readIOAsyncTilEOF(t, r, wg, &output)
+
+	driverPath := t.TempDir()
+	driver, err := NewDriver(&RunOptions{
+		Stdout:           w,
+		DriverDirectory:  driverPath,
+		Browsers:         []string{getBrowserName()},
+		Verbose:          true,
+		OnlyInstallShell: true,
+		DryRun:           true,
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	browserPath := t.TempDir()
+
+	t.Setenv("PLAYWRIGHT_BROWSERS_PATH", browserPath)
+
+	err = driver.Install()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, w.Close())
+	wg.Wait()
+
+	assert.Contains(t, output, "browser: chromium-headless-shell version")
+	assert.NotContains(t, output, "browser: chromium version")
+}
+
 func TestDriverInstall(t *testing.T) {
 	driverPath := t.TempDir()
 	driver, err := NewDriver(&RunOptions{
@@ -187,3 +209,20 @@ func getBrowserName() string {
 	}
 	return "chromium"
 }
+
+func readIOAsyncTilEOF(t *testing.T, r *io.PipeReader, wg *sync.WaitGroup, output *string) {
+	t.Helper()
+	wg.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		defer wg.Done()
+		buf := bufio.NewReader(r)
+		for {
+			line, _, err := buf.ReadLine()
+			if err == io.EOF {
+				break
+			}
+			*output += string(line)
+		}
+		_ = r.Close()
+	}()
+}