diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 612de2d..d189154 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -24,23 +24,23 @@ watch = ["dep:notify-debouncer-mini", "dep:ctrlc"]
 zip = ["shulkerbox/zip"]
 
 [dependencies]
-clap = { version = "4.5.4", features = ["deprecated", "derive", "env"] }
+anyhow = "1.0.89"
+clap = { version = "4.5.18", features = ["deprecated", "derive", "env"] }
 colored = "2.1.0"
-serde = { version = "1.0.197", features = ["derive"] }
-thiserror = "1.0.58"
-toml = "0.8.12"
-shulkerscript = { git = "https://github.com/moritz-hoelting/shulkerscript-lang.git", features = ["fs_access", "shulkerbox"], default-features = false, rev = "0cccee936e427d8ac2238956d2ef7b240d568e13" }
-shulkerbox = { git = "https://github.com/moritz-hoelting/shulkerbox.git", default-features = false, rev = "aff342a64a94981af942223345b5a5f105212957" }
-git2 = { version = "0.19.0", default-features = false }
-path-absolutize = "3.1.1"
+const_format = "0.2.33"
+ctrlc = { version = "3.4.5", optional = true }
 dotenvy = "0.15.7"
-notify-debouncer-mini = { version = "0.4.1", default-features = false, optional = true }
-ctrlc = { version = "3.4.4", optional = true }
-tracing = "0.1.40"
-tracing-subscriber = "0.3.18"
+git2 = { version = "0.19.0", default-features = false }
+human-panic = "2.0.1"
 # waiting for pull request to be merged
 inquire = { git = "https://github.com/moritz-hoelting/rust-inquire.git", branch = "main", package = "inquire" }
-human-panic = "2.0.0"
-anyhow = "1.0.86"
+notify-debouncer-mini = { version = "0.4.1", default-features = false, optional = true }
+path-absolutize = "3.1.1"
 pathdiff = "0.2.1"
-const_format = "0.2.32"
+serde = { version = "1.0.210", features = ["derive"] }
+shulkerbox = { git = "https://github.com/moritz-hoelting/shulkerbox.git", default-features = false, rev = "4ca0505e357aa7427657d6286f8a1b77eb7e63c6" }
+shulkerscript = { git = "https://github.com/moritz-hoelting/shulkerscript-lang.git", features = ["fs_access", "shulkerbox"], default-features = false, rev = "a3e0bd95bc35f2c880ca73e2bfebad95bb937254" }
+thiserror = "1.0.63"
+toml = "0.8.19"
+tracing = "0.1.40"
+tracing-subscriber = "0.3.18"
diff --git a/src/subcommands/build.rs b/src/subcommands/build.rs
index 2028526..b901b04 100644
--- a/src/subcommands/build.rs
+++ b/src/subcommands/build.rs
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ pub struct BuildArgs {
     /// Skip validating the project for pack format compatibility.
     #[arg(long)]
     pub no_validate: bool,
+    /// Check if the project can be built without actually building it.
+    #[arg(long)]
+    pub check: bool,
 }
 
 pub fn build(args: &BuildArgs) -> Result<()> {
@@ -132,27 +135,31 @@ pub fn build(args: &BuildArgs) -> Result<()> {
 
     let dist_path = dist_path.join(project_config.pack.name + dist_extension);
 
-    #[cfg(feature = "zip")]
-    if args.zip {
-        output.zip_with_comment(
-            &dist_path,
-            format!(
-                "{} - v{}",
-                &project_config.pack.description, &project_config.pack.version
-            ),
-        )?;
+    if args.check {
+        print_success("Project is valid and can be built.");
     } else {
+        #[cfg(feature = "zip")]
+        if args.zip {
+            output.zip_with_comment(
+                &dist_path,
+                format!(
+                    "{} - v{}",
+                    &project_config.pack.description, &project_config.pack.version
+                ),
+            )?;
+        } else {
+            output.place(&dist_path)?;
+        }
+
+        #[cfg(not(feature = "zip"))]
         output.place(&dist_path)?;
+
+        print_success(format!(
+            "Finished building{and_package_msg} project to {}",
+            dist_path.absolutize_from(path)?.display()
+        ));
     }
 
-    #[cfg(not(feature = "zip"))]
-    output.place(&dist_path)?;
-
-    print_success(format!(
-        "Finished building{and_package_msg} project to {}",
-        dist_path.absolutize_from(path)?.display()
-    ));
-
     Ok(())
 }