diff --git a/copier/main.py b/copier/main.py
index d65b33383..cf9bae5f9 100644
--- a/copier/main.py
+++ b/copier/main.py
@@ -232,6 +232,8 @@ def _execute_tasks(self, tasks: Sequence[Task]) -> None:
                     | f" > Running task {i + 1} of {len(tasks)}: {task_cmd}",
                     file=sys.stderr,
                 )
+            if self.pretend:
+                continue
             with local.cwd(self.subproject.local_abspath), local.env(**task.extra_env):
                 subprocess.run(task_cmd, shell=use_shell, check=True, env=local.env)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_migrations.py b/tests/test_migrations.py
index 665f38021..85ae7f76f 100644
--- a/tests/test_migrations.py
+++ b/tests/test_migrations.py
@@ -223,3 +223,61 @@ def test_prereleases(tmp_path: Path):
     # It should fail if downgrading
     with pytest.raises(UserMessageError):
         copy(dst_path=dst, defaults=True, overwrite=True)
+
+
+def test_pretend_mode(tmp_path_factory: pytest.TempPathFactory) -> None:
+    src, dst = map(tmp_path_factory.mktemp, ("src", "dst"))
+
+    # Build template in v1
+    with local.cwd(src):
+        git("init")
+        build_file_tree(
+            {
+                "[[ _copier_conf.answers_file ]].jinja": "[[_copier_answers|to_nice_yaml]]",
+                "copier.yml": (
+                    f"""\
+                    _envops: {BRACKET_ENVOPS_JSON}
+                    """
+                ),
+            }
+        )
+        git("add", ".")
+        git("commit", "-mv1")
+        git("tag", "v1")
+
+    copy(str(src), dst)
+    answers = yaml.safe_load((dst / ".copier-answers.yml").read_text())
+    assert answers["_commit"] == "v1"
+
+    with local.cwd(dst):
+        git("init")
+        git("add", ".")
+        git("commit", "-mv1")
+
+    # Evolve template to v2
+    with local.cwd(src):
+        build_file_tree(
+            {
+                "[[ _copier_conf.answers_file ]].jinja": "[[_copier_answers|to_nice_yaml]]",
+                "copier.yml": (
+                    f"""\
+                    _envops: {BRACKET_ENVOPS_JSON}
+                    _migrations:
+                    -   version: v2
+                        before:
+                        -   touch v2-before.txt
+                        after:
+                        -   touch v2-after.txt
+                    """
+                ),
+            }
+        )
+        git("add", ".")
+        git("commit", "-mv2")
+        git("tag", "v2")
+
+    copy(dst_path=dst, overwrite=True, pretend=True)
+    answers = yaml.safe_load((dst / ".copier-answers.yml").read_text())
+    assert answers["_commit"] == "v1"
+    assert not (dst / "v2-before.txt").exists()
+    assert not (dst / "v2-after.txt").exists()
diff --git a/tests/test_tasks.py b/tests/test_tasks.py
index 446be98f1..14bd49202 100644
--- a/tests/test_tasks.py
+++ b/tests/test_tasks.py
@@ -43,3 +43,19 @@ def test_copy_tasks(tmp_path, demo_template):
     assert (tmp_path / "hello" / "world").exists()
     assert (tmp_path / "bye").is_file()
     assert (tmp_path / "pyfile").is_file()
+
+
+def test_pretend_mode(tmp_path_factory: pytest.TempPathFactory) -> None:
+    src, dst = map(tmp_path_factory.mktemp, ("src", "dst"))
+    build_file_tree(
+        {
+            (src / "copier.yml"): (
+                """
+                _tasks:
+                    - touch created-by-task.txt
+                """
+            )
+        }
+    )
+    copier.copy(str(src), dst, pretend=True)
+    assert not (dst / "created-by-task.txt").exists()