diff --git a/.projenrc.ts b/.projenrc.ts
index 5be2935..2dc8c43 100644
--- a/.projenrc.ts
+++ b/.projenrc.ts
@@ -73,5 +73,5 @@ jestConfig?.patch(JsonPatch.add('/transform', {
   '^.+\\.(t|j)sx?$': new Transform('@swc/jest'),
 }));
 const actionYml = project.tryFindObjectFile('action.yml');
-actionYml?.addOverride('runs.using', 'node18');
+actionYml?.addOverride('runs.using', 'node20');
 project.synth();
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index d489e83..f79c8c2 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 name: cdk-diff-action
 description: The CDK Diff GitHub Action allows you to run CDK diff as part of your CI/CD workflow.
 runs:
-  using: node18
+  using: node20
   main: dist/index.js
 author: Cory Hall
 inputs:
diff --git a/src/action.ts b/src/action.ts
index 83af964..f16ced0 100644
--- a/src/action.ts
+++ b/src/action.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ export async function run() {
   const processor = new StageProcessor(stages, inputs.allowedDestroyTypes);
   await processor.processStages();
   await processor.commentStages(comments);
+  if (processor.hasDestructiveChanges && inputs.failOnDestructiveChanges) {
+    throw new Error('There are destructive changes! See PR comment for details.');
+  }
   return;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/diff.ts b/src/diff.ts
index be12c88..d1a022f 100644
--- a/src/diff.ts
+++ b/src/diff.ts
@@ -137,6 +137,15 @@ export class StageProcessor {
     }
   }
 
+  public get hasDestructiveChanges(): boolean {
+    for (const comments of Object.values(this.stageComments)) {
+      if (comments.destructiveChanges) {
+        return true;
+      }
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
   private async diffStack(stack: StackInfo): Promise<{comment: string[]; changes: number}> {
     const stackDiff = new StackDiff(stack, this.allowedDestroyTypes);
     const { diff, destructiveChanges } = await stackDiff.diffStack();