diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 66818a8..43183b6 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -299,6 +299,7 @@ _Note that for the `producer` mode, the prebuild build phase and `xccc`, `xcld`,
 | `product_files_extensions_with_content_override ` | List of all extensions that should carry over source fingerprints. Extensions of all product files that contain non-deterministic content (absolute paths, timestamp, etc) should be included. | `["swiftmodule"]` | ⬜️ |
 | `thinning_enabled ` | If true, support for thin projects is enabled | `false` | ⬜️ |
 | `thinning_target_module_name ` | Module name of a target that works as a helper for thinned targets | `"ThinningRemoteCacheModule"` | ⬜️ |
+| `prettify_meta_files` | A Boolean value that opts-in pretty JSON formatting for meta files | `false` | ⬜️ |
 | `aws_secret_key` | Secret key for AWS V4 Signature Authorization. If this is set to a non-empty String - an Authentication Header will be added based on this and the other `aws_*` parameters.| `""` | ⬜️ |
 | `aws_access_key` | Access key for AWS V4 Signature Authorization. | `""` | ⬜️ |
 | `aws_region` | Region for AWS V4 Signature Authorization. E.g. `eu`.  | `""` | ⬜️ |
diff --git a/Sources/XCRemoteCache/Commands/Postbuild/XCPostbuild.swift b/Sources/XCRemoteCache/Commands/Postbuild/XCPostbuild.swift
index d927cb5..7ace692 100644
--- a/Sources/XCRemoteCache/Commands/Postbuild/XCPostbuild.swift
+++ b/Sources/XCRemoteCache/Commands/Postbuild/XCPostbuild.swift
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public class XCPostbuild {
                 algorithm: MD5Algorithm()
             )
             let organizer = ZipArtifactOrganizer(targetTempDir: context.targetTempDir, fileManager: fileManager)
-            let metaWriter = JsonMetaWriter(fileWriter: fileManager)
+            let metaWriter = JsonMetaWriter(fileWriter: fileManager, pretty: config.prettifyMetaFiles)
             let artifactCreator = BuildArtifactCreator(
                 buildDir: context.productsDir,
                 tempDir: context.targetTempDir,
diff --git a/Sources/XCRemoteCache/Config/XCRemoteCacheConfig.swift b/Sources/XCRemoteCache/Config/XCRemoteCacheConfig.swift
index 3b6b84b..4a7b373 100644
--- a/Sources/XCRemoteCache/Config/XCRemoteCacheConfig.swift
+++ b/Sources/XCRemoteCache/Config/XCRemoteCacheConfig.swift
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ public struct XCRemoteCacheConfig: Encodable {
     var thinningEnabled: Bool = false
     /// Module name of a target that works as a helper for thinned targets
     var thinningTargetModuleName: String = "ThinningRemoteCacheModule"
+    /// Opt-in pretty json formatting for meta files
+    var prettifyMetaFiles: Bool = false
     /// Secret key for AWS V4 Signature, if this is set the Authentication Header will be added
     var AWSSecretKey: String = ""
     /// Access key for AWS V4 Signature
@@ -165,6 +167,7 @@ extension XCRemoteCacheConfig {
             scheme.productFilesExtensionsWithContentOverride ?? productFilesExtensionsWithContentOverride
         merge.thinningEnabled = scheme.thinningEnabled ?? thinningEnabled
         merge.thinningTargetModuleName = scheme.thinningTargetModuleName ?? thinningTargetModuleName
+        merge.prettifyMetaFiles = scheme.prettifyMetaFiles ?? prettifyMetaFiles
         merge.AWSAccessKey = scheme.AWSAccessKey ?? AWSAccessKey
         merge.AWSSecretKey = scheme.AWSSecretKey ?? AWSSecretKey
         merge.AWSRegion = scheme.AWSRegion ?? AWSRegion
@@ -223,6 +226,7 @@ struct ConfigFileScheme: Decodable {
     let productFilesExtensionsWithContentOverride: [String]?
     let thinningEnabled: Bool?
     let thinningTargetModuleName: String?
+    let prettifyMetaFiles: Bool?
     let AWSSecretKey: String?
     let AWSAccessKey: String?
     let AWSRegion: String?
@@ -264,6 +268,7 @@ struct ConfigFileScheme: Decodable {
         case productFilesExtensionsWithContentOverride = "product_files_extensions_with_content_override"
         case thinningEnabled = "thinning_enabled"
         case thinningTargetModuleName = "thinning_target_module_name"
+        case prettifyMetaFiles = "prettify_meta_files"
         case AWSSecretKey = "aws_secret_key"
         case AWSAccessKey = "aws_access_key"
         case AWSRegion = "aws_region"
diff --git a/Sources/XCRemoteCache/Models/MetaWriter.swift b/Sources/XCRemoteCache/Models/MetaWriter.swift
index 97b9bfd..527d7d0 100644
--- a/Sources/XCRemoteCache/Models/MetaWriter.swift
+++ b/Sources/XCRemoteCache/Models/MetaWriter.swift
@@ -24,11 +24,16 @@ protocol MetaWriter {
 }
 
 class JsonMetaWriter: MetaWriter {
-    private let metaEncoder = JSONEncoder()
+    private let metaEncoder: JSONEncoder
     private let fileWriter: FileWriter
 
-    init(fileWriter: FileWriter) {
+    init(fileWriter: FileWriter, pretty: Bool = false) {
         self.fileWriter = fileWriter
+        let encoder = JSONEncoder()
+        if pretty {
+            encoder.outputFormatting = .prettyPrinted
+        }
+        self.metaEncoder = encoder
     }
 
     func write<T>(_ meta: T, locationDir : URL) throws -> URL where T : Meta {
diff --git a/Tests/XCRemoteCacheTests/Commands/XCCCTests.swift b/Tests/XCRemoteCacheTests/Commands/XCCCTests.swift
index c62e8e8..97ae987 100644
--- a/Tests/XCRemoteCacheTests/Commands/XCCCTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/XCRemoteCacheTests/Commands/XCCCTests.swift
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class TemplateBasedCCWrapperBuilderTests: FileXCTestCase {
     private static let history = "history.compile"
     private static let prebuild = "prebuild.d"
     private static let commitSha = "321"
-    private static let timeout = 5.0
+    private static let timeout = 10.0
 
     static let xccc: URL = {
         let fileManager = FileManager.default
diff --git a/cocoapods-plugin/README.md b/cocoapods-plugin/README.md
index fe5d4e9..cac845c 100644
--- a/cocoapods-plugin/README.md
+++ b/cocoapods-plugin/README.md
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ An object that is passed to the `xcremotecache` can contain all properties suppo
 | `modify_lldb_init` | Controls if the pod integration should modify `~/.lldbinit` | `true` | ⬜️ |
 | `xccc_file` | The path where should be placed the `xccc` binary (in the pod installation phase) | `{podfile_dir}/.rc/xccc` | ⬜️ |
 | `remote_commit_file` | The path of the file with the remote commit sha (in the pod installation phase) | `{podfile_dir}/.rc/arc.rc`| ⬜️ |
+| `prettify_meta_files` | A Boolean value that opts-in pretty JSON formatting for meta files | `false` | ⬜️ |
 
 ## Uninstalling
 
diff --git a/cocoapods-plugin/lib/cocoapods-xcremotecache/command/hooks.rb b/cocoapods-plugin/lib/cocoapods-xcremotecache/command/hooks.rb
index 069fa18..0834da5 100644
--- a/cocoapods-plugin/lib/cocoapods-xcremotecache/command/hooks.rb
+++ b/cocoapods-plugin/lib/cocoapods-xcremotecache/command/hooks.rb
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ module CocoapodsXCRemoteCacheModifier
           'xccc_file' => "#{BIN_DIR}/xccc",
           'remote_commit_file' => "#{BIN_DIR}/arc.rc",
           'exclude_targets' => [],
+          'prettify_meta_files' => false
         }
         @@configuration.merge! default_values.select { |k, v| !@@configuration.key?(k) }
       end