diff --git a/src/schema.rs b/src/schema.rs
index 234687e..cdb2ebf 100644
--- a/src/schema.rs
+++ b/src/schema.rs
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ impl Compare {
                 },
             ) => {
                 // Both old and new are single-element wrappers.
-                if old_meta != new_meta {
+                if old_meta != new_meta && !dry_run {
                     self.push_change(
                         "schema metadata changed",
                         old_schema,
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ impl Compare {
                 //
                 // A bare ref or inline type does not have metadata, so if the
                 // old metadata is non-default, report a trivial change.
-                if has_meaningful_metadata(old_meta) {
+                if has_meaningful_metadata(old_meta) && !dry_run {
                     self.push_change(
                         "schema metadata removed",
                         old_schema,
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ impl Compare {
                 //
                 // A bare ref or inline type does not have metadata, so if the
                 // new metadata is non-default, report a trivial change.
-                if has_meaningful_metadata(new_meta) {
+                if has_meaningful_metadata(new_meta) && !dry_run {
                     self.push_change(
                         "schema metadata added",
                         old_schema,