diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 308ed3c..5b940b9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ jobs:
 | `commitizen_version`           | Specify the version to be used by commitizen. Eg: `2.21.0`                                                                                                                                                                        | latest                                                          |
 | `changelog`                    | Create changelog when bumping the version                                                                                                                                                                                         | true                                                            |
 | `no_raise`                     | Don't raise the given comma-delimited exit codes (e.g., no_raise: '20,21'). Use with caution! Open an issue in [commitizen](https://github.com/commitizen-tools/commitizen/issues) if you need help thinking about your workflow. | [21](https://commitizen-tools.github.io/commitizen/exit_codes/) |
+| `increment`                    | Manually specify the desired increment {MAJOR,MINOR,PATCH} | -                                                               |
 
 ## Outputs
 
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index fed8d32..9f76626 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -62,3 +62,6 @@ inputs:
     description: "Don't raise the given comma-delimited exit codes"
     required: false
     default: '21'
+  increment:
+    description: "Manually specify the desired increment"
+    required: false
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index 3146a46..5ddd3c1 100755
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ fi
 if [[ $INPUT_COMMIT == 'false' ]]; then
   CZ_CMD+=('--files-only')
 fi
+if [[ $INPUT_INCREMENT ]]; then
+  CZ_CMD+=('--increment' "$INPUT_INCREMENT")
+fi
 if [[ $INPUT_CHANGELOG_INCREMENT_FILENAME ]]; then
   CZ_CMD+=('--changelog-to-stdout')
   echo "${CZ_CMD[@]}" ">$INPUT_CHANGELOG_INCREMENT_FILENAME"