diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6a8fe74..1a9f7d7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -76,3 +76,13 @@ Make sure you use the `actions/checkout@v2` action!
     GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
     PACKAGEJSON_DIR:  'frontend'
 ```
+
+**TARGET-BRANCH:** Set a custom target branch to use when bumping the version. Useful in cases such as updating the version on master after a tag has been set (optional). Example:
+```yaml
+- name:  'Automated Version Bump'
+  uses:  'phips28/gh-action-bump-version@master'
+  env:
+    GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+  with:
+    target-branch: 'master'
+```
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 09b163b..06a65e3 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ inputs:
     description: 'Custom dir to the package'
     default: ''
     required: false
+  target-branch:
+    description: 'A separate branch to perform the version bump on'
+    default: ''
+    required: false
   default:
     description: 'Set a default version bump to use'
     default: 'patch'
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index a2affab..9d799f4 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Toolkit.run(async tools => {
   const majorWords = process.env['INPUT_MAJOR-WORDING'].split(',')
   const minorWords = process.env['INPUT_MINOR-WORDING'].split(',')
   const preReleaseWords = process.env['INPUT_RC-WORDING'].split(',')
-  
+
   // if patch words aren't specified, any commit message qualifies as a patch
   const patchWords = process.env['INPUT_PATCH-WORDING'] ? process.env['INPUT_PATCH-WORDING'].split(',') : null
 
@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@ Toolkit.run(async tools => {
       currentBranch = process.env.GITHUB_HEAD_REF
       isPullRequest = true
     }
+    if (process.env['INPUT_TARGET-BRANCH']) {
+      // We want to override the branch that we are pulling / pushing to
+      currentBranch = process.env['INPUT_TARGET-BRANCH']
+    }
     console.log('currentBranch:', currentBranch)
     // do it in the current checked out github branch (DETACHED HEAD)
     // important for further usage of the package.json version