diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1b936c6..ee63f0a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,18 +6,19 @@ An action to support publishing release to Gitea.
 
 The following are optional as `step.with` keys
 
-| Name           | Type    | Description                                                                                 |
-| -------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-|  `server_url`  | String  | the base url of the gitea API. Defaults to `github.server_url`                              |
-|  `body`        | String  | Text communicating notable changes in this release                                          |
-|  `body_path`   | String  | Path to load text communicating notable changes in this release                             |
-|  `draft`       | Boolean | Creates a draft release. Defaults to false                                                  |
-|  `prerelease`  | Boolean | Indicator of whether or not is a prerelease                                                 |
-|  `files`       | String  | Newline-delimited globs of paths to assets to upload for release                            |
-|  `name`        | String  | Name of the release. Defaults to tag name                                                   |
-|  `tag_name`    | String  | Name of a tag. Defaults to `github.ref_name`                                                |
-|  `repository`  | String  | Name of a target repository in `<owner>/<repo>` format. Defaults to `github.repository`     |
-|  `token`       | String  | Gitea Token. Defaults to `${{ github.token }}`                                              |
+| Name               | Type    | Description                                                                                         |
+| ------------------ | ------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| `server_url`       | String  | the base url of the gitea API. Defaults to `github.server_url`                                      |
+| `body`             | String  | Text communicating notable changes in this release                                                  |
+| `body_path`        | String  | Path to load text communicating notable changes in this release                                     |
+| `draft`            | Boolean | Creates a draft release. Defaults to false                                                          |
+| `prerelease`       | Boolean | Indicator of whether or not is a prerelease                                                         |
+| `files`            | String  | Newline-delimited globs of paths to assets to upload for release                                    |
+| `name`             | String  | Name of the release. Defaults to tag name                                                           |
+| `tag_name`         | String  | Name of a tag. Defaults to `github.ref_name`                                                        |
+| `repository`       | String  | Name of a target repository in `<owner>/<repo>` format. Defaults to `github.repository`             |
+| `token`            | String  | Gitea Token. Defaults to `${{ github.token }}`                                                      |
+| `target_commitish` | String  | Commitish value that determines where the Git tag is created from. Can be any branch or commit SHA. |
 
 ## Example usage
 
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index a82ba9d..7d0276d 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ inputs:
     description: "Gitea Token"
     required: false
     default: ${{ github.token }}
+  target_commitish:
+    description: 'Commitish value that determines where the Git tag is created from. Can be any branch or commit SHA.'
+    required: false
 runs:
   using: "node16"
   main: "dist/index.js"
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index e06df36..883c8ad 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -40905,6 +40905,7 @@ async function run() {
     const files = core.getInput("files")
     const repository = core.getInput("repository")
     const token = core.getInput("token")
+    const target_commitish = core.getInput("target_commitish")
 
     const [owner, repo] = (repository).split("/")
 
@@ -40920,6 +40921,7 @@ async function run() {
       name: name,
       prerelease: prerelease,
       tag_name: tag_name,
+      target_commitish: target_commitish,
     })
     const file_patterns = files.split('\n')
     const all_files = paths(file_patterns);
@@ -40949,12 +40951,36 @@ async function createOrGetRelease(client, owner, repo, body) {
       repo: repo,
       tag: body.tag_name,
     })
+    const release_id = release.id;
+    let target_commitish = release.target_commitish;
+    if (body.target_commitish && body.target_commitish !== release.target_commitish) {
+      console.log(`Updating commit from "${release.target_commitish}" to "${body.target_commitish}"`);
+    }
+    target_commitish = body.target_commitish;
+    release = client.repository.repoEditRelease({
+      owner: owner,
+      repo: repo,
+      id: release_id,
+      body: {
+        body: body.body || release.body,
+        draft: body.draft !== undefined ? body.draft : release.draft,
+        name: body.name || release.name,
+        prerelease: body.prerelease !== undefined ? body.prerelease : release.prerelease,
+        tag_name: body.tag_name || release.tag_name,
+        target_commitish: body.target_commitish || release.target_commitish,
+      }
+    })
     return release
   } catch (error) {
     if (!(error instanceof dist/* ApiError */.MS) || error.status !== 404) {
       throw error
     }
   }
+  let commit_message = "";
+  if (body.target_commitish) {
+    commit_message = ` using commit "${body.target_commitish}"`;
+  }
+  console.log(`👩‍🏭 Creating new GitHub release for tag ${body.tag_name}${commit_message}...`);
   let release = await client.repository.repoCreateRelease({
     owner: owner,
     repo: repo,
diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index f817c2d..b63e732 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ async function run() {
     const files = core.getInput("files")
     const repository = core.getInput("repository")
     const token = core.getInput("token")
+    const target_commitish = core.getInput("target_commitish")
 
     const [owner, repo] = (repository).split("/")
 
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ async function run() {
       name: name,
       prerelease: prerelease,
       tag_name: tag_name,
+      target_commitish: target_commitish,
     })
     const file_patterns = files.split('\n')
     const all_files = paths(file_patterns);
@@ -62,12 +64,36 @@ async function createOrGetRelease(client, owner, repo, body) {
       repo: repo,
       tag: body.tag_name,
     })
+    const release_id = release.id;
+    let target_commitish = release.target_commitish;
+    if (body.target_commitish && body.target_commitish !== release.target_commitish) {
+      console.log(`Updating commit from "${release.target_commitish}" to "${body.target_commitish}"`);
+    }
+    target_commitish = body.target_commitish;
+    release = client.repository.repoEditRelease({
+      owner: owner,
+      repo: repo,
+      id: release_id,
+      body: {
+        body: body.body || release.body,
+        draft: body.draft !== undefined ? body.draft : release.draft,
+        name: body.name || release.name,
+        prerelease: body.prerelease !== undefined ? body.prerelease : release.prerelease,
+        tag_name: body.tag_name || release.tag_name,
+        target_commitish: body.target_commitish || release.target_commitish,
+      }
+    })
     return release
   } catch (error) {
     if (!(error instanceof gitea.ApiError) || error.status !== 404) {
       throw error
     }
   }
+  let commit_message = "";
+  if (body.target_commitish) {
+    commit_message = ` using commit "${body.target_commitish}"`;
+  }
+  console.log(`👩‍🏭 Creating new GitHub release for tag ${body.tag_name}${commit_message}...`);
   let release = await client.repository.repoCreateRelease({
     owner: owner,
     repo: repo,