diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 41f63ed..1a3dc3b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ jobs:
         
       - name: 'run pipeline'
         uses: codefresh-io/codefresh-pipeline-runner@v5
+        with:
+          args: '-v key1=value1 -v key2=value2'
         env:
           PIPELINE_NAME: 'codefresh-pipeline'
           TRIGGER_NAME: 'codefresh-trigger'
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 8eccec6..ba52678 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
 name: 'Codefresh pipeline runner'
 description: 'Github action that runs codefresh pipeline'
 author: 'codefresh-inc'
+inputs:
+  args:
+    description: 'codefresh cli build variables, see https://codefresh-io.github.io/cli/pipelines/run-pipeline/#setting-variables-through-the-command for more information.'
+    required: false
 branding:
   icon: 'arrow-right-circle'
   color: 'green'
 runs:
   using: 'docker'
   image: 'Dockerfile'
+  args:
+    - ${{ inputs.args }}
diff --git a/runner-entrypoint.sh b/runner-entrypoint.sh
index 4cecba2..85b5cc3 100755
--- a/runner-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/runner-entrypoint.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
 
 # parse branch
 if [ -f $GITHUB_EVENT_PATH ]; then
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ echo "Execute pipeline with branch $BRANCH"
 
 if [ -n "$TRIGGER_NAME" ]
 then
-	codefresh run $PIPELINE_NAME --trigger=$TRIGGER_NAME --branch=$BRANCH
+	codefresh run $PIPELINE_NAME --trigger=$TRIGGER_NAME --branch=$BRANCH ${@:1}
 else
-	codefresh run $PIPELINE_NAME --branch=$BRANCH
+	codefresh run $PIPELINE_NAME --branch=$BRANCH ${@:1}
 fi