diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 23d32fc..90882e2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ jobs:
           path-to-opencover-xml: ./test/opencover.xml
           path-to-badges: ./
           minimum-coverage: 75
+          commit-badges: false
           repo-token: ${{ secrets.CI_TOKEN }}
 ```
 
@@ -51,6 +52,14 @@ Path to the open cover xml file
 
 Threshold percentage at which a red badge would appear.
 
+### `commit-badges` (Optional)
+
+**Optional:** When set will commit the changed badges to the repo. Default `true`.
+
+### `commit-branch-name` (Optional)
+
+**Optional:** When set will checkout the given branch name before committing the changed badges. Default is the current main branch.
+
 ### `repo-token` (Required)
 
 GitHub repo token so that the changed file can be committed, like `${{ secrets.CI_TOKEN }}`
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 29a8b4a..79444ec 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ inputs:
   minimum-coverage:
     description: 'Threshold percentage at which a red badge would appear'
     required: true
+  commit-badges:
+    description: 'Commit changed badges to repository'
+    required: false
+    default: true
+  commit-branch-name:
+    description: 'Specify alternative branch to commit changed badges into'
+    required: false
   repo-token:
     description: 'Github repo token so that the changed file can be committed, like secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN'
     required: true
diff --git a/src/git-utils.js b/src/git-utils.js
index 944a596..3c474cd 100644
--- a/src/git-utils.js
+++ b/src/git-utils.js
@@ -3,11 +3,17 @@ const core = require('@actions/core');
 
 const commitAndPush = async function(files) {
   const repoTokenInput = core.getInput('repo-token', { required: true });
+  const branchName = core.getInput('commit-branch-name', { required: false });
 
   core.info('Committing new badge');
   await exec.exec('git', ['config', 'user.name', `"${process.env['GITHUB_ACTOR']}"`]);
   await exec.exec('git', ['config', 'user.email', `"${process.env['GITHUB_ACTOR']}@users.noreply.github.com"`]);
   await exec.exec('git', ['remote', 'set-url', 'origin', `https://x-access-token:${repoTokenInput}@github.com/${process.env['GITHUB_REPOSITORY']}.git`]);
+
+  if (branchName.length > 0) {
+    await exec.exec('git', ['checkout', branchName]);
+  }
+
   for (const file of files) {
     await exec.exec('git', ['add', file]);
   }
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 0370c08..83e104c 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const generateBadge = require('./generate-badge');
 async function run() {
   try {
     const openCoverFilePathInput = core.getInput('path-to-opencover-xml', { required: true });
-    let badgesFilePathInput = core.getInput('path-to-badges', { required: false, });
+    let badgesFilePathInput = core.getInput('path-to-badges', { required: false });
     if (!badgesFilePathInput) {
       badgesFilePathInput = './/';
     }
@@ -32,10 +32,14 @@ async function run() {
     );
 
     if (wasNewLineBadgeCreated || wasNewBranchBadgeCreated) {
-      await commitAndPush([
-        lineBadgePath,
-        branchBadgePath
-      ]);
+      // Default for no value is 'true'
+      const commitBadges = core.getInput('commit-badges', { required: false });
+      if (commitBadges.length === 0 || commitBadges === 'true') {
+        await commitAndPush([
+          lineBadgePath,
+          branchBadgePath
+        ]);
+      }
     } else {
       core.info('No new badges were created, skipping git commit')
     }