diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 8052f29..d4f7019 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ to be added to the Github repo.
         with:
           username: ${{ secrets.atlassianUsername }}
           apitoken: ${{ secrets.atlassianApitoken }}
+          requirementsfile: custom_requirements.txt  # this is an optional parameter
 
 .. _confluencebuilder: https://github.com/sphinx-contrib/confluencebuilder
 .. _Github secrets: https://help.github.com/en/actions/automating-your-workflow-with-github-actions/creating-and-using-encrypted-secrets
diff --git a/action.yaml b/action.yaml
index 778c914..12b6817 100644
--- a/action.yaml
+++ b/action.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ inputs:
   docsdir:
     description: 'directory in the repo where the docs are located'
     default: ''
+  requirementsfile:
+    description: 'file at base of the directory if it not requirements.txt'
+    default: ''
 runs:
   using: 'docker'
   image: 'Dockerfile'
diff --git a/entrypoint b/entrypoint
index 44d7681..8cca908 100755
--- a/entrypoint
+++ b/entrypoint
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/sh -l
 
 # install requirements.txt if it exists
-if [ -f requirements.txt ]; then
+if [ "$INPUT_REQUIREMENTSFILE" ]; then
+  pip install --user -r $INPUT_REQUIREMENTSFILE
+elif [ -f requirements.txt ]; then
   pip install --user -r requirements.txt
 fi