diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 333ab13..af8f3e5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ The inputs this action uses are:
 | `create_postgres` | `false` | None | True to create a Postgres instance for the app. |
 | `create_persistent_filesystem` | `false` | None | True to create a persistent filesystem for the app. |
 | `de_client_version` | `false` | None | Version of the Dash Enterprise client to install. If not provided, the latest version will be installed. |
+| `deploy_message` | `false` | None |Comment to use for the deploy commit. If not provided, the default commit message will be used. |
 
 ### Preview deploy on pull request
 This action will deploy branches using the `on: pull_request: types: ['opened', 'edited', 'synchronize', 'closed']` trigger as `https://${DE_HOST}/${APP_NAME}-${event_number}`, e.g. if you are deploying an app called `inventory-analytics` to `example.plotly.host` and your PR number is `15`, the deploy preview would be available at `https://example.plotly.host/inventory-analytics-15` and would be redeployed on every new commit to that PR.
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 129dbd5..4c34123 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -50,10 +50,12 @@ inputs:
     required: false
     default: ''
     type: string
+  deploy_message:
+    description: Comment to use for the deploy commit. If not provided, the default commit message will be used.
+    required: false
+    type: string
+
 
-  
-  
-    
 runs:
   using: composite
   steps:
@@ -150,7 +152,12 @@ runs:
       shell: bash
       if: github.event.action != 'closed'
       run: |
-        de --no-keyfile deploy ${{ inputs.app_directory }} --name ${{ steps.app_name.outputs.app_name }} --message "Deployed commit: $GITHUB_SHA" -y
+        if [[ -z "${{ inputs.deploy_message }}" ]]; then
+          deploy_message="Deployed commit: $GITHUB_SHA"
+        else
+          deploy_message="${{ inputs.deploy_message }}"
+        fi
+        de --no-keyfile deploy ${{ inputs.app_directory }} --name ${{ steps.app_name.outputs.app_name }} --message "$deploy_message" -y
         de --no-keyfile apps update --name ${{ steps.app_name.outputs.app_name }} --add-group-co-owner "${{ inputs.group_co_owners }}" --add-group-viewer "${{ inputs.group_viewers }}"
       env:
         DASH_ENTERPRISE_HOST: ${{inputs.DE_HOST}}