diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index d0af95fbe..1504ba546 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ inputs:
     description: "Do not perform tagging, just calculate next version and changelog, then exit."
     required: false
     default: "false"
+  repo_path:
+    description: "Path relative to $GITHUB_WORKSPACE that contains the cloned repository."
+    required: false
 
 runs:
   using: "node12"
diff --git a/src/action.ts b/src/action.ts
index 3c31efa01..711fec983 100644
--- a/src/action.ts
+++ b/src/action.ts
@@ -26,12 +26,23 @@ export default async function main() {
   const dryRun = core.getInput('dry_run');
   const customReleaseRules = core.getInput('custom_release_rules');
   const shouldFetchAllTags = core.getInput('fetch_all_tags');
+  const repoPath = core.getInput('repo_path');
 
   let mappedReleaseRules;
   if (customReleaseRules) {
     mappedReleaseRules = mapCustomReleaseRules(customReleaseRules);
   }
 
+  if (repoPath) {
+    try {
+      const originDirectory = process.cwd();
+      process.chdir(repoPath);
+      console.log('Changed directory from ' + originDirectory + ' to ' + process.cwd());
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.log('Error encountered when changing directory: ' + err);
+    }
+  }
+
   const { GITHUB_REF, GITHUB_SHA } = process.env;
 
   if (!GITHUB_REF) {