diff --git a/.github/workflows/template_gitops.yml b/.github/workflows/template_gitops.yml
index 574eeca..40b92d9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/template_gitops.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/template_gitops.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ on:
         required: false
         type: string
         default: sb-images/${{ github.event.repository.name }}
+      docker-custom-tag:
+        required: false
+        type: string
       gitops-dev:
         required: false
         type: string
@@ -101,7 +104,7 @@ jobs:
           owner: ${{inputs.gitops-organization }}
 
       - name: GitOps (build, push and deploy a new Docker image)
-        uses: Staffbase/gitops-github-action@v5.5
+        uses: Staffbase/gitops-github-action@v5.6
         with:
           docker-registry: ${{ inputs.docker-registry }}
           docker-username: ${{ secrets.docker-username }}
@@ -116,6 +119,7 @@ jobs:
           docker-disable-retagging: ${{ inputs.docker-disable-retagging }}
           docker-file: ${{ inputs.docker-file }}
           docker-image: ${{ inputs.docker-image }}
+          docker-custom-tag: ${{ inputs.docker-custom-tag }}
           gitops-organization: ${{ inputs.gitops-organization }}
           gitops-repository: ${{ inputs.gitops-repository }}
           gitops-user: ${{ inputs.gitops-user }}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8a3af7e..66a7270 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ jobs:
       docker-file: <path-to-Dockerfile>
       # optional: name of the docker image, default: private/<repository_name>
       docker-image: <your-image>
+      # optional: custom tag for the productive docker image which is preferred over the tag generated by the workflow
+      docker-custom-tag: <your-tag>
       # optional: organization of the gitops repository, default: github.repository_owner
       gitops-organization: <your-organization>
       # optional: repository where to update the files, default: mops