diff --git a/.idea/auto_sync.xml b/.idea/auto_sync.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e639e44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/auto_sync.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project version="4">
+  <component name="AutoSyncSettings">
+    <option name="includedDirs">
+      <list>
+        <option value="file://$PROJECT_DIR$" />
+      </list>
+    </option>
+  </component>
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9d203f6..1266ae4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ Installs a global `cargo` dependency if it isn't already installed.
 - **version**: Version to install, defaults to latest
 - **release**: Boolean, set to true to install a release version instead of debug
 - **force-version**: Boolean, set to true to force the given version if a different version is installed
+- **binary-name**: If the binary name is different from the package name, specify it here (used for version checks)
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index abec9ba..89f0621 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ inputs:
   name:
     required: true
     description: Package name
+  binary-name:
+    description: Binary name if different from package name
   version:
     description: Version to install. Defaults to latest
   release:
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 59049f7..012ce0a 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@ const {spawnSync} = require('node:child_process');
 
 try {
   const name = getInput('name', {required: true});
+  const binaryName = getInput('binary-name') || name;
   const version = getInput('version');
   const release = getBooleanInput('release');
   const forceVersion = getBooleanInput('force-version');
 
-  const alreadyInstalled = getInstalledVersion(name);
+  const alreadyInstalled = getInstalledVersion(name, binaryName);
 
   if (alreadyInstalled && (!forceVersion || (version && alreadyInstalled === version))) {
     info(`Already installed ${name}@${alreadyInstalled}`);
@@ -42,14 +43,14 @@ try {
   setFailed(e);
 }
 
-function getInstalledVersion(pkg) {
+function getInstalledVersion(pkg, binaryName) {
   let app;
   const args = ['--version'];
   if (pkg.match(/^cargo-[\w-_]+$/)) {
     app = 'cargo';
     args.unshift(pkg.slice('cargo-'.length));
   } else {
-    app = pkg;
+    app = binaryName;
   }
 
   const res = spawnSync(app, args, {