diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8f1a53a..820542f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -52,3 +52,10 @@ To generate an API token:
 7. Select Continue to summary > Create Token.
 
 More information can be found on [our guide for making Direct Upload deployments with continous integration](https://developers.cloudflare.com/pages/how-to/use-direct-upload-with-continuous-integration/#use-github-actions).
+
+### Specifying a branch
+The branch name is used by Cloudflare Pages to determine if the deployment is production or preview. Read more about
+[git branch build controls](https://developers.cloudflare.com/pages/platform/branch-build-controls/#branch-build-controls).
+
+If you are in a Git workspace, Wrangler will automatically pull the branch information for you. You can override this
+manually by adding the argument `branch: YOUR_BRANCH_NAME`.
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diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 8a03f63..1bdb02c 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ inputs:
   gitHubToken:
     description: "GitHub Token"
     required: true
+  branch:
+    description: "The name of the branch you want to deploy to"
+    required: false
 runs:
   using: "node16"
   main: "index.js"
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index f1768cc..58fa930 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -16115,6 +16115,7 @@ try {
   const projectName = (0, import_core.getInput)("projectName", { required: true });
   const directory = (0, import_core.getInput)("directory", { required: true });
   const gitHubToken = (0, import_core.getInput)("gitHubToken", { required: true });
+  const branch = (0, import_core.getInput)("branch", { required: false });
   const octokit = (0, import_github.getOctokit)(gitHubToken);
   const createPagesDeployment = async () => {
     await esm_default`
@@ -16123,7 +16124,7 @@ try {
       $ export CLOUDFLARE_ACCOUNT_ID="${accountId}"
     }
   
-    $$ npx wrangler@2 pages publish "${directory}" --project-name="${projectName}"
+    $$ npx wrangler@2 pages publish "${directory}" --project-name="${projectName}" --branch="${branch}"
     `;
     const response = await (0, import_undici.fetch)(`https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/${accountId}/pages/projects/${projectName}/deployments`, { headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${apiToken}` } });
     const {
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 3f1eadf..8b57e0c 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ try {
   const projectName = getInput("projectName", { required: true });
   const directory = getInput("directory", { required: true });
   const gitHubToken = getInput("gitHubToken", { required: true });
+  const branch = getInput("branch", { required: false });
 
   const octokit = getOctokit(gitHubToken);
 
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ try {
       $ export CLOUDFLARE_ACCOUNT_ID="${accountId}"
     }
   
-    $$ npx wrangler@2 pages publish "${directory}" --project-name="${projectName}"
+    $$ npx wrangler@2 pages publish "${directory}" --project-name="${projectName}" --branch="${branch}"
     `;
 
     const response = await fetch(