diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 708e699..7ec1cf8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
     - id: git-describe-semver
-      uses: choffmeister/git-describe-semver@main
+      uses: choffmeister/git-describe-semver@next-release-action
       with:
         version: latest
         dir: .
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
     - id: git-describe-semver
-      uses: choffmeister/git-describe-semver@main
+      uses: choffmeister/git-describe-semver@next-release-action
       with:
         version:  0.3.11
         dir: .
diff --git a/action.yaml b/action.yaml
index ed684bf..56ec998 100644
--- a/action.yaml
+++ b/action.yaml
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ inputs:
   prerelease-timestamped:
     description: 'Use timestamp instead of commit count for prerelease'
     default: 'false'
+  next-release:
+    description: 'Bump current version to next release (choices: "major", "minor", "patch")'
+    default: ''
 outputs:
   version:
     description: 'Version output from git-describe-semver'
@@ -53,6 +56,7 @@ runs:
           --prerelease-prefix="${{ inputs.prerelease-prefix }}" \
           --prerelease-suffix="${{ inputs.prerelease-suffix }}" \
           --prerelease-timestamped="${{ inputs.prerelease-timestamped }}" \
+          ${{ inputs.next-release != '' && format('--next-release="{0}"', inputs.next-release) || '' }} \
           --format="version=<version>" \
           $GITHUB_OUTPUT
       shell: bash