diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 61a9e28..735cd36 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -160,6 +160,18 @@ steps:
 # E.g. secret with MY_SECRET would become PREFIX_my_secret
 ```
 
+**Converts all exported secrets to a base64 string (default is false):**
+
+```yaml
+steps:
+- uses: actions/checkout@v3
+- uses: oNaiPs/secrets-to-env-action@v1
+  with:
+    secrets: ${{ toJSON(secrets) }}
+    value_as_base64: true
+- run: echo "Value of my_secret: $my_secret"
+```
+
 ## How it works
 
 This action uses the input in `secrets` to read all the secrets in the JSON format, and exporting all the variables one by one.
diff --git a/__tests__/main.test.ts b/__tests__/main.test.ts
index df516a9..d1558f4 100644
--- a/__tests__/main.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/main.test.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ function mockInputs(inputs: {[key: string]: string}) {
 
 describe('secrets-to-env-action', () => {
   let inputSecrets: {[key: string]: string}
+  let inputSecretsBase64: {[key: string]: string}
   let newSecrets: {[key: string]: string}
 
   beforeEach(() => {
@@ -27,6 +28,12 @@ describe('secrets-to-env-action', () => {
       my_low_secret_1: 'low_value_1'
     }
 
+    inputSecretsBase64 = {
+      MY_SECRET_1: 'VkFMVUVfMQ==',
+      MY_SECRET_2: 'VkFMVUVfMg==',
+      my_low_secret_1: 'bG93X3ZhbHVlXzE='
+    }
+
     newSecrets = {}
     jest
       .mocked(core.exportVariable)
@@ -243,4 +250,14 @@ describe('secrets-to-env-action', () => {
 
     expect(newSecrets).toEqual(filteredNewSecrets)
   })
+
+  it('converts to base64', () => {
+    mockInputs({
+      secrets: JSON.stringify(inputSecrets),
+      value_as_base64: 'true'
+    })
+    main()
+
+    expect(newSecrets).toEqual(inputSecretsBase64)
+  })
 })
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 72782ec..3179de9 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-name: 'Export all secrets to env variables'
-description: 'Utility action that exports all github secrets to environment variables'
-author: 'Jose Pereira @oNaiPs'
+name: 'Export all variables from other contexts to env variables'
+description: 'Utility action that exports all github secrets and vars to environment variables'
+author: 'Danilo Körber'
 inputs:
   secrets:
     required: true
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ inputs:
   override:
     required: false
     description: 'Either to override or not the variable if it already exists'
+  value_as_base64:
+    required: false
+    description: 'Either to convewrt or not the value to base64'
 runs:
   using: 'node20'
   main: 'dist/index.js'
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index d5d69c4..519fd86 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ export default async function run(): Promise<void> {
       : true
     const overrideStr: string = core.getInput('override')
     const override = overrideStr.length ? overrideStr === 'true' : true
+    const valueAsBase64Str: string = core.getInput('value_as_base64')
+    const valueAsBase64 = valueAsBase64Str.length
+      ? valueAsBase64Str === 'true'
+      : false
 
     let secrets: Record<string, string>
     try {
@@ -99,7 +103,11 @@ with:
         }
       }
 
-      core.exportVariable(newKey, secrets[key])
+      let newValue = valueAsBase64
+        ? Buffer.from(secrets[key]).toString('base64')
+        : secrets[key]
+
+      core.exportVariable(newKey, newValue)
       core.info(`Exported secret ${newKey}`)
     }
   } catch (error) {