diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index a79715e..2127b48 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
       - name: normal mode - create comment
-        uses: hasura/comment-progress@test
+        uses: ./
         with:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          repository: 'hasura/comment-progress'
+          repository: ${{ github.repository }}
           number: ${{ github.event.inputs.number }}
           id: normal-mode-comment
           message: 'normal mode - create comment'
@@ -31,14 +31,53 @@ jobs:
         run: echo "this step just prints this"
 
       - name: normal mode - update comment
-        uses: hasura/comment-progress@test
+        uses: ./
         with:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          repository: 'hasura/comment-progress'
+          repository: ${{ github.repository }}
           number: ${{ github.event.inputs.number }}
           id: normal-mode-comment
           message: 'normal mode - update comment'
 
+  message-path:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    name: Use message-path to load message from file
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Create MESSAGE.md
+        run: echo "body from message-path" > MESSAGE.md
+      - name: message path - create comment
+        uses: ./
+        with:
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          repository: ${{ github.repository }}
+          number: ${{ github.event.inputs.number }}
+          id: message-path-comment
+          message-path: ./MESSAGE.md
+
+      - name: message path - missing input
+        uses: ./
+        continue-on-error: true
+        with:
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          repository: ${{ github.repository }}
+          number: ${{ github.event.inputs.number }}
+          id: message-path-comment
+          message-path: ./MISSING_INPUT.md
+
+      - name: message path - both inputs provided, should fail
+        uses: ./
+        continue-on-error: true
+        with:
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          repository: ${{ github.repository }}
+          number: ${{ github.event.inputs.number }}
+          id: message-path-comment
+          message-path: ./MISSING_INPUT.md
+          message: BOTH
+
   issue-append-mode:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     name: Append mode progress for issue comments
@@ -47,22 +86,22 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
       - name: append mode - create comment
-        uses: hasura/comment-progress@test
+        uses: ./
         with:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          repository: 'hasura/comment-progress'
+          repository: ${{ github.repository }}
           number: ${{ github.event.inputs.number }}
           id: append-mode-comment
-          message: 'append mode - create comment'
+          message: "append mode - create comment"
 
       - name: Do some work
         run: echo "this step just prints this"
 
       - name: append mode - append comment
-        uses: hasura/comment-progress@test
+        uses: ./
         with:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          repository: 'hasura/comment-progress'
+          repository: ${{ github.repository }}
           number: ${{ github.event.inputs.number }}
           id: append-mode-comment
           append: true
@@ -76,10 +115,10 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
       - name: recreate mode - create comment
-        uses: hasura/comment-progress@test
+        uses: ./
         with:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          repository: 'hasura/comment-progress'
+          repository: ${{ github.repository }}
           number: ${{ github.event.inputs.number }}
           id: recreate-mode-comment
           message: 'recreate mode - create comment'
@@ -88,10 +127,10 @@ jobs:
         run: echo "this step just prints this"
 
       - name: recreate mode - append comment
-        uses: hasura/comment-progress@test
+        uses: ./
         with:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          repository: 'hasura/comment-progress'
+          repository: ${{ github.repository }}
           number: ${{ github.event.inputs.number }}
           id: recreate-mode-comment
           recreate: true
@@ -105,22 +144,22 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
       - name: normal mode - create comment
-        uses: hasura/comment-progress@test
+        uses: ./
         with:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          repository: 'hasura/comment-progress'
+          repository: ${{ github.repository }}
           commit-sha: ${{ github.event.inputs.sha }}
           id: normal-mode-comment
-          message: 'normal mode - create comment'
+          message: "normal mode - create comment"
 
       - name: Do some work
         run: echo "this step just prints this"
 
       - name: normal mode - update comment
-        uses: hasura/comment-progress@test
+        uses: ./
         with:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          repository: 'hasura/comment-progress'
+          repository: ${{ github.repository }}
           commit-sha: ${{ github.event.inputs.sha }}
           id: normal-mode-comment
           message: 'normal mode - update comment'
@@ -133,10 +172,10 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
       - name: append mode - create comment
-        uses: hasura/comment-progress@test
+        uses: ./
         with:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          repository: 'hasura/comment-progress'
+          repository: ${{ github.repository }}
           commit-sha: ${{ github.event.inputs.sha }}
           id: append-mode-comment
           message: 'append mode - create comment'
@@ -145,10 +184,10 @@ jobs:
         run: echo "this step just prints this"
 
       - name: append mode - append comment
-        uses: hasura/comment-progress@test
+        uses: ./
         with:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          repository: 'hasura/comment-progress'
+          repository: ${{ github.repository }}
           commit-sha: ${{ github.event.inputs.sha }}
           id: append-mode-comment
           append: true
@@ -162,10 +201,10 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
       - name: recreate mode - create comment
-        uses: hasura/comment-progress@test
+        uses: ./
         with:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          repository: 'hasura/comment-progress'
+          repository: ${{ github.repository }}
           commit-sha: ${{ github.event.inputs.sha }}
           id: recreate-mode-comment
           message: 'recreate mode - create comment'
@@ -174,10 +213,10 @@ jobs:
         run: echo "this step just prints this"
 
       - name: recreate mode - append comment
-        uses: hasura/comment-progress@test
+        uses: ./
         with:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          repository: 'hasura/comment-progress'
+          repository: ${{ github.repository }}
           commit-sha: ${{ github.event.inputs.sha }}
           id: recreate-mode-comment
           recreate: true
@@ -192,10 +231,10 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
       - name: Should error out and not comment anything
-        uses: hasura/comment-progress@test
+        uses: ./
         with:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          repository: 'hasura/comment-progress'
+          repository: ${{ github.repository }}
           number: ${{ github.event.inputs.number }}
           id: fail-mode-comment
           recreate: true
@@ -211,10 +250,10 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
       - name: Error out
-        uses: hasura/comment-progress@test
+        uses: ./
         with:
           github-token: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          repository: 'hasura/comment-progress'
+          repository: ${{ github.repository }}
           number: ${{ github.event.inputs.number }}
           commit-sha: ${{ github.event.inputs.sha }}
           id: fail-mode-issue-commit-both
@@ -229,10 +268,10 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
       - name: Error out
-        uses: hasura/comment-progress@test
+        uses: ./
         with:
           github-token: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          repository: 'hasura/comment-progress'
+          repository: ${{ github.repository }}
           id: fail-mode-issue-commit-none
           message: 'should error out as both number and sha fields are not given'
 
@@ -245,10 +284,10 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
       - name: Should comment and fail this job
-        uses: hasura/comment-progress@test
+        uses: ./
         with:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          repository: 'hasura/comment-progress'
+          repository: ${{ github.repository }}
           number: ${{ github.event.inputs.number }}
           id: fail-comment
           fail: true
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 9010712..c95184a 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -1,41 +1,44 @@
-name: 'Comment Progress'
-description: 'Notify progress by commenting on GitHub issues, pull requests, and commits'
+name: "Comment Progress"
+description: "Notify progress by commenting on GitHub issues, pull requests, and commits"
 branding:
   icon: message-square
   color: white
 inputs:
   github-token:
-    description: 'Github token'
+    description: "Github token"
     required: true
   repository:
-    description: 'Github repository'
+    description: "Github repository"
     required: true
   number:
-    description: 'Github issue or pull request number'
+    description: "Github issue or pull request number"
     required: false
   commit-sha:
-    description: 'Commit SHA'
+    description: "Commit SHA"
     require: false
   id:
-    description: 'Unique identifier for the comment'
+    description: "Unique identifier for the comment"
     required: true
   message:
-    description: 'Message to be commented'
-    required: true
+    description: "Message to be commented"
+    required: false
+  message-path:
+    description: "Read message from path"
+    required: false
   fail:
-    description: 'If true, the step will be marked as failure'
+    description: "If true, the step will be marked as failure"
   append:
-    description: 'If true, message will be appended to existing comment'
+    description: "If true, message will be appended to existing comment"
     required: false
     default: false
   recreate:
-    description: 'If true, message will be commented after deleting existing comment'
+    description: "If true, message will be commented after deleting existing comment"
     required: false
     default: false
   delete:
-    description: 'If true, the comment will be deleted'
+    description: "If true, the comment will be deleted"
     required: false
     default: false
 runs:
-  using: 'node12'
-  main: 'dist/index.js'
+  using: "node12"
+  main: "dist/index.js"
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 395834c..ad21297 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ __nccwpck_require__.r(__webpack_exports__);
 var core = __nccwpck_require__(186);
 // EXTERNAL MODULE: ./node_modules/@actions/github/lib/github.js
 var github = __nccwpck_require__(438);
+// EXTERNAL MODULE: external "fs"
+var external_fs_ = __nccwpck_require__(747);
 // CONCATENATED MODULE: ./identifier.js
 function getCommentPrefix(identifier) {
   return `<!-- ${identifier}: do not delete/edit this line -->`;
@@ -239,26 +241,39 @@ async function deleteMode(commenter, identifier) {
 
 
 
+
 (async () => {
   try {
-    const repository = core.getInput("repository");
-    const [owner, repo] = repository.split("/");
+    const repository = core.getInput('repository');
+    const [owner, repo] = repository.split('/');
     if (!owner || !repo) {
       throw new Error(`Invalid repository: ${repository}`);
     }
 
-    const number = core.getInput("number");
-    const commitSHA = core.getInput("commit-sha");
-    const identifier = core.getInput("id");
-    const appendComment = core.getInput("append");
-    const recreateComment = core.getInput("recreate");
-    const deleteComment = core.getInput("delete");
-    const fail = core.getInput("fail");
-    const githubToken = core.getInput("github-token");
-    const message = core.getInput("message");
+    const number = core.getInput('number');
+    const commitSHA = core.getInput('commit-sha');
+    const identifier = core.getInput('id');
+    const appendComment = core.getInput('append');
+    const recreateComment = core.getInput('recreate');
+    const deleteComment = core.getInput('delete');
+    const fail = core.getInput('fail');
+    const githubToken = core.getInput('github-token');
+    let message = core.getInput('message');
+    const messagePath = core.getInput('message-path');
 
     const octokit = github.getOctokit(githubToken);
 
+    if (messagePath && message) {
+      core.setFailed("Only one of 'message' or 'message-path' can be set.");
+      return;
+    } else if (messagePath && !(0,external_fs_.existsSync)(messagePath)) {
+      core.setFailed(`Input message-path: '${messagePath}' does not exist.`);
+      return;
+    } else if (messagePath) {
+      console.log(`Read from message-path: ${messagePath} `);
+      message = (0,external_fs_.readFileSync)(messagePath, 'utf-8');
+    }
+
     let commenter;
     try {
       commenter = getCommenter(octokit, {
@@ -274,27 +289,27 @@ async function deleteMode(commenter, identifier) {
 
     let mode = normalMode;
 
-    if (appendComment === "true" && recreateComment === "true") {
-      core.setFailed("Not allowed to set both `append` and `recreate` to true.");
+    if (appendComment === 'true' && recreateComment === 'true') {
+      core.setFailed('Not allowed to set both `append` and `recreate` to true.');
       return;
     }
 
-    if (deleteComment === "true" && (appendComment === "true" || recreateComment === "true")) {
-      core.setFailed("Not allowed to set `delete` to true with `append` or `recreate`.");
+    if (deleteComment === 'true' && (appendComment === 'true' || recreateComment === 'true')) {
+      core.setFailed('Not allowed to set `delete` to true with `append` or `recreate`.');
       return;
     }
 
-    if (recreateComment === "true") {
+    if (recreateComment === 'true') {
       mode = recreateMode;
-    } else if (appendComment === "true") {
+    } else if (appendComment === 'true') {
       mode = appendMode;
-    } else if (deleteComment === "true") {
+    } else if (deleteComment === 'true') {
       mode = deleteMode;
     }
 
     await mode(commenter, identifier, message);
 
-    if (fail === "true") {
+    if (fail === 'true') {
       core.setFailed(message);
     }
   } catch (error) {
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index ab08b82..c49aba8 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import * as core from '@actions/core';
 import * as github from '@actions/github';
-import { normalMode, recreateMode, appendMode, deleteMode } from './modes';
+import { existsSync, readFileSync } from 'fs';
 import { getCommenter } from './comment/commenter';
+import { appendMode, deleteMode, normalMode, recreateMode } from './modes';
 
 (async () => {
   try {
@@ -19,10 +20,22 @@ import { getCommenter } from './comment/commenter';
     const deleteComment = core.getInput('delete');
     const fail = core.getInput('fail');
     const githubToken = core.getInput('github-token');
-    const message = core.getInput('message');
+    let message = core.getInput('message');
+    const messagePath = core.getInput('message-path');
 
     const octokit = github.getOctokit(githubToken);
 
+    if (messagePath && message) {
+      core.setFailed("Only one of 'message' or 'message-path' can be set.");
+      return;
+    } else if (messagePath && !existsSync(messagePath)) {
+      core.setFailed(`Input message-path: '${messagePath}' does not exist.`);
+      return;
+    } else if (messagePath) {
+      console.log(`Read from message-path: ${messagePath} `);
+      message = readFileSync(messagePath, 'utf-8');
+    }
+
     let commenter;
     try {
       commenter = getCommenter(octokit, {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9c9013d..4fffda5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "description": "",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
-    "build": "ncc build index.js --license licenses.txt",
+    "build": "NODE_OPTIONS=--openssl-legacy-provider ncc build index.js --license licenses.txt",
     "lint": "eslint **/*.js"
   },
   "keywords": [