diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index a4ba5aa..94d23c3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -134,6 +134,10 @@ on:
         type: string
         description: "List of tags as key-value pair attributes"
         required: false
+      meta-labels:
+        type: string
+        description: "List of labels as key-value pair attributes"
+        required: false
       meta-flavor:
         type: string
         description: "Flavor defines a global behavior for meta-tags"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8231fb1..95da835 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ jobs:
 | `set-meta-labels`         | Bool     | `false`                               | Append OCI Image Format Specification labels generated by `docker/metadata-action`                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
 | `meta-images`             | List     |                                       | [List of images](https://github.com/docker/metadata-action?tab=readme-ov-file#images-input) to use as base name for tags (required for image output)                                                                                                                                                           |
 | `meta-tags`               | List     |                                       | [List of tags](https://github.com/docker/metadata-action?tab=readme-ov-file#tags-input) as key-value pair attributes                                                                                                                                                                                           |
+| `meta-labels`             | List     |                                       | List of labels as key-value pair attributes; passed to `docker/metadata-action`                                                                                                                                                        |
 | `meta-flavor`             | List     |                                       | [Flavor](https://github.com/docker/metadata-action?tab=readme-ov-file#flavor-input) defines a global behavior for `meta-tags`                                                                                                                                                                                  |
 
 ### Secrets