diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 05e9ab50..4bc48536 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ _NOTE: set the fetch-depth for `actions/checkout@v2` or newer to be sure you ret
   - `last`: show the single last commit
   - `compare`: show all commits since previous repo tag number
 - **FORCE_WITHOUT_CHANGES** _(optional)_ - Enforce the brach creation even if there are no changes from the tag.
+- **FORCE_WITHOUT_CHANGES_PRE** _(optional)_ - Similar to force without changes, for pre-releases.
 
 ### Outputs
 
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index e1b0d35d..9f43f89a 100755
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ patch_string_token=${PATCH_STRING_TOKEN:-#patch}
 none_string_token=${NONE_STRING_TOKEN:-#none}
 branch_history=${BRANCH_HISTORY:-compare}
 force_without_changes=${FORCE_WITHOUT_CHANGES:-false}
+force_without_changes_pre=${FORCE_WITHOUT_CHANGES:-false}
 
 # since https://github.blog/2022-04-12-git-security-vulnerability-announced/ runner uses?
 git config --global --add safe.directory /github/workspace
@@ -47,7 +48,8 @@ echo -e "\tMINOR_STRING_TOKEN: ${minor_string_token}"
 echo -e "\tPATCH_STRING_TOKEN: ${patch_string_token}"
 echo -e "\tNONE_STRING_TOKEN: ${none_string_token}"
 echo -e "\tBRANCH_HISTORY: ${branch_history}"
-echo -e "\tFORCE: ${force_without_changes}"
+echo -e "\tFORCE_WITHOUT_CHANGES: ${force_without_changes}"
+echo -e "\tFORCE_WITHOUT_CHANGES_PRE: ${force_without_changes_pre}"
 
 # verbose, show everything
 if $verbose
@@ -127,7 +129,7 @@ tag_commit=$(git rev-list -n 1 "$tag" || true )
 # get current commit hash
 commit=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
 # skip if there are no new commits for non-pre_release
-if [ "$tag_commit" == "$commit" ] && [ "$force_without_changes" == "false" ]
+if [ "$tag_commit" == "$commit" ] && [ "$force_without_changes" == "false" ] 
 then
     echo "No new commits since previous tag. Skipping..."
     setOutput "new_tag" "$tag"
@@ -190,7 +192,7 @@ then
     # get current commit hash for tag
     pre_tag_commit=$(git rev-list -n 1 "$pre_tag" || true)
     # skip if there are no new commits for pre_release
-    if [ "$pre_tag_commit" == "$commit" ]
+    if [ "$pre_tag_commit" == "$commit" ] &&  [ "$force_without_changes_pre" == "false" ] 
     then
         echo "No new commits since previous pre_tag. Skipping..."
         setOutput "new_tag" "$pre_tag"
@@ -281,4 +283,4 @@ EOF
 else
     # use git cli to push
     git push -f origin "$new" || exit 1
-fi
\ No newline at end of file
+fi