diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 54a4f1d..03012bb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ Define the following inputs in your workflow to configure the ShiftLeft actions:
 - `docker_image` (required): The Docker image to scan, which should reside on the same runner.
 -	`docker_user` (optional): Username for authenticating to the Docker registry.
 -	`docker_password` (optional): Password for authenticating to the Docker registry.
+-	`docker_config_path` (optional): Path to the docker config directory to authenticate to the Docker registry.
 -	`pull_image` (optional): Boolean flag to determine if the image should be pulled. Set to false if the image is available locally. Default is true.
 - `oci_client` (optional): Which client should be used to pull the image. The default `docker` will use the docker daemon. Other options include `podman` and `skopeo`. Note that the binary must be installed and available on the path.
 - `output_json` (optional): path to output JSON results to
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index ef6d010..e4aaf4b 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ inputs:
   docker_password:
     description: Password to authenticate to the Docker registry
     required: false
+  docker_config_path:
+    description: Path to the docker config directory to authenticate to the Docker registry
+    required: false
   pull_image:
     description: Attempt to pull the image. Set to false if image is available locally
     default: true
@@ -167,6 +170,7 @@ runs:
           --repository ${GITHUB_SERVER_URL}/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY} \
           --docker-user="${{ inputs.docker_user }}" \
           --docker-password="${{ inputs.docker_password }}" \
+          --docker-config-path="${{ inputs.docker_config_path }}" \
           --debug=${{ inputs.debug }}  \
           --additional-registries="${{ inputs.additional_registries}}" \
           --docker-pull=${{ inputs.pull_image }} \