diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 35d12c1..419d16c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
       - name: Get next version
-        uses: reecetech/version-increment@2022.2.4
+        uses: reecetech/version-increment@2022.5.1
         id: version
         with:
           scheme: semver
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ Examples:
 | major-version     | Major number of the incremented version                                                           |
 | minor-version     | Minor number of the incremented version                                                           |
 | patch-version     | Patch number of the incremented version                                                           |
+| pre-release-label | Pre-release label of the incremented version                                                      |
 | major-v-version   | Major number of the incremented version, prefixed with a `v` character                            |
 | minor-v-version   | Minor number of the incremented version, prefixed with a `v` character                            |
 | patch-v-version   | Patch number of the incremented version, prefixed with a `v` character                            |
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 3e496a1..57a5616 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ outputs:
   patch-version:
     description: 'Patch number of the incremented version'
     value: ${{ steps.version-increment.outputs.patch-version }}
+  pre-release-version:
+    description: 'Pre-release label of the incremented version'
+    value: ${{ steps.version-increment.outputs.pre-release-label }}
   major-v-version:
     description: 'Major number of the incremented version, prefixed with a `v` charatcter'
     value: ${{ steps.version-increment.outputs.major-v-version }}
diff --git a/version-increment.sh b/version-increment.sh
index 278d38b..f092d07 100755
--- a/version-increment.sh
+++ b/version-increment.sh
@@ -74,7 +74,9 @@ fi
 
 # add pre-release info to version if not the default branch
 if [[ "${current_ref}" != "refs/heads/${default_branch}" ]] ; then
-    new_version="${new_version}-pre.${git_commit}"
+    pre_release="pre.${git_commit}"
+    new_version="${new_version}-${pre_release}"
+    echo "::set-output name=pre-release-label::${pre_release}"
 fi
 
 if [[ -z "$(echo "${new_version}" | ${grep} -P "${pcre_semver}")" ]] ; then