diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index c7a433f..2a7d9dc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -63,3 +63,18 @@ jobs:
           EOF
           tfswitch
           terraform --version
+
+  export-version-as-output:
+    outputs:
+      terraform_version: ${{ steps.tfswitch-install.outputs.terraform_version }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - name: Setup tfswitch
+      uses: ./
+      id: tfswitch-install
+    - name: Install
+      run: |
+        tfswitch 1.7.0
+        terraform --version
+        echo "Terraform ${{steps.tfswitch-install.outputs.terraform_version }} installed to $(which terraform) .."
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a0eac49..550c81a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -82,6 +82,29 @@ jobs:
         ...
 ```
 
+### Use specified version in terraform setup
+
+```yaml
+jobs:
+  export-version-as-output:
+    outputs:
+      terraform_version: ${{ steps.tfswitch-install.outputs.terraform_version }}  
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - name: Setup tfswitch
+      uses: stv-io/action-tfswitch@v1
+    - name: Install
+      id: tfswitch-install
+      run: |
+        tfswitch 1.6.4
+        terraform --version
+        ...
+    - name: display version and path
+      run: |
+        echo "Terraform ${{steps.tfswitch-install.outputs.terraform_version }} installed to $(which terraform) .."
+```
+
 ## Note
 
 This action unlinks the default installed terraform which is available in the [runner](https://github.com/actions/runner-images/tree/main).
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 1eabeb8..713a348 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ runs:
       shell: bash
       run: |
         echo "Downloading install script .."
-        curl -sLo install.sh https://raw.githubusercontent.com/warrensbox/terraform-switcher/release/install.sh 
+        curl -sLo install.sh https://raw.githubusercontent.com/warrensbox/terraform-switcher/release/install.sh
         echo "Configuring install script to be executable .."
         chmod 755 install.sh
         echo "Creating $HOME/.bin for tfswitch binary .."
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ runs:
         tfswitch --version
         echo "Exporting PATH to GITHUB_PATH .."
         echo $HOME/.bin >> $GITHUB_PATH
+        echo "Exporting terraform version to GITHUB_OUTPUT as terraform_version.."
+        echo "terraform_version=$(terraform --version -json | jq -r .terraform_version)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
         echo "Unlinking default version of terraform .."
         unlink /usr/local/bin/terraform
         echo "Done!"