diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint-pr-title.yml b/.github/workflows/lint-pr-title.yml
index 4938e6e5a..52c20e77a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint-pr-title.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint-pr-title.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: 'Lint PR title'
 on:
-  pull_request_target:
+  pull_request:
     types:
       - opened
       - edited
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0029a2cf8..2b72b4914 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ jobs:
       - uses: amannn/action-semantic-pull-request@v1.2.0
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        # Optionally you can configure which types are allowed.
+        # Default: https://github.com/commitizen/conventional-commit-types
+        with:
+          types: fix, feat
 ```
 
 Note the usage of [`pull_request_target`](https://github.blog/2020-08-03-github-actions-improvements-for-fork-and-pull-request-workflows/) as the event trigger is necessary for a fork-based workflow so the API token is valid for status reporting.
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index f21c72f13..85ac342ef 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -7,3 +7,6 @@ runs:
 branding:
   icon: 'shield'
   color: 'green'
+inputs:
+  types:
+    description: "Provide custom types if you don't want the default ones from https://www.conventionalcommits.org"
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 70e423b2f..225d6d222 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ module.exports = async function run() {
   try {
     const client = new github.GitHub(process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN);
 
+    let types;
+    if (process.env.INPUT_TYPES) {
+      types = process.env.INPUT_TYPES.split(',').map((type) => type.trim());
+    }
+
     const contextPullRequest = github.context.payload.pull_request;
     if (!contextPullRequest) {
       throw new Error(
@@ -32,7 +37,7 @@ module.exports = async function run() {
     let validationError;
     if (!isWip) {
       try {
-        await validatePrTitle(pullRequest.title);
+        await validatePrTitle(pullRequest.title, types);
       } catch (error) {
         validationError = error;
       }
diff --git a/src/validatePrTitle.js b/src/validatePrTitle.js
index 10a50d1c4..42978a3f9 100644
--- a/src/validatePrTitle.js
+++ b/src/validatePrTitle.js
@@ -2,24 +2,37 @@ const conventionalCommitsConfig = require('conventional-changelog-conventionalco
 const conventionalCommitTypes = require('conventional-commit-types');
 const parser = require('conventional-commits-parser').sync;
 
-module.exports = async function validatePrTitle(prTitle) {
+const defaultTypes = Object.keys(conventionalCommitTypes.types);
+
+module.exports = async function validatePrTitle(prTitle, types = defaultTypes) {
   const {parserOpts} = await conventionalCommitsConfig();
   const result = parser(prTitle, parserOpts);
 
+  function printAvailableTypes() {
+    return `Available types:\n${types
+      .map((type) => {
+        let bullet = ` - ${type}`;
+
+        if (types === defaultTypes) {
+          bullet += `: ${conventionalCommitTypes.types[type].description}`;
+        }
+
+        return bullet;
+      })
+      .join('\n')}`;
+  }
+
   if (!result.type) {
     throw new Error(
-      `No release type found in pull request title "${prTitle}".` +
-        '\n\nAdd a prefix like "fix: ", "feat: " or "feat!: " to indicate what kind of release this pull request corresponds to. The title should match the commit mesage format as specified by https://www.conventionalcommits.org/.'
+      `No release type found in pull request title "${prTitle}". Add a prefix to indicate what kind of release this pull request corresponds to (see https://www.conventionalcommits.org/).\n\n${printAvailableTypes()}`
     );
   }
 
-  const allowedTypes = Object.keys(conventionalCommitTypes.types);
-  if (!allowedTypes.includes(result.type)) {
+  if (!types.includes(result.type)) {
     throw new Error(
-      `Unknown release type "${result.type}" found in pull request title "${prTitle}".` +
-        `\n\nPlease use one of these recognized types: ${allowedTypes.join(
-          ', '
-        )}.`
+      `Unknown release type "${
+        result.type
+      }" found in pull request title "${prTitle}". \n\n${printAvailableTypes()}`
     );
   }
 };
diff --git a/src/validatePrTitle.test.js b/src/validatePrTitle.test.js
index 28b623ba5..6b1b2f7c0 100644
--- a/src/validatePrTitle.test.js
+++ b/src/validatePrTitle.test.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 const validatePrTitle = require('./validatePrTitle');
 
-it('detects valid PR titles', async () => {
+it('allows valid PR titles that use the default types', async () => {
   const inputs = [
     'fix: Fix bug',
     'fix!: Fix bug',
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ it('detects valid PR titles', async () => {
   ];
 
   for (let index = 0; index < inputs.length; index++) {
-    const input = inputs[index];
-    await validatePrTitle(input);
+    await validatePrTitle(inputs[index]);
   }
 });
 
@@ -26,3 +25,22 @@ it('throws for PR titles with an unknown type', async () => {
     /Unknown release type "foo" found in pull request title "foo: Bar"./
   );
 });
+
+describe('custom types', () => {
+  it('allows PR titles with a supported type', async () => {
+    const inputs = ['foo: Foobar', 'bar: Foobar', 'baz: Foobar'];
+    const types = ['foo', 'bar', 'baz'];
+
+    for (let index = 0; index < inputs.length; index++) {
+      await validatePrTitle(inputs[index], types);
+    }
+  });
+
+  it('throws for PR titles with an unknown type', async () => {
+    await expect(
+      validatePrTitle('fix: Foobar', ['foo', 'bar'])
+    ).rejects.toThrow(
+      /Unknown release type "fix" found in pull request title "fix: Foobar"./
+    );
+  });
+});