diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 3e5d74d..4b03858 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ inputs:
     description: "if set to true then the action doesn't cache or restore ~/.cache/go-build."
     default: false
     required: false
+  allow-extra-out-format-args:
+    description: "if set to true then the action allows additional --out-format args (default of --out-format=github-actions remains)"
+    default: false
+    required: false
 runs:
   using: "node16"
   main: "dist/run/index.js"
diff --git a/src/run.ts b/src/run.ts
index 2fd55d5..e72026d 100644
--- a/src/run.ts
+++ b/src/run.ts
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ async function runLint(lintPath: string, patchPath: string): Promise<void> {
   }
 
   const userArgs = core.getInput(`args`)
+  const allowExtraOutFormatArgs = core.getInput(`allow-extra-out-format-args`)
   const addedArgs: string[] = []
 
   const userArgNames = new Set<string>(
@@ -127,8 +128,9 @@ async function runLint(lintPath: string, patchPath: string): Promise<void> {
       .filter((arg) => arg.startsWith(`-`))
       .map((arg) => arg.replace(/^-+/, ``))
   )
-  if (userArgNames.has(`out-format`)) {
-    throw new Error(`please, don't change out-format for golangci-lint: it can be broken in a future`)
+  if (userArgNames.has(`out-format`) && !allowExtraOutFormatArgs) {
+    throw new Error(`please, don't change out-format for golangci-lint: it can be broken in a
+      future version (set 'allow-extra-out-format-args' input to true to override)`)
   }
   addedArgs.push(`--out-format=github-actions`)