diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3ec553a..8c3fc9b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 IMAGE_REPO=ghcr.io/trstringer/manual-approval
+TARGET_PLATFORM=linux/amd64
 
 .PHONY: build
 build:
@@ -6,7 +7,7 @@ build:
 		echo "VERSION is required"; \
 		exit 1; \
 	fi
-	docker build -t $(IMAGE_REPO):$$VERSION .
+	docker build --platform $(TARGET_PLATFORM) -t $(IMAGE_REPO):$$VERSION .
 
 .PHONY: push
 push:
diff --git a/action.yaml b/action.yaml
index 7866c0b..bef33d7 100644
--- a/action.yaml
+++ b/action.yaml
@@ -24,13 +24,20 @@ inputs:
     required: false
   exclude-workflow-initiator-as-approver:
     description: Whether or not to filter out the user who initiated the workflow as an approver if they are in the approvers list
-    default: false
+    required: false
+    default: 'false'
   additional-approved-words:
     description: Comma separated list of words that can be used to approve beyond the defaults.
+    required: false
     default: ''
   additional-denied-words:
     description: Comma separated list of words that can be used to deny beyond the defaults.
+    required: false
     default: ''
+  fail-on-denial:
+    description: Whether or not to fail the workflow if the approval is denied
+    required: false
+    default: 'true'
 runs:
   using: docker
   image: docker://ghcr.io/trstringer/manual-approval:1.9.1
diff --git a/approval.go b/approval.go
index e2bb13f..d69df54 100644
--- a/approval.go
+++ b/approval.go
@@ -21,9 +21,10 @@ type approvalEnvironment struct {
 	issueBody           string
 	issueApprovers      []string
 	minimumApprovals    int
+	failOnDenial        bool
 }
 
-func newApprovalEnvironment(client *github.Client, repoFullName, repoOwner string, runID int, approvers []string, minimumApprovals int, issueTitle, issueBody string) (*approvalEnvironment, error) {
+func newApprovalEnvironment(client *github.Client, repoFullName, repoOwner string, runID int, approvers []string, minimumApprovals int, issueTitle, issueBody string, failOnDenial bool) (*approvalEnvironment, error) {
 	repoOwnerAndName := strings.Split(repoFullName, "/")
 	if len(repoOwnerAndName) != 2 {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("repo owner and name in unexpected format: %s", repoFullName)
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ func newApprovalEnvironment(client *github.Client, repoFullName, repoOwner strin
 		minimumApprovals: minimumApprovals,
 		issueTitle:       issueTitle,
 		issueBody:        issueBody,
+		failOnDenial:     failOnDenial,
 	}, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/constants.go b/constants.go
index 03e4b4e..0e08102 100644
--- a/constants.go
+++ b/constants.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ const (
 	envVarExcludeWorkflowInitiatorAsApprover string = "INPUT_EXCLUDE-WORKFLOW-INITIATOR-AS-APPROVER"
 	envVarAdditionalApprovedWords            string = "INPUT_ADDITIONAL-APPROVED-WORDS"
 	envVarAdditionalDeniedWords              string = "INPUT_ADDITIONAL-DENIED-WORDS"
+	envVarFailOnDenial                       string = "INPUT_FAIL-ON-DENIAL"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 5aad15e..5349a87 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -12,6 +12,19 @@ import (
 	"golang.org/x/oauth2"
 )
 
+func setActionOutput(name, value string) error {
+	f, err := os.OpenFile(os.Getenv("GITHUB_OUTPUT"), os.O_APPEND|os.O_WRONLY, 0600)
+	if err != nil {
+			return err
+	}
+	defer f.Close()
+
+	if _, err = f.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s\n", name, value)); err != nil {
+			return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func handleInterrupt(ctx context.Context, client *github.Client, apprv *approvalEnvironment) {
 	newState := "closed"
 	closeComment := "Workflow cancelled, closing issue."
@@ -71,7 +84,14 @@ func newCommentLoopChannel(ctx context.Context, apprv *approvalEnvironment, clie
 				close(channel)
 			case approvalStatusDenied:
 				newState := "closed"
-				closeComment := "Request denied. Closing issue and failing workflow."
+				closeComment := "Request denied. Closing issue "
+				if !apprv.failOnDenial {
+					closeComment += "but continuing"
+				} else {
+					closeComment += "and failing"
+				}
+				closeComment += " workflow."
+
 				_, _, err := client.Issues.CreateComment(ctx, apprv.repoOwner, apprv.repo, apprv.approvalIssueNumber, &github.IssueComment{
 					Body: &closeComment,
 				})
@@ -170,6 +190,16 @@ func main() {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
+	failOnDenial := true
+	failOnDenialRaw := os.Getenv(envVarFailOnDenial)
+	if failOnDenialRaw != "" {
+		failOnDenial, err = strconv.ParseBool(failOnDenialRaw)
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Printf("error parsing fail on denial: %v\n", err)
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+	}
+
 	issueTitle := os.Getenv(envVarIssueTitle)
 	issueBody := os.Getenv(envVarIssueBody)
 	minimumApprovalsRaw := os.Getenv(envVarMinimumApprovals)
@@ -181,7 +211,7 @@ func main() {
 			os.Exit(1)
 		}
 	}
-	apprv, err := newApprovalEnvironment(client, repoFullName, repoOwner, runID, approvers, minimumApprovals, issueTitle, issueBody)
+	apprv, err := newApprovalEnvironment(client, repoFullName, repoOwner, runID, approvers, minimumApprovals, issueTitle, issueBody, failOnDenial)
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Printf("error creating approval environment: %v\n", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
@@ -200,6 +230,20 @@ func main() {
 
 	select {
 	case exitCode := <-commentLoopChannel:
+		approvalStatus := ""
+
+		if (!failOnDenial && exitCode == 1) {
+			approvalStatus = "denied"
+			exitCode = 0
+		} else if (exitCode == 1) {
+			approvalStatus = "denied"
+		} else {
+			approvalStatus = "approved"
+		}
+		if err := setActionOutput("approval_status", approvalStatus); err != nil {
+			fmt.Printf("error setting action output: %v\n", err)
+			exitCode = 1
+		}
 		os.Exit(exitCode)
 	case <-killSignalChannel:
 		handleInterrupt(ctx, client, apprv)