diff --git a/dist/cleanup/index.js b/dist/cleanup/index.js
index 1a34693..08037ec 100644
--- a/dist/cleanup/index.js
+++ b/dist/cleanup/index.js
@@ -68480,9 +68480,10 @@ else {
 "use strict";
 
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", ({ value: true }));
-exports.INPUT_MVN_TOOLCHAIN_VENDOR = exports.INPUT_MVN_TOOLCHAIN_ID = exports.MVN_TOOLCHAINS_FILE = exports.MVN_SETTINGS_FILE = exports.M2_DIR = exports.STATE_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY_FINGERPRINT = exports.INPUT_JOB_STATUS = exports.INPUT_CACHE = exports.INPUT_DEFAULT_GPG_PASSPHRASE = exports.INPUT_DEFAULT_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY = exports.INPUT_GPG_PASSPHRASE = exports.INPUT_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY = exports.INPUT_OVERWRITE_SETTINGS = exports.INPUT_SETTINGS_PATH = exports.INPUT_SERVER_PASSWORD = exports.INPUT_SERVER_USERNAME = exports.INPUT_SERVER_ID = exports.INPUT_CHECK_LATEST = exports.INPUT_JDK_FILE = exports.INPUT_DISTRIBUTION = exports.INPUT_JAVA_PACKAGE = exports.INPUT_ARCHITECTURE = exports.INPUT_JAVA_VERSION = exports.MACOS_JAVA_CONTENT_POSTFIX = void 0;
+exports.INPUT_MVN_TOOLCHAIN_VENDOR = exports.INPUT_MVN_TOOLCHAIN_ID = exports.MVN_TOOLCHAINS_FILE = exports.MVN_SETTINGS_FILE = exports.M2_DIR = exports.STATE_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY_FINGERPRINT = exports.INPUT_JOB_STATUS = exports.INPUT_CACHE = exports.INPUT_DEFAULT_GPG_PASSPHRASE = exports.INPUT_DEFAULT_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY = exports.INPUT_GPG_PASSPHRASE = exports.INPUT_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY = exports.INPUT_OVERWRITE_SETTINGS = exports.INPUT_SETTINGS_PATH = exports.INPUT_SERVER_PASSWORD = exports.INPUT_SERVER_USERNAME = exports.INPUT_SERVER_ID = exports.INPUT_CHECK_LATEST = exports.INPUT_JDK_FILE = exports.INPUT_DISTRIBUTION = exports.INPUT_JAVA_PACKAGE = exports.INPUT_ARCHITECTURE = exports.INPUT_JAVA_VERSION_FILE = exports.INPUT_JAVA_VERSION = exports.MACOS_JAVA_CONTENT_POSTFIX = void 0;
 exports.MACOS_JAVA_CONTENT_POSTFIX = 'Contents/Home';
 exports.INPUT_JAVA_VERSION = 'java-version';
+exports.INPUT_JAVA_VERSION_FILE = 'java-version-file';
 exports.INPUT_ARCHITECTURE = 'architecture';
 exports.INPUT_JAVA_PACKAGE = 'java-package';
 exports.INPUT_DISTRIBUTION = 'distribution';
diff --git a/dist/setup/index.js b/dist/setup/index.js
index c665957..e4e8fa2 100644
--- a/dist/setup/index.js
+++ b/dist/setup/index.js
@@ -103582,9 +103582,10 @@ function isProbablyGradleDaemonProblem(packageManager, error) {
 "use strict";
 
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", ({ value: true }));
-exports.INPUT_MVN_TOOLCHAIN_VENDOR = exports.INPUT_MVN_TOOLCHAIN_ID = exports.MVN_TOOLCHAINS_FILE = exports.MVN_SETTINGS_FILE = exports.M2_DIR = exports.STATE_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY_FINGERPRINT = exports.INPUT_JOB_STATUS = exports.INPUT_CACHE = exports.INPUT_DEFAULT_GPG_PASSPHRASE = exports.INPUT_DEFAULT_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY = exports.INPUT_GPG_PASSPHRASE = exports.INPUT_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY = exports.INPUT_OVERWRITE_SETTINGS = exports.INPUT_SETTINGS_PATH = exports.INPUT_SERVER_PASSWORD = exports.INPUT_SERVER_USERNAME = exports.INPUT_SERVER_ID = exports.INPUT_CHECK_LATEST = exports.INPUT_JDK_FILE = exports.INPUT_DISTRIBUTION = exports.INPUT_JAVA_PACKAGE = exports.INPUT_ARCHITECTURE = exports.INPUT_JAVA_VERSION = exports.MACOS_JAVA_CONTENT_POSTFIX = void 0;
+exports.INPUT_MVN_TOOLCHAIN_VENDOR = exports.INPUT_MVN_TOOLCHAIN_ID = exports.MVN_TOOLCHAINS_FILE = exports.MVN_SETTINGS_FILE = exports.M2_DIR = exports.STATE_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY_FINGERPRINT = exports.INPUT_JOB_STATUS = exports.INPUT_CACHE = exports.INPUT_DEFAULT_GPG_PASSPHRASE = exports.INPUT_DEFAULT_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY = exports.INPUT_GPG_PASSPHRASE = exports.INPUT_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY = exports.INPUT_OVERWRITE_SETTINGS = exports.INPUT_SETTINGS_PATH = exports.INPUT_SERVER_PASSWORD = exports.INPUT_SERVER_USERNAME = exports.INPUT_SERVER_ID = exports.INPUT_CHECK_LATEST = exports.INPUT_JDK_FILE = exports.INPUT_DISTRIBUTION = exports.INPUT_JAVA_PACKAGE = exports.INPUT_ARCHITECTURE = exports.INPUT_JAVA_VERSION_FILE = exports.INPUT_JAVA_VERSION = exports.MACOS_JAVA_CONTENT_POSTFIX = void 0;
 exports.MACOS_JAVA_CONTENT_POSTFIX = 'Contents/Home';
 exports.INPUT_JAVA_VERSION = 'java-version';
+exports.INPUT_JAVA_VERSION_FILE = 'java-version-file';
 exports.INPUT_ARCHITECTURE = 'architecture';
 exports.INPUT_JAVA_PACKAGE = 'java-package';
 exports.INPUT_DISTRIBUTION = 'distribution';
@@ -105198,6 +105199,7 @@ function run() {
         try {
             const versions = core.getMultilineInput(constants.INPUT_JAVA_VERSION);
             const distributionName = core.getInput(constants.INPUT_DISTRIBUTION, { required: true });
+            const versionFile = core.getInput(constants.INPUT_JAVA_VERSION_FILE);
             const architecture = core.getInput(constants.INPUT_ARCHITECTURE);
             const packageType = core.getInput(constants.INPUT_JAVA_PACKAGE);
             const jdkFile = core.getInput(constants.INPUT_JDK_FILE);
@@ -105208,11 +105210,13 @@ function run() {
             if (versions.length !== toolchainIds.length) {
                 toolchainIds = [];
             }
+            if (!versions.length && !versionFile) {
+                throw new Error('Java-version or java-version-file input expected');
+            }
             if (!versions.length) {
-                core.debug('JAVA_VERSION input is empty, looking for .java-version file');
-                const versionFileName = '.java-version';
+                core.debug('Java-version input is empty, looking for java-version-file input');
                 const contents = fs_1.default
-                    .readFileSync(versionFileName)
+                    .readFileSync(versionFile)
                     .toString()
                     .trim();
                 const semverRegExp = /(?<version>(?<=(^|\s|\-))(\d+\S*))(\s|$)/;
@@ -105220,7 +105224,7 @@ function run() {
                     ? (_d = (_c = contents.match(semverRegExp)) === null || _c === void 0 ? void 0 : _c.groups) === null || _d === void 0 ? void 0 : _d.version
                     : '';
                 let installed = false;
-                while (!installed && version != '') {
+                while (!installed && version) {
                     try {
                         core.debug(`Trying to install version ${version}`);
                         yield installVersion(version);
diff --git a/src/setup-java.ts b/src/setup-java.ts
index 9e4346c..13ac291 100644
--- a/src/setup-java.ts
+++ b/src/setup-java.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ async function run() {
     }
 
     if (!versions.length && !versionFile) {
-      throw new Error("Java-version or java-version-file input expected");
+      throw new Error('Java-version or java-version-file input expected');
     }
 
     if (!versions.length) {