diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6a89b2c..58df3d5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - uses: php-actions/composer@v6
     # ... then your own project steps ...
 ```
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Please feel free to use `uses: php-actions/composer@v6` to always run the latest
 Running custom commands
 -----------------------
 
-By default, adding `- uses: php-actions/composer@v6` into your workflow will run `composer install`, as `install` is the default command name. The install command will be provided with a default set of arguments (see below).
+By default, adding `- uses: php-actions/composer@v6` into your workflow will run `composer install`, as `install` is the default command name. The `install` command will be provided with a default set of arguments (see below).
 
 You can issue custom commands by passing a `command` input, like so:
 
@@ -60,15 +60,16 @@ Passing arguments
 
 Any arbitrary arguments can be passed to composer by using the `args` input, however there are a few inputs pre-configured to handle common arguments. All inputs are optional. Please see the following list:
 
-+ `interaction` - Whether to ask any interactive questions - yes / no (default no)
-+ `dev` - Whether to install dev packages - yes / no (default **yes**)
-+ `progress` - Whether to output download progress - yes / no (default no)
-+ `quiet` - Whether to suppress all messages - yes / no (default no)
++ `interaction` - Whether to ask any interactive questions - yes / no (default `no`)
++ `dev` - Whether to install dev packages - yes / no (default `yes`)
++ `progress` - Whether to output download progress - yes / no (default `no`)
++ `quiet` - Whether to suppress all messages - yes / no (default `no`)
 + `args` - Optional arguments to pass - no constraints (default _empty_)
 + `only_args` - Only run the desired command with this args. Ignoring all other provided arguments(default _empty_)
-+ `php_version` - Choose which version of PHP you want to use (7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4 or 8.0)
-+ `version` - Choose which version of Composer you want to use (1.x, 2.x, 2.2.x, latest)
++ `php_version` - Choose which version of PHP you want to use - x.y (default `latest`) (e.g. `7.4.29`, `8.2`, or any version listed on https://www.php.net/releases/index.php)
++ `version` - Choose which version of Composer you want to use - default `latest` (e.g. `1.x`, `1.10.26`, `2.x`, `2.2.x`, or any exact version listed on https://getcomposer.org/download/)
 + `memory_limit` - Sets the composer memory limit - (default _empty_)
++ `container_workdir` - Sets the aplication workdir inside container - (default /app)
 
 There are also SSH input available: `ssh_key`, `ssh_key_pub` and `ssh_domain` that are used for depending on private repositories. See below for more information on usage.
 
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ This action runs on a custom base image, available at https://github.com/php-act
 Use the following inputs to run a specific PHP/Composer version combination:
 
 + `php_version` Available versions: `7.1`, `7.2`, `7.3`, `7.4`, `8.0`, `8.1` (default: `latest` aka: `8.1`)
-+ `version` Available versions: `latest`, `preview`, `snapshot`, `1.x`, `2.x`, `2.2.x` or the exact version (default: `latest`)
++ `version` Available versions: `latest`, `preview`, `snapshot`, `1.x`, `2.x`, `2.2.x` or an exact version like `2.5.8` (default: `latest`)
 
 Make sure to put the PHP version number in quotes, otherwise YAML will interpret e.g. `8.0` as `8` which means latest 8.x, not 8.0.
 
@@ -113,6 +114,20 @@ jobs:
         version: 1
 ```
 
+Execute composer install in a different folder
+-------------------------------------------
+
+```yaml
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      uses: "php-actions/composer@v6"
+      env:
+        COMPOSER: "composer.json"
+      with:
+        php_version: "5.6.40"
+        version: "2.2"
+        args: "--ignore-platform-reqs --optimize-autoloader"
+        working_dir: "my/different/folder"
+```
 
 Including PHP Extensions
 -------------------------------------------
@@ -152,10 +167,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: [ubuntu-latest]
     
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
     - name: Cache Composer dependencies
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
+      uses: actions/cache@v3
       with:
         path: /tmp/composer-cache
         key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('**/composer.lock') }}
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index cb924da..d6e6049 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -1,23 +1,23 @@
-name: Composer (php-actions)
-description: Use the Composer CLI in your Github Actions.
+name: "Composer (php-actions)"
+description: "Use the Composer CLI in your GitHub Actions."
 
 inputs:
   version:
-    description: What version of Composer to use
+    description: "What version of Composer to use"
     default: latest
     required: false
 
   php_version:
-    description: What version of PHP to use
+    description: "What version of PHP to use"
     default: latest
     required: false
 
   php_extensions:
-    description: Space separated list of extensions to configure with the PHP build
+    description: "Space separated list of extensions to configure with the PHP build"
     required: false
 
   command:
-    description: Composer command to run
+    description: "Composer command to run"
     required: true
     default: install
 
@@ -46,19 +46,19 @@ inputs:
     default: no
 
   args:
-    description: Optional arguments to pass
+    description: "Optional arguments to pass"
     required: false
 
   ssh_key:
-    description: The private key contents to use for private repositories
+    description: "The private key contents to use for private repositories"
     required: false
 
   ssh_key_pub:
-    description: The public key contents to use for private repositories
+    description: "The public key contents to use for private repositories"
     required: false
 
   ssh_domain:
-    description: The domain to gather SSH public keys for (automatic for github.com, gitlab.com, bitbucket.org)
+    description: "The domain to gather SSH public keys for (automatic for github.com, gitlab.com, bitbucket.org)"
     required: false
 
   ssh_port:
@@ -66,11 +66,15 @@ inputs:
     required: false
 
   working_dir:
-    description: Use the given directory as working directory
+    description: "Use the given directory as working directory"
     required: false
 
   memory_limit:
-    description: Sets the composer memory limit
+    description: "Sets the composer memory limit"
+    required: false
+
+  container_workdir:
+    description: "Sets the application workdir inside container"
     required: false
 
 outputs:
@@ -99,9 +103,12 @@ runs:
         ACTION_SSH_PORT: ${{ inputs.ssh_port }}
         ACTION_WORKING_DIR: ${{ inputs.working_dir }}
         ACTION_MEMORY_LIMIT: ${{ inputs.memory_limit }}
+        ACTION_CONTAINER_WORKDIR: ${{ inputs.container_workdir }}
       id: composer_run
-      run: bash <(curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/php-actions/php-build/330b13bbb1eadd05bbb627477c1549cd7e62e406/php-build.bash) composer \
-        && ${{ github.action_path }}/composer-action.bash || { echo "::group::Debug output" ; cat ${{ github.workspace }}/output.log ; echo "::endgroup::" ; exit 1; }
+      run: |
+        set -e
+        bash <(curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/php-actions/php-build/v2/php-build.bash) composer
+        ${{ github.action_path }}/composer-action.bash
       shell: bash
 
 branding:
diff --git a/composer-action.bash b/composer-action.bash
index fdb1a93..23f6e2d 100755
--- a/composer-action.bash
+++ b/composer-action.bash
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -e
+
+container_workdir="/app"
 github_action_path=$(dirname "$0")
 docker_tag=$(cat ./docker_tag)
 echo "Docker tag: $docker_tag" >> output.log 2>&1
@@ -50,37 +52,39 @@ command_string="composer"
 
 # In case there is need to install private repositories, SSH details are stored
 # in these two places, which are mounted on the Composer docker container later.
-mkdir -p ~/.ssh
-touch ~/.gitconfig
+ssh_path="${github_action_path}/__tmp/ssh"
+gitconfig_path="${github_action_path}/__tmp/gitconfig"
+mkdir -p "$ssh_path"
+touch "$gitconfig_path"
 
 if [ -n "$ACTION_SSH_KEY" ]
 then
 	echo "Storing private key file for root" >> output.log 2>&1
-	ssh-keyscan -t rsa github.com >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
-	ssh-keyscan -t rsa gitlab.com >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
-	ssh-keyscan -t rsa bitbucket.org >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
+	ssh-keyscan -t rsa github.com >> "$ssh_path/known_hosts"
+	ssh-keyscan -t rsa gitlab.com >> "$ssh_path/known_hosts"
+	ssh-keyscan -t rsa bitbucket.org >> "$ssh_path/known_hosts"
 
 	if [ -n "$ACTION_SSH_DOMAIN" ]
 	then
 		if [ -n "$ACTION_SSH_PORT" ]
 		then
-			ssh-keyscan -t rsa -p $ACTION_SSH_PORT "$ACTION_SSH_DOMAIN" >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
+			ssh-keyscan -t rsa -p $ACTION_SSH_PORT "$ACTION_SSH_DOMAIN" >> "$ssh_path/known_hosts"
                 else
-			ssh-keyscan -t rsa "$ACTION_SSH_DOMAIN" >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
+			ssh-keyscan -t rsa "$ACTION_SSH_DOMAIN" >> "$ssh_path/known_hosts"
 		fi
 	fi
 
-	echo "$ACTION_SSH_KEY" > ~/.ssh/action_rsa
-	echo "$ACTION_SSH_KEY_PUB" > ~/.ssh/action_rsa.pub
-	chmod 600 ~/.ssh/action_rsa
+	echo "$ACTION_SSH_KEY" > "$ssh_path/action_rsa"
+	echo "$ACTION_SSH_KEY_PUB" > "$ssh_path/action_rsa.pub"
+	chmod 600 "$ssh_path/action_rsa"
 
 	echo "PRIVATE KEY:" >> output.log 2>&1
-	md5sum ~/.ssh/action_rsa >> output.log 2>&1
+	md5sum "$ssh_path/action_rsa" >> output.log 2>&1
 	echo "PUBLIC KEY:" >> output.log 2>&1
-	md5sum ~/.ssh/action_rsa.pub >> output.log 2>&1
+	md5sum "$ssh_path/action_rsa.pub" >> output.log 2>&1
 
-	echo "[core]" >> ~/.gitconfig
-	echo "sshCommand = \"ssh -i ~/.ssh/action_rsa\"" >> ~/.gitconfig
+	echo "[core]" >> "$gitconfig_path"
+	echo "sshCommand = \"ssh -i ~/.ssh/action_rsa\"" >> "$gitconfig_path"
 else
 	echo "No private keys supplied" >> output.log 2>&1
 fi
@@ -194,16 +198,23 @@ do
 	fi
 done <<<$(env)
 
+if [ -n "$ACTION_CONTAINER_WORKDIR" ]; then
+	container_workdir="${ACTION_CONTAINER_WORKDIR}"
+fi
+
 echo "name=full_command::${command_string}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
 docker run --rm \
 	--volume "${github_action_path}/composer.phar":/usr/local/bin/composer \
-	--volume ~/.gitconfig:/root/.gitconfig \
-	--volume ~/.ssh:/root/.ssh \
+	--volume "$gitconfig_path":/root/.gitconfig \
+	--volume "$ssh_path":/root/.ssh \
 	--volume "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}":/app \
 	--volume "/tmp/composer-cache":/tmp/composer-cache \
-	--workdir /app \
+	--workdir ${container_workdir} \
 	--env-file ./DOCKER_ENV \
 	--network host \
 	${memory_limit} \
 	${docker_tag} ${command_string}
+	
+rm -rf "${github_action_path}/__tmp"
+