diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e93fedc1ea..cc7824efa2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ jobs:
           # Optional: version of golangci-lint to use in form of v1.2 or v1.2.3 or `latest` to use the latest version
           version: v1.29
 
+          # Optional: URL of a custom golangci-lint build to use. If not provided, an asset will be automatically chosen from the official repo.
+          asset-url: https://example.com/golangci-lint/release.tgz
+
           # Optional: working directory, useful for monorepos
           # working-directory: somedir
 
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 3e5d74d4d0..a888406c5a 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ inputs:
   version:
     description: "version of golangci-lint to use in form of v1.2 or v1.2.3 or `latest` to use the latest version"
     required: false
+  asset-url:
+    description: "custom URL for a golangci-lint archive to download and install. Must match the OS/arch of the build agent."
+    required: false
   args:
     description: "golangci-lint command line arguments"
     default: ""
diff --git a/dist/post_run/index.js b/dist/post_run/index.js
index b3f81b6c55..eb09d8e88c 100644
--- a/dist/post_run/index.js
+++ b/dist/post_run/index.js
@@ -67685,7 +67685,7 @@ function installLint(versionConfig) {
     return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
         core.info(`Installing golangci-lint ${versionConfig.TargetVersion}...`);
         const startedAt = Date.now();
-        const assetURL = getAssetURL(versionConfig);
+        const assetURL = core.getInput('asset-url') || getAssetURL(versionConfig);
         core.info(`Downloading ${assetURL} ...`);
         const archivePath = yield tc.downloadTool(assetURL);
         let extractedDir = "";
diff --git a/dist/run/index.js b/dist/run/index.js
index b7a245f13a..87b53c39ca 100644
--- a/dist/run/index.js
+++ b/dist/run/index.js
@@ -67685,7 +67685,7 @@ function installLint(versionConfig) {
     return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
         core.info(`Installing golangci-lint ${versionConfig.TargetVersion}...`);
         const startedAt = Date.now();
-        const assetURL = getAssetURL(versionConfig);
+        const assetURL = core.getInput('asset-url') || getAssetURL(versionConfig);
         core.info(`Downloading ${assetURL} ...`);
         const archivePath = yield tc.downloadTool(assetURL);
         let extractedDir = "";
diff --git a/src/install.ts b/src/install.ts
index b854030b78..ab4ec03772 100644
--- a/src/install.ts
+++ b/src/install.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ const getAssetURL = (versionConfig: VersionConfig): string => {
 export async function installLint(versionConfig: VersionConfig): Promise<string> {
   core.info(`Installing golangci-lint ${versionConfig.TargetVersion}...`)
   const startedAt = Date.now()
-  const assetURL = getAssetURL(versionConfig)
+  const assetURL = core.getInput('asset-url') || getAssetURL(versionConfig)
   core.info(`Downloading ${assetURL} ...`)
   const archivePath = await tc.downloadTool(assetURL)
   let extractedDir = ""