diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 00d25a20..dc2a0bce 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@ description: 'Install a specific version of kubectl binary. Acceptable values ar
 inputs:
    version:
       description: 'Version of kubectl'
-      required: true
+      required: false
       default: 'latest'
+   version-file:
+      description: 'Path to a .tool-versions (asdf/mise) file to read the kubectl version from. Takes precedence over the version input.'
+      required: false
 outputs:
    kubectl-path:
       description: 'Path to the cached kubectl binary'
diff --git a/src/helpers.ts b/src/helpers.ts
index 1774c719..c37c2188 100644
--- a/src/helpers.ts
+++ b/src/helpers.ts
@@ -54,3 +54,18 @@ export function getExecutableExtension(): string {
    }
    return ''
 }
+
+export function parseToolVersionsFile(filePath: string): string {
+   const content = fs.readFileSync(filePath, 'utf8').toString()
+   for (const line of content.split('\n')) {
+      const trimmed = line.trim()
+      if (trimmed.startsWith('#') || trimmed === '') continue
+      const [tool, version] = trimmed.split(/\s+/)
+      if (tool === 'kubectl' && version) {
+         return version
+      }
+   }
+   throw new Error(
+      `Could not find a kubectl entry in tool-versions file: ${filePath}`
+   )
+}
diff --git a/src/run.test.ts b/src/run.test.ts
index 40db1053..df01301b 100644
--- a/src/run.test.ts
+++ b/src/run.test.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ const {
    getkubectlDownloadURL,
    getKubectlArch,
    getExecutableExtension,
-   getLatestPatchVersion
+   getLatestPatchVersion,
+   parseToolVersionsFile
 } = await import('./helpers.js')
 
 describe('Testing all functions in run file.', () => {
@@ -226,7 +227,10 @@ describe('Testing all functions in run file.', () => {
       expect(result).toBe('v1.27.15')
    })
    test('run() - download specified version and set output', async () => {
-      vi.mocked(core.getInput).mockReturnValue('v1.15.5')
+      vi.mocked(core.getInput).mockImplementation((name) => {
+         if (name === 'version-file') return ''
+         return 'v1.15.5'
+      })
       vi.mocked(toolCache.find).mockReturnValue('pathToCachedTool')
       vi.mocked(os.type).mockReturnValue('Windows_NT')
       vi.mocked(fs.chmodSync).mockImplementation()
@@ -234,6 +238,7 @@ describe('Testing all functions in run file.', () => {
       vi.spyOn(console, 'log').mockImplementation()
       vi.mocked(core.setOutput).mockImplementation()
       expect(await run.run()).toBeUndefined()
+      expect(core.getInput).toHaveBeenCalledWith('version-file')
       expect(core.getInput).toHaveBeenCalledWith('version', {required: true})
       expect(core.addPath).toHaveBeenCalledWith('pathToCachedTool')
       expect(core.setOutput).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
@@ -242,7 +247,10 @@ describe('Testing all functions in run file.', () => {
       )
    })
    test('run() - get latest version, download it and set output', async () => {
-      vi.mocked(core.getInput).mockReturnValue('latest')
+      vi.mocked(core.getInput).mockImplementation((name) => {
+         if (name === 'version-file') return ''
+         return 'latest'
+      })
       vi.mocked(toolCache.downloadTool).mockResolvedValue('pathToTool')
       vi.mocked(fs.readFileSync).mockReturnValue('v1.20.4')
       vi.mocked(toolCache.find).mockReturnValue('pathToCachedTool')
@@ -255,6 +263,7 @@ describe('Testing all functions in run file.', () => {
       expect(toolCache.downloadTool).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
          'https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable.txt'
       )
+      expect(core.getInput).toHaveBeenCalledWith('version-file')
       expect(core.getInput).toHaveBeenCalledWith('version', {required: true})
       expect(core.addPath).toHaveBeenCalledWith('pathToCachedTool')
       expect(core.setOutput).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
@@ -262,4 +271,43 @@ describe('Testing all functions in run file.', () => {
          path.join('pathToCachedTool', 'kubectl.exe')
       )
    })
+   test('parseToolVersionsFile() - return kubectl version from .tool-versions file', () => {
+      vi.mocked(fs.readFileSync).mockReturnValue(
+         'kubectl 1.27.15\nnode 20.0.0\n'
+      )
+      expect(parseToolVersionsFile('.tool-versions')).toBe('1.27.15')
+      expect(fs.readFileSync).toHaveBeenCalledWith('.tool-versions', 'utf8')
+   })
+   test('parseToolVersionsFile() - ignore comments and blank lines', () => {
+      vi.mocked(fs.readFileSync).mockReturnValue(
+         '# comment\n\nkubectl 1.27.15\n'
+      )
+      expect(parseToolVersionsFile('.tool-versions')).toBe('1.27.15')
+   })
+   test('parseToolVersionsFile() - throw error when kubectl entry is not found', () => {
+      vi.mocked(fs.readFileSync).mockReturnValue('node 20.0.0\npython 3.11.0\n')
+      expect(() => parseToolVersionsFile('.tool-versions')).toThrow(
+         'Could not find a kubectl entry in tool-versions file: .tool-versions'
+      )
+   })
+   test('run() - use version-file to determine kubectl version', async () => {
+      vi.mocked(core.getInput).mockImplementation((name) => {
+         if (name === 'version-file') return '.tool-versions'
+         return ''
+      })
+      vi.mocked(fs.readFileSync).mockReturnValue('kubectl 1.27.15\n')
+      vi.mocked(toolCache.find).mockReturnValue('pathToCachedTool')
+      vi.mocked(os.type).mockReturnValue('Linux')
+      vi.mocked(fs.chmodSync).mockImplementation()
+      vi.mocked(core.addPath).mockImplementation()
+      vi.mocked(core.setOutput).mockImplementation()
+      expect(await run.run()).toBeUndefined()
+      expect(core.getInput).toHaveBeenCalledWith('version-file')
+      expect(fs.readFileSync).toHaveBeenCalledWith('.tool-versions', 'utf8')
+      expect(core.addPath).toHaveBeenCalledWith('pathToCachedTool')
+      expect(core.setOutput).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+         'kubectl-path',
+         path.join('pathToCachedTool', 'kubectl')
+      )
+   })
 })
diff --git a/src/run.ts b/src/run.ts
index e6ff023c..70c2c187 100644
--- a/src/run.ts
+++ b/src/run.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ import {
    getkubectlDownloadURL,
    getKubectlArch,
    getExecutableExtension,
-   getLatestPatchVersion
+   getLatestPatchVersion,
+   parseToolVersionsFile
 } from './helpers.js'
 
 const kubectlToolName = 'kubectl'
@@ -15,11 +16,19 @@ const stableKubectlVersion = 'v1.15.0'
 const stableVersionUrl = 'https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable.txt'
 
 export async function run() {
-   let version = core.getInput('version', {required: true})
-   if (version.toLocaleLowerCase() === 'latest') {
-      version = await getStableKubectlVersion()
+   const versionFile = core.getInput('version-file')
+   let version: string
+
+   if (versionFile) {
+      const rawVersion = parseToolVersionsFile(versionFile)
+      version = await resolveKubectlVersion(rawVersion)
    } else {
-      version = await resolveKubectlVersion(version)
+      version = core.getInput('version', {required: true})
+      if (version.toLocaleLowerCase() === 'latest') {
+         version = await getStableKubectlVersion()
+      } else {
+         version = await resolveKubectlVersion(version)
+      }
    }
    const cachedPath = await downloadKubectl(version)