diff --git a/.github/workflows/gem-bump-checker.yml b/.github/workflows/gem-bump-checker.yml
index b5703fa77..7448fa238 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gem-bump-checker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gem-bump-checker.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ on:
     secrets:
       GH_TOKEN:
         required: true
+    inputs:
+      ignored_files:
+        description: 'JSON string of files or directories to be ignored'
+        required: false
+        type: string
 
 jobs:
   check-files:
@@ -21,11 +26,19 @@ jobs:
     - name: Check for version and changelog updates
       env:
         GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
+        IGNORED_FILES_JSON: ${{ inputs.ignored_files }}
       run: |
         BASE_REF=$(git ls-remote origin HEAD | cut -f 1)
         HEAD_REF=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
         MODIFIED_FILES=$(git diff --name-only "$BASE_REF".."$HEAD_REF")
 
+        if [ -n "$IGNORED_FILES_JSON" ]; then
+          IGNORED_FILES=$(echo "$IGNORED_FILES_JSON" | tr -d '[]' | tr ',' '\n' | tr -d '"')
+          for file in $IGNORED_FILES; do
+            MODIFIED_FILES=$(echo "$MODIFIED_FILES" | grep -v "$file")
+          done
+        fi
+
         if ! echo "$MODIFIED_FILES" | grep 'version.rb' && \
            ! echo "$MODIFIED_FILES" | grep '\.gemspec$'; then
           echo "Error: Either version.rb or a .gemspec file must be modified with each pull request to bump the gem version."