diff --git a/bin/action.min.js b/bin/action.min.js
index 3530b852..3eebb2ab 100644
--- a/bin/action.min.js
+++ b/bin/action.min.js
@@ -92943,9 +92943,10 @@ function interpretChannelDeployResult(deployResult) {
 async function execWithCredentials(args, projectId, gacFilename, opts) {
   let deployOutputBuf = [];
   const debug = opts.debug || false;
+  const packageExecute = opts.packageExecute || 'npx';
   const firebaseToolsVersion = opts.firebaseToolsVersion || "latest";
   try {
-    await exec_1.exec(`npx firebase-tools@${firebaseToolsVersion}`, [...args, ...(projectId ? ["--project", projectId] : []), debug ? "--debug" // gives a more thorough error message
+    await exec_1.exec(`${packageExecute} firebase-tools@${firebaseToolsVersion}`, [...args, ...(projectId ? ["--project", projectId] : []), debug ? "--debug" // gives a more thorough error message
     : "--json" // allows us to easily parse the output
     ], {
       listeners: {
@@ -93167,6 +93168,9 @@ async function postChannelSuccessComment(github, context, result, commit) {
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 // Inputs defined in action.yml
+const packageExecute = core.getInput("packageExecute", {
+  trimWhitespace: true
+});
 const expires = core.getInput("expires");
 const projectId = core.getInput("projectId");
 const googleApplicationCredentials = core.getInput("firebaseServiceAccount", {
@@ -93208,6 +93212,7 @@ async function run() {
     if (isProductionDeploy) {
       core.startGroup("Deploying to production site");
       const deployment = await deployProductionSite(gacFilename, {
+        packageExecute,
         projectId,
         target,
         firebaseToolsVersion
@@ -93231,6 +93236,7 @@ async function run() {
     const channelId = getChannelId(configuredChannelId, github.context);
     core.startGroup(`Deploying to Firebase preview channel ${channelId}`);
     const deployment = await deployPreview(gacFilename, {
+      packageExecute,
       projectId,
       expires,
       channelId,
diff --git a/src/deploy.ts b/src/deploy.ts
index 9c46405f..8152c878 100644
--- a/src/deploy.ts
+++ b/src/deploy.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ export type ProductionSuccessResult = {
 };
 
 type DeployConfig = {
+  packageExecute?: string;
   projectId: string;
   target?: string;
   // Optional version specification for firebase-tools. Defaults to `latest`.
@@ -72,15 +73,16 @@ async function execWithCredentials(
   args: string[],
   projectId,
   gacFilename,
-  opts: { debug?: boolean; firebaseToolsVersion?: string }
+  opts: { debug?: boolean; firebaseToolsVersion?: string, packageExecute?: string }
 ) {
   let deployOutputBuf: Buffer[] = [];
   const debug = opts.debug || false;
+  const packageExecute = opts.packageExecute || 'npx';
   const firebaseToolsVersion = opts.firebaseToolsVersion || "latest";
 
   try {
     await exec(
-      `npx firebase-tools@${firebaseToolsVersion}`,
+      `${packageExecute} firebase-tools@${firebaseToolsVersion}`,
       [
         ...args,
         ...(projectId ? ["--project", projectId] : []),
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index ef90f2db..25bf14c5 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import {
 } from "./postOrUpdateComment";
 
 // Inputs defined in action.yml
+const packageExecute = getInput("packageExecute", {trimWhitespace: true});
 const expires = getInput("expires");
 const projectId = getInput("projectId");
 const googleApplicationCredentials = getInput("firebaseServiceAccount", {
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ async function run() {
     if (isProductionDeploy) {
       startGroup("Deploying to production site");
       const deployment = await deployProductionSite(gacFilename, {
+        packageExecute,
         projectId,
         target,
         firebaseToolsVersion,
@@ -116,6 +118,7 @@ async function run() {
 
     startGroup(`Deploying to Firebase preview channel ${channelId}`);
     const deployment = await deployPreview(gacFilename, {
+      packageExecute,
       projectId,
       expires,
       channelId,