diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index f8a0c32..fcc2ff4 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ inputs:
     description: "If false, only full versions, i.e. 'v1.0.0', will be supported as tags. If true, tags will support truncated minor and patch versions such as 'v1' (default)."
     required: true
     default: "true"
+  bump_each_commit:
+    description: "If true, every commit will be treated as a bump to the version."
+    required: true
+    default: "false"
 outputs:
   major:
     description: "Current major number"
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index e475104..936dc57 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -1026,6 +1026,7 @@ const eol = '\n';
 const tagPrefix = core.getInput('tag_prefix') || '';
 const namespace = core.getInput('namespace') || '';
 const shortTags = core.getInput('short_tags') === 'true';
+const bumpEachCommit = core.getInput('bump_each_commit') === 'true';
 
 const cmd = async (command, ...args) => {
   let output = '', errors = '';
@@ -1199,6 +1200,24 @@ async function run() {
       .split(eol)
       .reverse();
 
+    if (bumpEachCommit) {
+      core.info(history)
+      history.forEach(line => {
+        if (line.includes(majorPattern)) {
+          major += 1;
+          minor = 0;
+          patch = 0;
+        } else if (line.includes(minorPattern)) {
+          minor += 1;
+          patch = 0;
+        } else {
+          patch += 1;
+        }
+      });
+      setOutput(major, minor, patch, increment, changed, branch, namespace);
+      return;
+    }
+
     // Discover the change time from the history log by finding the oldest log
     // that could set the version.
 
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 4ece3c0..1a20da4 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ const eol = '\n';
 const tagPrefix = core.getInput('tag_prefix') || '';
 const namespace = core.getInput('namespace') || '';
 const shortTags = core.getInput('short_tags') === 'true';
+const bumpEachCommit = core.getInput('bump_each_commit') === 'true';
 
 const cmd = async (command, ...args) => {
   let output = '', errors = '';
@@ -178,6 +179,24 @@ async function run() {
       .split(eol)
       .reverse();
 
+    if (bumpEachCommit) {
+      core.info(history)
+      history.forEach(line => {
+        if (line.includes(majorPattern)) {
+          major += 1;
+          minor = 0;
+          patch = 0;
+        } else if (line.includes(minorPattern)) {
+          minor += 1;
+          patch = 0;
+        } else {
+          patch += 1;
+        }
+      });
+      setOutput(major, minor, patch, increment, changed, branch, namespace);
+      return;
+    }
+
     // Discover the change time from the history log by finding the oldest log
     // that could set the version.
 
diff --git a/index.test.js b/index.test.js
index b0b8ff5..da7161f 100644
--- a/index.test.js
+++ b/index.test.js
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ const defaultInputs = {
     major_pattern: "(MAJOR)",
     minor_pattern: "(MINOR)",
     format: "${major}.${minor}.${patch}",
-    short_tags: true
+    short_tags: true,
+    bump_each_commit: false
 };
 
 // Creates a randomly named git repository and returns a function to execute commands in it
@@ -461,5 +462,44 @@ test('Short tag can be switched off', () => {
 
     expect(result).toMatch('Version is 0.0.1+2');
 
+    repo.clean();
+});
+
+test('Bump each commit works', () => {
+    const repo = createTestRepo({ tag_prefix: '', bump_each_commit: true }); // 0.0.0
+
+    expect(repo.runAction()).toMatch('Version is 0.0.0+0');
+    repo.makeCommit('Initial Commit');
+    expect(repo.runAction()).toMatch('Version is 0.0.1+0');
+    repo.makeCommit('Second Commit');
+    expect(repo.runAction()).toMatch('Version is 0.0.2+0');
+    repo.makeCommit('Third Commit');
+    expect(repo.runAction()).toMatch('Version is 0.0.3+0');
+    repo.makeCommit('Fourth Commit (MINOR)');
+    expect(repo.runAction()).toMatch('Version is 0.1.0+0');
+    repo.makeCommit('Fifth Commit');
+    expect(repo.runAction()).toMatch('Version is 0.1.1+0');
+    repo.makeCommit('Sixth Commit (MAJOR)');
+    expect(repo.runAction()).toMatch('Version is 1.0.0+0');
+    repo.makeCommit('Seventh Commit');
+    expect(repo.runAction()).toMatch('Version is 1.0.1+0');
+
+    repo.clean();
+});
+
+test('Bump each commit picks up tags', () => {
+    const repo = createTestRepo({ tag_prefix: '', bump_each_commit: true }); // 0.0.0
+
+    expect(repo.runAction()).toMatch('Version is 0.0.0+0');
+    repo.makeCommit('Initial Commit');
+    expect(repo.runAction()).toMatch('Version is 0.0.1+0');
+    repo.makeCommit('Second Commit');
+    expect(repo.runAction()).toMatch('Version is 0.0.2+0');
+    repo.makeCommit('Third Commit');
+    repo.exec('git tag 3.0.0');
+    expect(repo.runAction()).toMatch('Version is 3.0.0+0');
+    repo.makeCommit('Fourth Commit');
+    expect(repo.runAction()).toMatch('Version is 3.0.1+0');
+
     repo.clean();
 });
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 5b7e140..5175555 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ it will be given the new version if the build were to be retriggered, for exampl
     # Indicate whether short tags like 'v1' should be supported. If false only full
     # tags like 'v1.0.0' will be recognized.
     short_tags: true
+    # If this is set to true, *every* commit will be treated as a new version.
+    bump_each_commit: false
 ```
 
 ## Using Multiple Versions in the Same Repository