diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 218c317..5683a0a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ This action will create a github release and optionally upload an artifact to it
 - **replacesArtifacts**: Indicates if existing release artifacts should be replaced. Defaults to true.
 - **tag**: An optional tag for the release. If this is omitted the git ref will be used (if it is a tag).
 - **token**: (**Required**) The Github token. Typically this will be `${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}`.
+- **omitBodyDuringUpdate**: Indicates if the release body should be omitted during updates. The body will still be applied for newly created releases. This will preserve the existing body during updates.
+- **omitNameDuringUpdate**: Indicates if the release name should be omitted during updates. The name will still be applied for newly created releases. This will preserve the existing name during updates.
 
 ## Example
 This example will create a release when tag is pushed:
diff --git a/__tests__/Action.test.ts b/__tests__/Action.test.ts
index 0975071..0632c84 100644
--- a/__tests__/Action.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/Action.test.ts
@@ -16,17 +16,19 @@ const artifacts = [
     new Artifact('a/art1'),
     new Artifact('b/art2')
 ]
-const artifactData = Buffer.from('blob', 'utf-8')
-const body = 'body'
+
+const createBody = 'createBody'
+const createName = 'createName'
 const commit = 'commit'
 const draft = true
 const id = 100
-const name = 'name'
 const prerelease = true
 const releaseId = 101
 const replacesArtifacts = true
 const tag = 'tag'
 const token = 'token'
+const updateBody = 'updateBody'
+const updateName = 'updateName'
 const url = 'http://api.example.com'
 
 describe("Action", () => {
@@ -43,7 +45,7 @@ describe("Action", () => {
 
         await action.perform()
 
-        expect(createMock).toBeCalledWith(tag, body, commit, draft, name, prerelease)
+        expect(createMock).toBeCalledWith(tag, createBody, commit, draft, createName, prerelease)
         expect(uploadMock).not.toBeCalled()
     })
 
@@ -54,7 +56,7 @@ describe("Action", () => {
 
         await action.perform()
 
-        expect(createMock).toBeCalledWith(tag, body, commit, draft, name, prerelease)
+        expect(createMock).toBeCalledWith(tag, createBody, commit, draft, createName, prerelease)
         expect(uploadMock).toBeCalledWith(artifacts, releaseId, url)
     })
 
@@ -70,7 +72,7 @@ describe("Action", () => {
 
         await action.perform()
 
-        expect(createMock).toBeCalledWith(tag, body, commit, draft, name, prerelease)
+        expect(createMock).toBeCalledWith(tag, createBody, commit, draft, createName, prerelease)
         expect(uploadMock).toBeCalledWith(artifacts, releaseId, url)
 
     })
@@ -80,7 +82,7 @@ describe("Action", () => {
 
         await action.perform()
 
-        expect(createMock).toBeCalledWith(tag, body, commit, draft, name, prerelease)
+        expect(createMock).toBeCalledWith(tag, createBody, commit, draft, createName, prerelease)
         expect(uploadMock).toBeCalledWith(artifacts, releaseId, url)
     })
 
@@ -95,7 +97,7 @@ describe("Action", () => {
             expect(error).toEqual("error")
         }
 
-        expect(createMock).toBeCalledWith(tag, body, commit, draft, name, prerelease)
+        expect(createMock).toBeCalledWith(tag, createBody, commit, draft, createName, prerelease)
         expect(uploadMock).not.toBeCalled()
     })
 
@@ -136,7 +138,7 @@ describe("Action", () => {
             expect(error).toEqual("error")
         }
 
-        expect(updateMock).toBeCalledWith(id, tag, body, commit, draft, name, prerelease)
+        expect(updateMock).toBeCalledWith(id, tag, updateBody, commit, draft, updateName, prerelease)
         expect(uploadMock).not.toBeCalled()
     })
 
@@ -151,7 +153,7 @@ describe("Action", () => {
             expect(error).toEqual("error")
         }
 
-        expect(createMock).toBeCalledWith(tag, body, commit, draft, name, prerelease)
+        expect(createMock).toBeCalledWith(tag, createBody, commit, draft, createName, prerelease)
         expect(uploadMock).toBeCalledWith(artifacts, releaseId, url)
     })
 
@@ -168,7 +170,7 @@ describe("Action", () => {
 
         await action.perform()
 
-        expect(updateMock).toBeCalledWith(id, tag, body, commit, draft, name, prerelease)
+        expect(updateMock).toBeCalledWith(id, tag, updateBody, commit, draft, updateName, prerelease)
         expect(uploadMock).toBeCalledWith(artifacts, releaseId, url)
 
     })
@@ -178,7 +180,7 @@ describe("Action", () => {
 
         await action.perform()
 
-        expect(updateMock).toBeCalledWith(id, tag, body, commit, draft, name, prerelease)
+        expect(updateMock).toBeCalledWith(id, tag, updateBody, commit, draft, updateName, prerelease)
         expect(uploadMock).not.toBeCalled()
 
     })
@@ -188,7 +190,7 @@ describe("Action", () => {
 
         await action.perform()
 
-        expect(updateMock).toBeCalledWith(id, tag, body, commit, draft, name, prerelease)
+        expect(updateMock).toBeCalledWith(id, tag, updateBody, commit, draft, updateName, prerelease)
         expect(uploadMock).toBeCalledWith(artifacts, releaseId, url)
 
     })
@@ -238,15 +240,16 @@ describe("Action", () => {
             return {
                 allowUpdates: allowUpdates,
                 artifacts: inputArtifact,
-                body: body,
+                createdReleaseBody: createBody,
+                createdReleaseName: createName,
                 commit: commit,
                 draft: draft,
-                name: name,
                 prerelease: prerelease,
                 replacesArtifacts: replacesArtifacts,
                 tag: tag,
                 token: token,
-                readArtifact: () => artifactData
+                updatedReleaseBody: updateBody,
+                updatedReleaseName: updateName
             }
         })
         const MockUploader = jest.fn<ArtifactUploader, any>(() => {
@@ -261,4 +264,4 @@ describe("Action", () => {
 
         return new Action(inputs, releases, uploader)
     }
-})
\ No newline at end of file
+})
diff --git a/__tests__/ErrorMessage.test.ts b/__tests__/ErrorMessage.test.ts
index ec8bb4f..ce0dfc8 100644
--- a/__tests__/ErrorMessage.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/ErrorMessage.test.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ describe('ErrorMessage', () => {
     })
 
     it('generates message with errors', () => {
-        const resource = "release"
         const error = {
             message: 'something bad happened',
             errors: [
@@ -68,4 +67,4 @@ describe('ErrorMessage', () => {
         const errorMessage = new ErrorMessage(error)
         expect(errorMessage.status).toBe(404)
     })
-})
\ No newline at end of file
+})
diff --git a/__tests__/Inputs.test.ts b/__tests__/Inputs.test.ts
index a7275cf..d364378 100644
--- a/__tests__/Inputs.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/Inputs.test.ts
@@ -91,12 +91,12 @@ describe('Inputs', () => {
         })
     })
 
-    describe('body', () => {
+    describe('createdReleaseBody', () => {
         it('returns input body', () => {
             mockGetInput
                 .mockReturnValueOnce('false')
                 .mockReturnValueOnce('body')
-            expect(inputs.body).toBe('body')
+            expect(inputs.createdReleaseBody).toBe('body')
         })
 
         it('returns body file contents', () => {
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ describe('Inputs', () => {
                 .mockReturnValueOnce('a/path')
             mockReadFileSync.mockReturnValue('file')
 
-            expect(inputs.body).toBe('file')
+            expect(inputs.createdReleaseBody).toBe('file')
         })
 
         it('returns empty', () => {
@@ -114,14 +114,38 @@ describe('Inputs', () => {
                 .mockReturnValueOnce('false')
                 .mockReturnValueOnce('')
                 .mockReturnValueOnce('')
-            expect(inputs.body).toBe('')
+            expect(inputs.createdReleaseBody).toBe('')
         })
 
-        it('returns null when omitted', () => {
+        it('returns undefined when omitted', () => {
             mockGetInput
                 .mockReturnValueOnce('true')
                 .mockReturnValueOnce('body')
-            expect(inputs.body).toBeUndefined()
+            expect(inputs.createdReleaseBody).toBeUndefined()
+        })
+    })
+
+    describe('createdReleaseName', () => {
+        it('returns input name', () => {
+            mockGetInput
+                .mockReturnValueOnce('false')
+                .mockReturnValueOnce('name')
+            expect(inputs.createdReleaseName).toBe('name')
+        })
+
+        it('returns undefined when omitted', () => {
+            mockGetInput
+                .mockReturnValueOnce('true')
+                .mockReturnValueOnce('name')
+            expect(inputs.createdReleaseBody).toBeUndefined()
+        })
+
+        it('returns tag', () => {
+            mockGetInput
+                .mockReturnValueOnce('false')
+                .mockReturnValueOnce('')
+            context.ref = 'refs/tags/sha-tag'
+            expect(inputs.createdReleaseName).toBe('sha-tag')
         })
     })
 
@@ -136,30 +160,6 @@ describe('Inputs', () => {
         })
     })
 
-    describe('name', () => {
-        it('returns input name', () => {
-            mockGetInput
-                .mockReturnValueOnce('false')
-                .mockReturnValueOnce('name')
-            expect(inputs.name).toBe('name')
-        })
-
-        it('returns null when omitted', () => {
-            mockGetInput
-                .mockReturnValueOnce('true')
-                .mockReturnValueOnce('name')
-            expect(inputs.body).toBeUndefined()
-        })
-
-        it('returns tag', () => {
-            mockGetInput
-                .mockReturnValueOnce('false')
-                .mockReturnValueOnce('')
-            context.ref = 'refs/tags/sha-tag'
-            expect(inputs.name).toBe('sha-tag')
-        })
-    })
-
     describe('prerelase', () => {
         it('returns false', () => {
             expect(inputs.prerelease).toBe(false)
@@ -202,6 +202,87 @@ describe('Inputs', () => {
         })
     })
 
+    describe('updatedReleaseBody', () => {
+        it('returns input body', () => {
+            mockGetInput
+                .mockReturnValueOnce('false')
+                .mockReturnValueOnce('false')
+                .mockReturnValueOnce('body')
+            expect(inputs.updatedReleaseBody).toBe('body')
+        })
+
+        it('returns body file contents', () => {
+            mockGetInput
+                .mockReturnValueOnce('false')
+                .mockReturnValueOnce('false')
+                .mockReturnValueOnce('')
+                .mockReturnValueOnce('a/path')
+            mockReadFileSync.mockReturnValue('file')
+
+            expect(inputs.updatedReleaseBody).toBe('file')
+        })
+
+        it('returns empty', () => {
+            mockGetInput
+                .mockReturnValueOnce('false')
+                .mockReturnValueOnce('false')
+                .mockReturnValueOnce('')
+                .mockReturnValueOnce('')
+            expect(inputs.updatedReleaseBody).toBe('')
+        })
+
+        it('returns undefined when omitted', () => {
+            mockGetInput
+                .mockReturnValueOnce('true')
+                .mockReturnValueOnce('false')
+                .mockReturnValueOnce('body')
+            expect(inputs.updatedReleaseBody).toBeUndefined()
+        })
+
+        it('returns undefined when omitted for update', () => {
+            mockGetInput
+                .mockReturnValueOnce('false')
+                .mockReturnValueOnce('true')
+                .mockReturnValueOnce('body')
+            expect(inputs.updatedReleaseBody).toBeUndefined()
+        })
+    })
+
+    describe('updatedReleaseName', () => {
+        it('returns input name', () => {
+            mockGetInput
+                .mockReturnValueOnce('false')
+                .mockReturnValueOnce('false')
+                .mockReturnValueOnce('name')
+            expect(inputs.updatedReleaseName).toBe('name')
+        })
+
+        it('returns undefined when omitted', () => {
+            mockGetInput
+                .mockReturnValueOnce('true')
+                .mockReturnValueOnce('false')
+                .mockReturnValueOnce('name')
+            expect(inputs.updatedReleaseName).toBeUndefined()
+        })
+
+        it('returns undefined when omitted for update', () => {
+            mockGetInput
+                .mockReturnValueOnce('false')
+                .mockReturnValueOnce('true')
+                .mockReturnValueOnce('name')
+            expect(inputs.updatedReleaseName).toBeUndefined()
+        })
+
+        it('returns tag', () => {
+            mockGetInput
+                .mockReturnValueOnce('false')
+                .mockReturnValueOnce('false')
+                .mockReturnValueOnce('')
+            context.ref = 'refs/tags/sha-tag'
+            expect(inputs.updatedReleaseName).toBe('sha-tag')
+        })
+    })
+
     function createGlobber(): ArtifactGlobber {
         const MockGlobber = jest.fn<ArtifactGlobber, any>(() => {
             return {
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 96b00b6..fb49912 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -40,11 +40,19 @@ inputs:
     required: false
     default: ''
   omitBody:
-    description: 'Indicates if the release body should be omitted. This is primarily useful for preserving the release body during updates.'
+    description: 'Indicates if the release body should be omitted.'
+    required: false
+    default: 'false'
+  omitBodyDuringUpdate:
+    description: 'Indicates if the release body should be omitted during updates. The body will still be applied for newly created releases. This will preserve the existing body during updates.'
     required: false
     default: 'false'
   omitName:
-    description: 'Indicates if the release name should be omitted. This is primarily useful for preserving the release name during updates.'
+    description: 'Indicates if the release name should be omitted.'
+    required: false
+    default: 'false'
+  omitNameDuringUpdate:
+    description: 'Indicates if the release name should be omitted during updates. The name will still be applied for newly created releases. This will preserve the existing name during updates.'
     required: false
     default: 'false'
   prerelease:
diff --git a/lib/Action.js b/lib/Action.js
index 50fe4bd..c5acae4 100644
--- a/lib/Action.js
+++ b/lib/Action.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class Action {
         }
     }
     async updateRelease(id) {
-        const response = await this.releases.update(id, this.inputs.tag, this.inputs.body, this.inputs.commit, this.inputs.draft, this.inputs.name, this.inputs.prerelease);
+        const response = await this.releases.update(id, this.inputs.tag, this.inputs.updatedReleaseBody, this.inputs.commit, this.inputs.draft, this.inputs.updatedReleaseName, this.inputs.prerelease);
         return response.data;
     }
     noPublishedRelease(error) {
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class Action {
         return (_a = draftRelease) === null || _a === void 0 ? void 0 : _a.id;
     }
     async createRelease() {
-        const response = await this.releases.create(this.inputs.tag, this.inputs.body, this.inputs.commit, this.inputs.draft, this.inputs.name, this.inputs.prerelease);
+        const response = await this.releases.create(this.inputs.tag, this.inputs.createdReleaseBody, this.inputs.commit, this.inputs.draft, this.inputs.createdReleaseName, this.inputs.prerelease);
         return response.data;
     }
 }
diff --git a/lib/Inputs.js b/lib/Inputs.js
index a6db0b0..81c44e8 100644
--- a/lib/Inputs.js
+++ b/lib/Inputs.js
@@ -33,9 +33,15 @@ class CoreInputs {
         }
         return [];
     }
-    get body() {
-        if (CoreInputs.omitBody())
+    get createdReleaseBody() {
+        if (CoreInputs.omitBody)
             return undefined;
+        return this.body;
+    }
+    static get omitBody() {
+        return core.getInput('omitBody') == 'true';
+    }
+    get body() {
         const body = core.getInput('body');
         if (body) {
             return body;
@@ -46,27 +52,27 @@ class CoreInputs {
         }
         return '';
     }
-    static omitBody() {
-        return core.getInput('omitBody') == 'true';
-    }
     get commit() {
         return core.getInput('commit');
     }
-    get draft() {
-        const draft = core.getInput('draft');
-        return draft == 'true';
+    get createdReleaseName() {
+        if (CoreInputs.omitName)
+            return undefined;
+        return this.name;
+    }
+    static get omitName() {
+        return core.getInput('omitName') == 'true';
     }
     get name() {
-        if (CoreInputs.omitName())
-            return undefined;
         const name = core.getInput('name');
         if (name) {
             return name;
         }
         return this.tag;
     }
-    static omitName() {
-        return core.getInput('omitName') == 'true';
+    get draft() {
+        const draft = core.getInput('draft');
+        return draft == 'true';
     }
     get prerelease() {
         const preRelease = core.getInput('prerelease');
@@ -91,6 +97,22 @@ class CoreInputs {
     get token() {
         return core.getInput('token', { required: true });
     }
+    get updatedReleaseBody() {
+        if (CoreInputs.omitBody || CoreInputs.omitBodyDuringUpdate)
+            return undefined;
+        return this.body;
+    }
+    static get omitBodyDuringUpdate() {
+        return core.getInput('omitBodyDuringUpdate') == 'true';
+    }
+    get updatedReleaseName() {
+        if (CoreInputs.omitName || CoreInputs.omitNameDuringUpdate)
+            return undefined;
+        return this.name;
+    }
+    static get omitNameDuringUpdate() {
+        return core.getInput('omitNameDuringUpdate') == 'true';
+    }
     stringFromFile(path) {
         return fs_1.readFileSync(path, 'utf-8');
     }
diff --git a/src/Action.ts b/src/Action.ts
index 00a1291..e763a99 100644
--- a/src/Action.ts
+++ b/src/Action.ts
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@ export class Action {
         const response = await this.releases.update(
             id,
             this.inputs.tag,
-            this.inputs.body,
+            this.inputs.updatedReleaseBody,
             this.inputs.commit,
             this.inputs.draft,
-            this.inputs.name,
+            this.inputs.updatedReleaseName,
             this.inputs.prerelease
         )
 
@@ -83,13 +83,13 @@ export class Action {
     private async createRelease(): Promise<ReposCreateReleaseResponse> {
         const response = await this.releases.create(
             this.inputs.tag,
-            this.inputs.body,
+            this.inputs.createdReleaseBody,
             this.inputs.commit,
             this.inputs.draft,
-            this.inputs.name,
+            this.inputs.createdReleaseName,
             this.inputs.prerelease
         )
 
         return response.data
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/Inputs.ts b/src/Inputs.ts
index 7b9cba4..c7ac953 100644
--- a/src/Inputs.ts
+++ b/src/Inputs.ts
@@ -7,14 +7,16 @@ import {Artifact} from './Artifact';
 export interface Inputs {
     readonly allowUpdates: boolean
     readonly artifacts: Artifact[]
-    readonly body?: string
     readonly commit: string
+    readonly createdReleaseBody?: string
+    readonly createdReleaseName?: string
     readonly draft: boolean
-    readonly name?: string
     readonly prerelease: boolean
     readonly replacesArtifacts: boolean
     readonly tag: string
     readonly token: string
+    readonly updatedReleaseBody?: string
+    readonly updatedReleaseName?: string
 }
 
 export class CoreInputs implements Inputs {
@@ -47,9 +49,16 @@ export class CoreInputs implements Inputs {
         return []
     }
 
-    get body(): string | undefined {
-        if (CoreInputs.omitBody()) return undefined
+    get createdReleaseBody(): string | undefined {
+        if (CoreInputs.omitBody) return undefined
+        return this.body
+    }
 
+    private static get omitBody(): boolean {
+        return core.getInput('omitBody') == 'true'
+    }
+
+    private get body() : string | undefined {
         const body = core.getInput('body')
         if (body) {
             return body
@@ -63,22 +72,20 @@ export class CoreInputs implements Inputs {
         return ''
     }
 
-    private static omitBody(): boolean {
-        return core.getInput('omitBody') == 'true'
-    }
-
     get commit(): string {
         return core.getInput('commit')
     }
 
-    get draft(): boolean {
-        const draft = core.getInput('draft')
-        return draft == 'true'
+    get createdReleaseName(): string | undefined {
+        if (CoreInputs.omitName) return undefined
+        return this.name
     }
 
-    get name(): string | undefined {
-        if (CoreInputs.omitName()) return undefined
+    private static get omitName(): boolean {
+        return core.getInput('omitName') == 'true'
+    }
 
+    private get name(): string | undefined {
         const name = core.getInput('name')
         if (name) {
             return name
@@ -87,8 +94,9 @@ export class CoreInputs implements Inputs {
         return this.tag
     }
 
-    private static omitName(): boolean {
-        return core.getInput('omitName') == 'true'
+    get draft(): boolean {
+        const draft = core.getInput('draft')
+        return draft == 'true'
     }
 
     get prerelease(): boolean {
@@ -120,6 +128,24 @@ export class CoreInputs implements Inputs {
         return core.getInput('token', {required: true})
     }
 
+    get updatedReleaseBody(): string | undefined {
+        if (CoreInputs.omitBody || CoreInputs.omitBodyDuringUpdate) return undefined
+        return this.body
+    }
+
+    private static get omitBodyDuringUpdate(): boolean {
+        return core.getInput('omitBodyDuringUpdate') == 'true'
+    }
+
+    get updatedReleaseName(): string | undefined {
+        if (CoreInputs.omitName ||  CoreInputs.omitNameDuringUpdate) return undefined
+        return this.name
+    }
+
+    private static get omitNameDuringUpdate(): boolean {
+        return core.getInput('omitNameDuringUpdate') == 'true'
+    }
+
     stringFromFile(path: string): string {
         return readFileSync(path, 'utf-8')
     }