diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b74a58f..2bc3b32 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/), and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## 2.1 - 11/15/2024
+* Added `EXCLUDE` parameter
+* Fixed typo in `SLUG` to `ITEM_SLUG`
+
 ## 2.0 - 06/11/2020
 * Migrated To `varunsridharan/actions-alpine-php:latest` Docker Image
 * Improved Logging 
@@ -13,4 +17,4 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 * Improved Logging 
 
 ## 1.0 - 24/08/2019
-### First Release
\ No newline at end of file
+### First Release
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a04b1cd..9288c14 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ This Action Generates POT Files for your wordpress Plugin / Theme based on the c
 | `DOMAIN` | NULL | WordPress Theme / Plugin ***TextDomain*** |
 | `PACKAGE_NAME` | NULL | WordPress Theme / Plugin Name |
 | `HEADERS`  | NULL | Array in JSON format of custom headers which will be added to the POT file. Defaults to empty array. |
+| `EXCLUDE`  | NULL | Comma separated list of paths to be excluded from the POT file. |
 | `GITHUB_TOKEN` | **secret** | you do not need to generate one but you do have to explicitly make it available to the Action |
 
 > **⚠️ Note:** You Should Provide Github Token. If Not Updated File Will Be Committed & Pushed.
@@ -106,4 +107,4 @@ If you, or your company, use any of my projects or like what I’m doing, kindly
 ---
 
 
-<!-- END common-footer.mustache -->
\ No newline at end of file
+<!-- END common-footer.mustache -->
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 23f7e5e..1f939ce 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ inputs:
   headers:
     description: 'Array in JSON format of custom headers which will be added to the POT file. Defaults to empty array.'
     required: false
+  exclude:
+    description: 'Comma separated list of custom paths to exclude from the POT file.'
+    required: false
 
 runs:
   using: 'docker'
@@ -33,3 +36,4 @@ runs:
     - ${{ inputs.domain }}
     - ${{ inputs.package_name }}
     - ${{ inputs.headers }}
+    - ${{ inputs.exclude }}
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index 449cfe9..0c6337d 100644
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ ITEM_SLUG="$(gh_input "ITEM_SLUG" "${GITHUB_REPOSITORY#*/}")"
 SAVE_PATH="$(gh_input "SAVE_PATH")"
 PACKAGE_NAME="$(gh_input "PACKAGE_NAME")"
 HEADERS="$(gh_input "HEADERS" "{}")"
+EXCLUDE="$(gh_input "EXCLUDE")"
 DOMAIN="$(gh_input "DOMAIN" "${ITEM_SLUG}")"
 SAVE_FULL_PATH="$SAVE_PATH/$DOMAIN.pot"
 
@@ -29,15 +30,16 @@ gh_log_group_end
 gh_log
 gh_log_group_start "📝 Parsed Arguments"
 gh_log "DOMAIN        : $DOMAIN"
-gh_log "SLUG          : $SLUG"
+gh_log "SLUG          : $ITEM_SLUG"
 gh_log "PACKAGE_NAME  : $PACKAGE_NAME"
 gh_log "HEADERS       : $HEADERS"
+gh_log "EXCLUDE       : $EXCLUDE"
 gh_log "SAVE_PATH     : $SAVE_PATH/$DOMAIN.pot"
 gh_log_group_end
 
 gh_log
 gh_log_group_start "📝 Generating POT File"
-wp i18n make-pot . "$SAVE_FULL_PATH" --slug="$ITEM_SLUG" --package-name="$PACKAGE_NAME" --headers="$HEADERS" --domain="$DOMAIN" --allow-root
+wp i18n make-pot . "$SAVE_FULL_PATH" --slug="$ITEM_SLUG" --package-name="$PACKAGE_NAME" --headers="$HEADERS" --exclude="$EXCLUDE" --domain="$DOMAIN" --allow-root
 gh_log_group_end
 
 gh_log