diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e5cb22f..2e88986 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -105,6 +105,21 @@ If your workflow is slow, the bottleneck is usually network waiting on RSS endpo
 
 > Example worst-case per feed: with `request_timeout: 30` and `retry_count: 5`, one feed can wait up to ~`210s` (3.5 minutes) before failing.
 
+### Troubleshooting: `Unexpected input(s)` warnings
+
+If your workflow logs show:
+
+```text
+Warning: Unexpected input(s) 'request_timeout', 'push_retry_count'
+```
+
+that means the action reference in your workflow does not include these newer inputs yet.
+
+- Update your `uses:` reference to a newer ref that includes `request_timeout` and `push_retry_count` in `action.yml`.
+- If you must stay on an older ref, remove these two keys from `with:` to avoid warnings.
+
+You can always check support by opening the `action.yml` file at the exact ref you are using and confirming the input names.
+
 ## Advanced usage examples
 
 Click to expand:
diff --git a/dist/blog-post-workflow.js b/dist/blog-post-workflow.js
index 309906d..bedd278 100644
--- a/dist/blog-post-workflow.js
+++ b/dist/blog-post-workflow.js
@@ -30656,6 +30656,7 @@ var commitReadme = async (githubToken, readmeFilePaths) => {
   const committerEmail = getInput("committer_email");
   const commitMessage = getInput("commit_message");
   const pushRetryCount = Number.parseInt(getInput("push_retry_count"), 10) || 3;
+  const pushRetryWaitTime = Number.parseInt(getInput("retry_wait_time"), 10) || 1;
   const branchName = process.env.GITHUB_REF_NAME || process.env.GITHUB_HEAD_REF || "main";
   await exec("git", ["config", "--global", "user.email", committerEmail]);
   if (githubToken) {
@@ -30672,7 +30673,7 @@ var commitReadme = async (githubToken, readmeFilePaths) => {
   let pushTry = 0;
   while (pushTry <= pushRetryCount) {
     try {
-      await exec("git", ["push"]);
+      await exec("git", ["push", "origin", `HEAD:${branchName}`]);
       info("Readme updated successfully in the upstream repository");
       return;
     } catch (err) {
@@ -30681,9 +30682,13 @@ var commitReadme = async (githubToken, readmeFilePaths) => {
         throw err;
       }
       warning(
-        `git push failed (attempt ${pushTry}/${pushRetryCount}). Pulling latest changes and retrying...`
+        `git push failed (attempt ${pushTry}/${pushRetryCount}). Rebasing on latest remote changes and retrying in ${pushRetryWaitTime}s...`
+      );
+      await exec("git", ["fetch", "origin", branchName]);
+      await exec("git", ["rebase", `origin/${branchName}`]);
+      await new Promise(
+        (resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, pushRetryWaitTime * 1e3)
       );
-      await exec("git", ["pull", "--rebase", "origin", branchName]);
     }
   }
   info("Readme updated successfully in the upstream repository");
diff --git a/src/utils.js b/src/utils.js
index bba6941..9377f62 100644
--- a/src/utils.js
+++ b/src/utils.js
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ const commitReadme = async (githubToken, readmeFilePaths) => {
 	const commitMessage = core.getInput('commit_message');
 	const pushRetryCount =
 		Number.parseInt(core.getInput('push_retry_count'), 10) || 3;
+	const pushRetryWaitTime =
+		Number.parseInt(core.getInput('retry_wait_time'), 10) || 1;
 	const branchName =
 		process.env.GITHUB_REF_NAME || process.env.GITHUB_HEAD_REF || 'main';
 	// Doing commit and push
@@ -124,7 +126,7 @@ const commitReadme = async (githubToken, readmeFilePaths) => {
 	let pushTry = 0;
 	while (pushTry <= pushRetryCount) {
 		try {
-			await exec('git', ['push']);
+			await exec('git', ['push', 'origin', `HEAD:${branchName}`]);
 			core.info('Readme updated successfully in the upstream repository');
 			return;
 		} catch (err) {
@@ -133,9 +135,13 @@ const commitReadme = async (githubToken, readmeFilePaths) => {
 				throw err;
 			}
 			core.warning(
-				`git push failed (attempt ${pushTry}/${pushRetryCount}). Pulling latest changes and retrying...`,
+				`git push failed (attempt ${pushTry}/${pushRetryCount}). Rebasing on latest remote changes and retrying in ${pushRetryWaitTime}s...`,
+			);
+			await exec('git', ['fetch', 'origin', branchName]);
+			await exec('git', ['rebase', `origin/${branchName}`]);
+			await new Promise((resolve) =>
+				setTimeout(resolve, pushRetryWaitTime * 1000),
 			);
-			await exec('git', ['pull', '--rebase', 'origin', branchName]);
 		}
 	}
 	core.info('Readme updated successfully in the upstream repository');