diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 791d61b6..131ceb7f 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ inputs:
   environment:
     description: "The name of the environment for the deployment"
     default: "production"
+  transient_environment:
+    description: "Specifies if the given environment is specific to the deployment and will no longer exist at some point in the future"
+    default: "false"
 outputs:
   deployment_id:
     description: "The ID of the created deployment"
diff --git a/lib/main.js b/lib/main.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..04b904f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/main.js
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+"use strict";
+var __awaiter = (this && this.__awaiter) || function (thisArg, _arguments, P, generator) {
+    return new (P || (P = Promise))(function (resolve, reject) {
+        function fulfilled(value) { try { step(generator.next(value)); } catch (e) { reject(e); } }
+        function rejected(value) { try { step(generator["throw"](value)); } catch (e) { reject(e); } }
+        function step(result) { result.done ? resolve(result.value) : new P(function (resolve) { resolve(result.value); }).then(fulfilled, rejected); }
+        step((generator = generator.apply(thisArg, _arguments || [])).next());
+    });
+};
+var __importStar = (this && this.__importStar) || function (mod) {
+    if (mod && mod.__esModule) return mod;
+    var result = {};
+    if (mod != null) for (var k in mod) if (Object.hasOwnProperty.call(mod, k)) result[k] = mod[k];
+    result["default"] = mod;
+    return result;
+};
+Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
+const core = __importStar(require("@actions/core"));
+const github = __importStar(require("@actions/github"));
+function run() {
+    return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
+        try {
+            const context = github.context;
+            const defaultUrl = `https://github.com/${context.repo.owner}/${context.repo.repo}/commit/${context.sha}/checks`;
+            const token = core.getInput("token", { required: true });
+            const url = core.getInput("target_url", { required: false }) || defaultUrl;
+            const environment = core.getInput("environment", { required: false }) || "production";
+            const description = core.getInput("description", { required: false });
+            const initialStatus = core.getInput("initial_status", {
+                required: false
+            }) || "pending";
+            const autoMergeStringInput = core.getInput("auto_merge", {
+                required: false
+            });
+            const auto_merge = autoMergeStringInput === "true";
+            const transient_environment = core.getInput("transient_environment", {
+                required: false
+            }) === "true";
+            const client = new github.GitHub(token, { previews: ["flash", "ant-man"] });
+            const deployment = yield client.repos.createDeployment({
+                owner: context.repo.owner,
+                repo: context.repo.repo,
+                ref: context.ref,
+                required_contexts: [],
+                environment,
+                transient_environment,
+                auto_merge,
+                description
+            });
+            yield client.repos.createDeploymentStatus(Object.assign({}, context.repo, { deployment_id: deployment.data.id, state: initialStatus, log_url: defaultUrl }));
+            core.setOutput("deployment_id", deployment.data.id.toString());
+        }
+        catch (error) {
+            core.error(error);
+            core.setFailed(error.message);
+        }
+    });
+}
+run();
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 68e55a3a..f39bdb01 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ async function run() {
 
     const auto_merge: boolean = autoMergeStringInput === "true";
 
+    const transient_environment: boolean =
+      core.getInput("transient_environment", {
+        required: false
+      }) === "true";
+
     const client = new github.GitHub(token, { previews: ["flash", "ant-man"] });
 
     const deployment = await client.repos.createDeployment({
@@ -38,7 +43,7 @@ async function run() {
       ref: context.ref,
       required_contexts: [],
       environment,
-      transient_environment: true,
+      transient_environment,
       auto_merge,
       description
     });
@@ -47,8 +52,7 @@ async function run() {
       ...context.repo,
       deployment_id: deployment.data.id,
       state: initialStatus,
-      log_url: defaultUrl,
-      target_url: url
+      log_url: defaultUrl
     });
 
     core.setOutput("deployment_id", deployment.data.id.toString());