diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dc677ee5..f903f41b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ Action takes Project URl, pipeline name and a [Personal Access Token (PAT)](http
 - uses: Azure/pipelines@v1
   with:
     azure-devops-project-url: 'https://dev.azure.com/organization/project-name'
-    azure-pipeline-name: 'pipeline-name' # name of the Azure pipeline to be triggered
-    azure-devops-token: '${{ secrets.AZURE_DEVOPS_TOKEN }}'
+    azure-pipeline-name: 'pipeline-name' # name of the Azure pipeline to be triggered, required
+    azure-devops-token: '${{ secrets.AZURE_DEVOPS_TOKEN }}' # required field
+    azure-pipeline-variables:  '{"variable1": "value1", "variable2": "value2"}' # optional stringified json
 ```
 
 # Contributing
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 780b36b1..090a3e54 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ inputs:
   azure-pipeline-name:
     description: 'Name of the Azure Pipline to be triggered' 
     required: true 
+  azure-pipeline-variables: 
+    description: 'Set/Overwrite pipeline variables' 
+    required: false
   azure-devops-token: 
     description: 'Paste personal access token of the user as value of secret variable:AZURE_DEVOPS_TOKEN' 
     required: true 
diff --git a/lib/pipeline.runner.js b/lib/pipeline.runner.js
index 6d84a18f..d0e59cc6 100644
--- a/lib/pipeline.runner.js
+++ b/lib/pipeline.runner.js
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ class PipelineRunner {
                 },
                 sourceBranch: sourceBranch,
                 sourceVersion: sourceVersion,
-                reason: BuildInterfaces.BuildReason.Triggered
+                reason: BuildInterfaces.BuildReason.Triggered,
+                parameters: this.taskParameters.azurePipelineVariables
             };
             logger_1.Logger.LogPipelineTriggerInput(build);
             // Queue build
@@ -131,6 +132,15 @@ class PipelineRunner {
             pipeline_helper_1.PipelineHelper.EnsureValidPipeline(projectName, pipelineName, releaseDefinitions);
             let releaseDefinition = releaseDefinitions[0];
             logger_1.Logger.LogPipelineObject(releaseDefinition);
+            // Create ConfigurationVariableValue objects from the input variables
+            let variables = undefined;
+            if (this.taskParameters.azurePipelineVariables) {
+                variables = JSON.parse(this.taskParameters.azurePipelineVariables);
+                Object.keys(variables).map(function (key, index) {
+                    let oldValue = variables[key];
+                    variables[key] = { value: oldValue };
+                });
+            }
             // Filter Github artifacts from release definition
             let gitHubArtifacts = releaseDefinition.artifacts.filter(pipeline_helper_1.PipelineHelper.isGitHubArtifact);
             let artifacts = new Array();
@@ -162,7 +172,8 @@ class PipelineRunner {
             let releaseStartMetadata = {
                 definitionId: releaseDefinition.id,
                 reason: ReleaseInterfaces.ReleaseReason.ContinuousIntegration,
-                artifacts: artifacts
+                artifacts: artifacts,
+                variables: variables
             };
             logger_1.Logger.LogPipelineTriggerInput(releaseStartMetadata);
             // create release
diff --git a/lib/task.parameters.js b/lib/task.parameters.js
index 44f00f9f..56ab17bc 100644
--- a/lib/task.parameters.js
+++ b/lib/task.parameters.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ class TaskParameters {
         this._azureDevopsProjectUrl = core.getInput('azure-devops-project-url', { required: true });
         this._azurePipelineName = core.getInput('azure-pipeline-name', { required: true });
         this._azureDevopsToken = core.getInput('azure-devops-token', { required: true });
+        this._azurePipelineVariables = core.getInput('azure-pipeline-variables', { required: false });
     }
     static getTaskParams() {
         if (!this.taskparams) {
@@ -29,5 +30,8 @@ class TaskParameters {
     get azureDevopsToken() {
         return this._azureDevopsToken;
     }
+    get azurePipelineVariables() {
+        return this._azurePipelineVariables;
+    }
 }
 exports.TaskParameters = TaskParameters;
diff --git a/src/pipeline.runner.ts b/src/pipeline.runner.ts
index 94bb8465..6030ce5e 100644
--- a/src/pipeline.runner.ts
+++ b/src/pipeline.runner.ts
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ export class PipelineRunner {
             },
             sourceBranch: sourceBranch,
             sourceVersion: sourceVersion,
-            reason: BuildInterfaces.BuildReason.Triggered
+            reason: BuildInterfaces.BuildReason.Triggered,
+            parameters: this.taskParameters.azurePipelineVariables
         } as BuildInterfaces.Build;
 
         log.LogPipelineTriggerInput(build);
@@ -127,6 +128,16 @@ export class PipelineRunner {
 
         log.LogPipelineObject(releaseDefinition);
 
+        // Create ConfigurationVariableValue objects from the input variables
+        let variables = undefined
+        if (this.taskParameters.azurePipelineVariables) {
+            variables = JSON.parse(this.taskParameters.azurePipelineVariables);
+            Object.keys(variables).map(function (key, index) {
+                let oldValue = variables[key]
+                variables[key] = { value: oldValue }
+            });
+        }
+
         // Filter Github artifacts from release definition
         let gitHubArtifacts = releaseDefinition.artifacts.filter(p.isGitHubArtifact);
         let artifacts: ReleaseInterfaces.ArtifactMetadata[] = new Array();
@@ -159,7 +170,8 @@ export class PipelineRunner {
         let releaseStartMetadata: ReleaseInterfaces.ReleaseStartMetadata = <ReleaseInterfaces.ReleaseStartMetadata>{
             definitionId: releaseDefinition.id,
             reason: ReleaseInterfaces.ReleaseReason.ContinuousIntegration,
-            artifacts: artifacts
+            artifacts: artifacts,
+            variables: variables
         };
 
         log.LogPipelineTriggerInput(releaseStartMetadata);
diff --git a/src/task.parameters.ts b/src/task.parameters.ts
index a3bcf0f9..8d485120 100644
--- a/src/task.parameters.ts
+++ b/src/task.parameters.ts
@@ -5,11 +5,13 @@ export class TaskParameters {
     private _azureDevopsProjectUrl: string;
     private _azurePipelineName: string;
     private _azureDevopsToken: string;
+    private _azurePipelineVariables: string;
 
     private constructor() {
         this._azureDevopsProjectUrl = core.getInput('azure-devops-project-url', { required: true });
         this._azurePipelineName = core.getInput('azure-pipeline-name', { required: true });
         this._azureDevopsToken = core.getInput('azure-devops-token', { required: true });
+        this._azurePipelineVariables = core.getInput('azure-pipeline-variables', { required: false });
     }
 
     public static getTaskParams() {
@@ -31,4 +33,8 @@ export class TaskParameters {
     public get azureDevopsToken() {
         return this._azureDevopsToken;
     }
+
+    public get azurePipelineVariables() {
+        return this._azurePipelineVariables;
+    }
 }
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