diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index f71229b..3723204 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ FROM alpine:3.19 AS base
 
 # hadolint ignore=DL3018
 RUN apk add --no-cache --update \
-  nodejs=18.18.2-r0 \
-  git=2.40.1-r0 \
-  openssh=9.3_p2-r0 \
-  ca-certificates=20230506-r0 \
-  ruby-bundler=2.4.15-r0 \
-  bash=5.2.15-r5
+  nodejs \
+  git \
+  openssh \
+  ca-certificates \
+  ruby-bundler \
+  bash
 
 WORKDIR /action
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ WORKDIR /action
 FROM base AS build
 
 # hadolint ignore=DL3018
-RUN apk add --no-cache npm=9.6.6-r0
+RUN apk add --no-cache npm
 
 # slience npm
 # hadolint ignore=DL3059
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 260f677..83a33d3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ Workflows run on every commit asynchronously, this is fine for most cases, howev
 
 ## Usage
 
+### Workflow-Level Concurrency (Default)
+
 ###### `.github/workflows/my-workflow.yml`
 
 ``` yaml
@@ -26,12 +28,57 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: ahmadnassri/action-workflow-queue@v1
 
       # only runs additional steps if there is no other instance of `my-workflow.yml` currently running
 ```
 
+### Job-Level Concurrency
+
+For more granular control, you can specify a job name to check concurrency only for that specific job within the workflow:
+
+###### `.github/workflows/deployment-workflow.yml`
+
+``` yaml
+jobs:
+  deploy-staging:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: ahmadnassri/action-workflow-queue@v1
+        with:
+          job-name: "deploy-staging"
+      # only waits if another workflow run has the "deploy-staging" job currently running
+      - name: Deploy to staging
+        run: echo "Deploying to staging..."
+
+  deploy-production:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: ahmadnassri/action-workflow-queue@v1
+        with:
+          job-name: "deploy-production"
+      # only waits if another workflow run has the "deploy-production" job currently running
+      - name: Deploy to production
+        run: echo "Deploying to production..."
+
+  test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      # No queue action - tests can run concurrently
+      - name: Run tests
+        run: echo "Running tests..."
+```
+
+In this example:
+- `deploy-staging` jobs from different workflow runs cannot run concurrently
+- `deploy-production` jobs from different workflow runs cannot run concurrently  
+- `deploy-staging` and `deploy-production` jobs CAN run concurrently with each other
+- `test` jobs can always run concurrently
+
 ### Inputs
 
 | input          | required | default        | description                                     |
@@ -39,6 +86,7 @@ jobs:
 | `github-token` | ❌       | `github.token` | The GitHub token used to call the GitHub API    |
 | `timeout`      | ❌       | `600000`       | timeout before we stop trying (in milliseconds) |
 | `delay`        | ❌       | `10000`        | delay between status checks (in milliseconds)   |
+| `job-name`     | ❌       | `null`         | Specific job name to check concurrency for (optional - defaults to workflow-level concurrency) |
 
 ----
 > Author: [Ahmad Nassri](https://www.ahmadnassri.com/) •
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index e182ba4..f0659dc 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ inputs:
     description: delay between status checks (in milliseconds)
     default: "3000"
 
+  job-name:
+    description: Specific job name to check concurrency for (optional - defaults to workflow-level concurrency)
+    required: false
+
 runs:
   using: docker
-  image: docker://ghcr.io/ahmadnassri/action-workflow-queue:1.2.0
+  image: Dockerfile
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 8a0eecc..e07719c 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ import main from './lib/index.js'
 const inputs = {
   token: core.getInput('github-token', { required: true }),
   delay: Number(core.getInput('delay', { required: true })),
-  timeout: Number(core.getInput('timeout', { required: true }))
+  timeout: Number(core.getInput('timeout', { required: true })),
+  jobName: core.getInput('job-name', { required: false }) || null
 }
 
 // error handler
diff --git a/src/lib/index.js b/src/lib/index.js
index d4671de..8502ea0 100644
--- a/src/lib/index.js
+++ b/src/lib/index.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import runs from './runs.js'
 // sleep function
 const sleep = ms => new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, ms))
 
-export default async function ({ token, delay, timeout }) {
+export default async function ({ token, delay, timeout, jobName }) {
   let timer = 0
 
   // init octokit
@@ -28,13 +28,21 @@ export default async function ({ token, delay, timeout }) {
   // date to check against
   const before = new Date(run_started_at)
 
-  core.info(`searching for workflow runs before ${before}`)
+  if (jobName) {
+    core.info(`searching for job "${jobName}" in workflow runs before ${before}`)
+  } else {
+    core.info(`searching for workflow runs before ${before}`)
+  }
 
   // get previous runs
-  let waiting_for = await runs({ octokit, run_id, workflow_id, before })
+  let waiting_for = await runs({ octokit, run_id, workflow_id, before, jobName })
 
   if (waiting_for.length === 0) {
-    core.info('no active run of this workflow found')
+    if (jobName) {
+      core.info(`no active run of job "${jobName}" found`)
+    } else {
+      core.info('no active run of this workflow found')
+    }
     process.exit(0)
   }
 
@@ -44,7 +52,11 @@ export default async function ({ token, delay, timeout }) {
 
 
     for (const run of waiting_for) {
-      core.info(`waiting for run #${run.id}: current status: ${run.status}`)
+      if (jobName) {
+        core.info(`waiting for job "${jobName}" in run #${run.id}: current status: ${run.status}`)
+      } else {
+        core.info(`waiting for run #${run.id}: current status: ${run.status}`)
+      }
     }
 
     // zzz
@@ -52,8 +64,12 @@ export default async function ({ token, delay, timeout }) {
     await sleep(delay)
 
     // get the data again
-    waiting_for = await runs({ octokit, run_id, workflow_id, before })
+    waiting_for = await runs({ octokit, run_id, workflow_id, before, jobName })
   }
 
-  core.info('all runs in the queue completed!')
+  if (jobName) {
+    core.info(`all instances of job "${jobName}" in the queue completed!`)
+  } else {
+    core.info('all runs in the queue completed!')
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/runs.js b/src/lib/runs.js
index 6afc84a..e1fd94b 100644
--- a/src/lib/runs.js
+++ b/src/lib/runs.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { inspect } from 'util'
 import core from '@actions/core'
 import github from '@actions/github'
 
-export default async function ({ octokit, workflow_id, run_id, before }) {
+export default async function ({ octokit, workflow_id, run_id, before, jobName }) {
   // get current run of this workflow
   const { data: { workflow_runs } } = await octokit.request('GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/workflows/{workflow_id}/runs', {
     ...github.context.repo,
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export default async function ({ octokit, workflow_id, run_id, before }) {
   })
 
   // find any instances of the same workflow
-  const waiting_for = workflow_runs
+  const active_runs = workflow_runs
     // limit to currently running ones
     .filter(run => ['in_progress', 'queued', 'waiting', 'pending', 'action_required', 'requested'].includes(run.status))
     // exclude this one
@@ -23,8 +23,41 @@ export default async function ({ octokit, workflow_id, run_id, before }) {
     // get older runs
     .filter(run => new Date(run.run_started_at) < before)
 
-  core.info(`found ${waiting_for.length} workflow runs`)
-  core.debug(inspect(waiting_for.map(run => ({ id: run.id, name: run.name }))))
+  core.info(`found ${active_runs.length} active workflow runs`)
 
-  return waiting_for
+  // If no job name specified, return all active runs (existing behavior)
+  if (!jobName) {
+    core.debug(inspect(active_runs.map(run => ({ id: run.id, name: run.name }))))
+    return active_runs
+  }
+
+  // Job-level filtering: check each active run for the specific job
+  const runs_with_target_job = []
+  
+  for (const run of active_runs) {
+    try {
+      // Get jobs for this workflow run
+      const { data: { jobs } } = await octokit.request('GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/runs/{run_id}/jobs', {
+        ...github.context.repo,
+        run_id: run.id
+      })
+
+      // Check if this run has the target job currently running
+      const target_job = jobs.find(job => 
+        job.name === jobName && 
+        ['in_progress', 'queued', 'waiting', 'pending', 'action_required', 'requested'].includes(job.status)
+      )
+
+      if (target_job) {
+        core.info(`found job "${jobName}" (status: ${target_job.status}) in run #${run.id}`)
+        runs_with_target_job.push(run)
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      // Log error but continue checking other runs
+      core.warning(`failed to fetch jobs for run #${run.id}: ${error.message}`)
+    }
+  }
+
+  core.debug(inspect(runs_with_target_job.map(run => ({ id: run.id, name: run.name }))))
+  return runs_with_target_job
 }