diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 9c685e5..7674d6a 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -66,6 +66,12 @@ version = "1.3.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "bef38d45163c2f1dde094a7dfd33ccf595c92905c8f8f4fdc18d06fb1037718a"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "bitflags"
+version = "2.5.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "cf4b9d6a944f767f8e5e0db018570623c85f3d925ac718db4e06d0187adb21c1"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "bstr"
 version = "0.2.17"
@@ -116,7 +122,7 @@ checksum = "a0610544180c38b88101fecf2dd634b174a62eef6946f84dfc6a7127512b381c"
 dependencies = [
  "ansi_term",
  "atty",
- "bitflags",
+ "bitflags 1.3.2",
  "strsim",
  "textwrap",
  "unicode-width",
@@ -252,6 +258,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "reqwest",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
+ "tempfile",
  "tokio",
  "url",
  "yaml-rust",
@@ -279,14 +286,21 @@ dependencies = [
 ]
 
 [[package]]
-name = "fastrand"
-version = "1.8.0"
+name = "errno"
+version = "0.3.8"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a7a407cfaa3385c4ae6b23e84623d48c2798d06e3e6a1878f7f59f17b3f86499"
+checksum = "a258e46cdc063eb8519c00b9fc845fc47bcfca4130e2f08e88665ceda8474245"
 dependencies = [
- "instant",
+ "libc",
+ "windows-sys 0.52.0",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "fastrand"
+version = "2.0.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "658bd65b1cf4c852a3cc96f18a8ce7b5640f6b703f905c7d74532294c2a63984"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "flate2"
 version = "1.0.25"
@@ -594,15 +608,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "hashbrown",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "instant"
-version = "0.1.12"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7a5bbe824c507c5da5956355e86a746d82e0e1464f65d862cc5e71da70e94b2c"
-dependencies = [
- "cfg-if",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "ipconfig"
 version = "0.3.1"
@@ -650,9 +655,9 @@ checksum = "e2abad23fbc42b3700f2f279844dc832adb2b2eb069b2df918f455c4e18cc646"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "libc"
-version = "0.2.138"
+version = "0.2.153"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "db6d7e329c562c5dfab7a46a2afabc8b987ab9a4834c9d1ca04dc54c1546cef8"
+checksum = "9c198f91728a82281a64e1f4f9eeb25d82cb32a5de251c6bd1b5154d63a8e7bd"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "linked-hash-map"
@@ -660,6 +665,12 @@ version = "0.5.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "0717cef1bc8b636c6e1c1bbdefc09e6322da8a9321966e8928ef80d20f7f770f"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "linux-raw-sys"
+version = "0.4.13"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "01cda141df6706de531b6c46c3a33ecca755538219bd484262fa09410c13539c"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "lock_api"
 version = "0.4.9"
@@ -798,7 +809,7 @@ version = "0.10.44"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "29d971fd5722fec23977260f6e81aa67d2f22cadbdc2aa049f1022d9a3be1566"
 dependencies = [
- "bitflags",
+ "bitflags 1.3.2",
  "cfg-if",
  "foreign-types",
  "libc",
@@ -982,7 +993,7 @@ version = "0.2.16"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "fb5a58c1855b4b6819d59012155603f0b22ad30cad752600aadfcb695265519a"
 dependencies = [
- "bitflags",
+ "bitflags 1.3.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1008,15 +1019,6 @@ version = "0.6.28"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "456c603be3e8d448b072f410900c09faf164fbce2d480456f50eea6e25f9c848"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "remove_dir_all"
-version = "0.5.3"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "3acd125665422973a33ac9d3dd2df85edad0f4ae9b00dafb1a05e43a9f5ef8e7"
-dependencies = [
- "winapi",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "reqwest"
 version = "0.11.13"
@@ -1068,6 +1070,19 @@ dependencies = [
  "quick-error",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "rustix"
+version = "0.38.32"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "65e04861e65f21776e67888bfbea442b3642beaa0138fdb1dd7a84a52dffdb89"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags 2.5.0",
+ "errno",
+ "libc",
+ "linux-raw-sys",
+ "windows-sys 0.52.0",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "ryu"
 version = "1.0.12"
@@ -1096,7 +1111,7 @@ version = "2.7.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "2bc1bb97804af6631813c55739f771071e0f2ed33ee20b68c86ec505d906356c"
 dependencies = [
- "bitflags",
+ "bitflags 1.3.2",
  "core-foundation",
  "core-foundation-sys",
  "libc",
@@ -1200,16 +1215,14 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tempfile"
-version = "3.3.0"
+version = "3.10.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5cdb1ef4eaeeaddc8fbd371e5017057064af0911902ef36b39801f67cc6d79e4"
+checksum = "85b77fafb263dd9d05cbeac119526425676db3784113aa9295c88498cbf8bff1"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
  "fastrand",
- "libc",
- "redox_syscall",
- "remove_dir_all",
- "winapi",
+ "rustix",
+ "windows-sys 0.52.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1608,21 +1621,51 @@ version = "0.42.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "5a3e1820f08b8513f676f7ab6c1f99ff312fb97b553d30ff4dd86f9f15728aa7"
 dependencies = [
- "windows_aarch64_gnullvm",
+ "windows_aarch64_gnullvm 0.42.0",
  "windows_aarch64_msvc 0.42.0",
  "windows_i686_gnu 0.42.0",
  "windows_i686_msvc 0.42.0",
  "windows_x86_64_gnu 0.42.0",
- "windows_x86_64_gnullvm",
+ "windows_x86_64_gnullvm 0.42.0",
  "windows_x86_64_msvc 0.42.0",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows-sys"
+version = "0.52.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "282be5f36a8ce781fad8c8ae18fa3f9beff57ec1b52cb3de0789201425d9a33d"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows-targets",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "windows-targets"
+version = "0.52.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7dd37b7e5ab9018759f893a1952c9420d060016fc19a472b4bb20d1bdd694d1b"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows_aarch64_gnullvm 0.52.4",
+ "windows_aarch64_msvc 0.52.4",
+ "windows_i686_gnu 0.52.4",
+ "windows_i686_msvc 0.52.4",
+ "windows_x86_64_gnu 0.52.4",
+ "windows_x86_64_gnullvm 0.52.4",
+ "windows_x86_64_msvc 0.52.4",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_aarch64_gnullvm"
 version = "0.42.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "41d2aa71f6f0cbe00ae5167d90ef3cfe66527d6f613ca78ac8024c3ccab9a19e"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_aarch64_gnullvm"
+version = "0.52.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "bcf46cf4c365c6f2d1cc93ce535f2c8b244591df96ceee75d8e83deb70a9cac9"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_aarch64_msvc"
 version = "0.36.1"
@@ -1635,6 +1678,12 @@ version = "0.42.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "dd0f252f5a35cac83d6311b2e795981f5ee6e67eb1f9a7f64eb4500fbc4dcdb4"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_aarch64_msvc"
+version = "0.52.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "da9f259dd3bcf6990b55bffd094c4f7235817ba4ceebde8e6d11cd0c5633b675"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_i686_gnu"
 version = "0.36.1"
@@ -1647,6 +1696,12 @@ version = "0.42.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "fbeae19f6716841636c28d695375df17562ca208b2b7d0dc47635a50ae6c5de7"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_i686_gnu"
+version = "0.52.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b474d8268f99e0995f25b9f095bc7434632601028cf86590aea5c8a5cb7801d3"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_i686_msvc"
 version = "0.36.1"
@@ -1659,6 +1714,12 @@ version = "0.42.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "84c12f65daa39dd2babe6e442988fc329d6243fdce47d7d2d155b8d874862246"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_i686_msvc"
+version = "0.52.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1515e9a29e5bed743cb4415a9ecf5dfca648ce85ee42e15873c3cd8610ff8e02"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_x86_64_gnu"
 version = "0.36.1"
@@ -1671,12 +1732,24 @@ version = "0.42.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "bf7b1b21b5362cbc318f686150e5bcea75ecedc74dd157d874d754a2ca44b0ed"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_x86_64_gnu"
+version = "0.52.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "5eee091590e89cc02ad514ffe3ead9eb6b660aedca2183455434b93546371a03"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_x86_64_gnullvm"
 version = "0.42.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "09d525d2ba30eeb3297665bd434a54297e4170c7f1a44cad4ef58095b4cd2028"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_x86_64_gnullvm"
+version = "0.52.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "77ca79f2451b49fa9e2af39f0747fe999fcda4f5e241b2898624dca97a1f2177"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_x86_64_msvc"
 version = "0.36.1"
@@ -1689,6 +1762,12 @@ version = "0.42.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "f40009d85759725a34da6d89a94e63d7bdc50a862acf0dbc7c8e488f1edcb6f5"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_x86_64_msvc"
+version = "0.52.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "32b752e52a2da0ddfbdbcc6fceadfeede4c939ed16d13e648833a61dfb611ed8"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "winreg"
 version = "0.10.1"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 7263a5c..fe4f45f 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ lazy_static = "1.4.0"
 num_cpus = "1.13.0"
 rand = "0.8.5"
 hdrhistogram = "7.4.0"
+tempfile = "3.10.1"
 
 # Add openssl-sys as a direct dependency so it can be cross compiled to
 # x86_64-unknown-linux-musl using the "vendored" feature below
diff --git a/src/actions/exec.rs b/src/actions/exec.rs
index 2c32e03..8645b3a 100644
--- a/src/actions/exec.rs
+++ b/src/actions/exec.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use colored::*;
 use serde_json::json;
-use std::process::Command;
+use std::io::{Seek, SeekFrom, Write};
+use std::process::{Command, Stdio};
+use tempfile::tempfile;
 use yaml_rust::Yaml;
 
 use crate::actions::Runnable;
@@ -15,6 +17,7 @@ pub struct Exec {
   name: String,
   command: String,
   pub assign: Option<String>,
+  pub stdin: Option<String>,
 }
 
 impl Exec {
@@ -26,11 +29,13 @@ impl Exec {
     let name = extract(item, "name");
     let command = extract(&item["exec"], "command");
     let assign = extract_optional(item, "assign");
+    let stdin = extract_optional(item, "stdin");
 
     Exec {
       name,
       command,
       assign,
+      stdin,
     }
   }
 }
@@ -46,7 +51,23 @@ impl Runnable for Exec {
 
     let args = vec!["bash", "-c", "--", final_command.as_str()];
 
-    let execution = Command::new(args[0]).args(&args[1..]).output().expect("Couldn't run it");
+    let mut file_for_stdin = Stdio::null();
+
+    if let Some(ref key) = self.stdin {
+      let interpolator = interpolator::Interpolator::new(context);
+      let eval = format!("{{{{ {} }}}}", key);
+      let cmd_input = interpolator.resolve(&eval, true);
+      let mut f = tempfile().unwrap();
+      if let Err(why) = f.write_all(cmd_input.as_bytes()) {
+        panic!("couldn't write {}: {}", key, why);
+      }
+      if let Err(why) = f.seek(SeekFrom::Start(0)) {
+        panic!("couldn't rewind file: {}: {}", key, why);
+      }
+      file_for_stdin = Stdio::from(f);
+    }
+
+    let execution = Command::new(args[0]).args(&args[1..]).stdin(file_for_stdin).output().expect("Couldn't run it");
 
     let output: String = String::from_utf8_lossy(&execution.stdout).into();
     let output = output.trim_end().to_string();