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@@ -22,7 +22,36 @@ This action allows you to work with Java and Scala projects.
 
 ## Usage
 
-Inputs `java-version` and `distribution` are mandatory. See [Supported distributions](#supported-distributions) section for a list of available options.
+  - `java-version`: _(required)_ The Java version to set up. Takes a whole or [semver](#supported-version-syntax) Java version.
+   
+  - `distribution`: _(required)_ Java [distribution](#supported-distributions).
+
+  - `java-package`: The packaging variant of the choosen distribution. Possible values: `jdk`, `jre`, `jdk+fx`, `jre+fx`. Default value: `jdk`.
+
+  - `architecture`: The target architecture of the package. Possible values: `x86`, `x64`, `armv7`, `aarch64`, `ppc64le`. Default value: `x64`.
+
+  - `jdkFile`: If a use-case requires a custom distribution setup-java uses the compressed JDK from the location pointed by this input and will take care of the installation and caching on the VM.
+
+  - `check-latest`: Setting this option makes the action to check for the latest available version for the version spec.
+
+  - `cache`: Quick [setup caching](#caching-packages-dependencies) for the dependencies managed through one of the predifined package managers. It can be one of "maven", "gradle" or "sbt". 
+
+  #### Maven options
+  The action has a bunch of inputs to generate maven's [settings.xml](https://maven.apache.org/settings.html) on the fly and pass the values to Apache Maven GPG Plugin. See [advanced usage](docs/advanced-usage.md) for more.
+
+  - `overwrite-settings`: By default action overwrites the settings.xml. In order to skip generation of file if it exists set this to `false`.
+
+  - `server-id`: ID of the distributionManagement repository in the pom.xml file. Default is `github`.
+
+  - `server-username`: Environment variable name for the username for authentication to the Apache Maven repository. Default is GITHUB_ACTOR.
+
+  - `server-password`: Environment variable name for password or token for authentication to the Apache Maven repository. Default is GITHUB_TOKEN.
+
+  - `settings-path`: Maven related setting to point to the diractory where the settings.xml file will be written. Default is ~/.m2.
+
+  - `gpg-private-key`: GPG private key to import. Default is empty string.'
+
+  - `gpg-passphrase`: description: 'Environment variable name for the GPG private key passphrase. Default is GPG_PASSPHRASE.
 
 ### Basic Configuration
 
@@ -197,4 +226,4 @@ The scripts and documentation in this project are released under the [MIT Licens
 
 ## Contributions
 
-Contributions are welcome! See [Contributor's Guide](docs/contributors.md)
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+Contributions are welcome! See [Contributor's Guide](docs/contributors.md)