diff --git a/.github/workflows/authentication.yml b/.github/workflows/authentication.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1776734
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/authentication.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+name: Start Redis server with Authentication
+
+on: [push, pull_request]
+
+jobs:
+  redis-action:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        redis-version: [4, 5, 6]
+
+    name: Start Redis Server v${{ matrix.redis-version }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v1
+
+      - name: Start Redis Server
+        uses: ./
+        with:
+          redis-version: ${{ matrix.redis-version }}
+          redis-password: password
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 39c591f..c35c7a6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.7.0](https://github.com/supercharge/redis-github-action/compare/v1.6.0...v1.7.0) - 2023-08-12
+
+### Added
+- add `redis-password` for start Redis with Authentication
+
+### Updated
+- update versions in README
 
 ## [1.6.0](https://github.com/supercharge/redis-github-action/compare/v1.5.0...v1.6.0) - 2023-07-27
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b3fdf84..00a1ecb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -170,6 +170,30 @@ jobs:
     - name: …
 ```
 
+### Using Authentication
+Starting in v1.7.0, You can start the Redis with Authentication using the `redis-password` input:
+
+```yaml
+name: Run tests
+
+on: [push]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        redis-version: [6, 7]
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Start Redis
+      uses: supercharge/redis-github-action@1.6.0
+      with:
+        redis-version: ${{ matrix.redis-version }}
+        redis-password: 'password'
+
+    - name: …
+```
 
 ## License
 MIT © [Supercharge](https://superchargejs.com)
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 907777e..5778881 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ inputs:
     description: 'Redis port to use and expose'
     required: false
     default: 6379
+  redis-password:
+    description: "Redis password to use"
+    required: false
+    default: ''
   redis-container-name:
     description: "Name of the created container. Useful if you run multiple Redis containers"
     required: false
@@ -35,5 +39,6 @@ runs:
     - ${{ inputs.redis-image }}
     - ${{ inputs.redis-version }}
     - ${{ inputs.redis-port }}
+    - ${{ inputs.redis-password }}
     - ${{ inputs.redis-container-name }}
     - ${{ inputs.redis-remove-container }}
diff --git a/start-redis.sh b/start-redis.sh
index fcafacc..3b3c737 100755
--- a/start-redis.sh
+++ b/start-redis.sh
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@
 REDIS_IMAGE=$1
 REDIS_VERSION=$2
 REDIS_PORT=$3
-REDIS_CONTAINER_NAME=$4
-REDIS_REMOVE_CONTAINER=$5
+REDIS_PASSWORD=$4
+REDIS_CONTAINER_NAME=$5
+REDIS_REMOVE_CONTAINER=$6
 
 if [ -z "$REDIS_VERSION" ]; then
   echo "Missing Redis version in the [redis-version] input. Received value: $REDIS_VERSION"
@@ -14,8 +15,12 @@ fi
 
 DOCKER_RUN_ARGS="--name $REDIS_CONTAINER_NAME --publish $REDIS_PORT:6379 --detach $REDIS_IMAGE:$REDIS_VERSION"
 
+if [ -n "$REDIS_PASSWORD" ] ; then
+  DOCKER_RUN_ARGS="$DOCKER_RUN_ARGS redis-server --requirepass $REDIS_PASSWORD"
+fi
+
 if [ "$REDIS_REMOVE_CONTAINER" == "true" ] ; then
-  DOCKER_RUN_ARGS+=" --rm"
+  DOCKER_RUN_ARGS="$DOCKER_RUN_ARGS --rm"
 fi
 
 echo "Starting single-node Redis instance: $DOCKER_RUN_ARGS"