diff --git a/__test__/git-auth-helper.test.ts b/__test__/git-auth-helper.test.ts
index 4081cb1..694c0ba 100644
--- a/__test__/git-auth-helper.test.ts
+++ b/__test__/git-auth-helper.test.ts
@@ -821,6 +821,7 @@ async function setup(testName: string): Promise<void> {
     sshKey: sshPath ? 'some ssh private key' : '',
     sshKnownHosts: '',
     sshStrict: true,
+    sshUser: '',
     workflowOrganizationId: 123456,
     setSafeDirectory: true,
     githubServerUrl: githubServerUrl
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 35f6780..5814717 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -1798,6 +1798,7 @@ function getInputs() {
         result.sshKnownHosts = core.getInput('ssh-known-hosts');
         result.sshStrict =
             (core.getInput('ssh-strict') || 'true').toUpperCase() === 'TRUE';
+        result.sshUser = core.getInput('ssh-user');
         // Persist credentials
         result.persistCredentials =
             (core.getInput('persist-credentials') || 'false').toUpperCase() === 'TRUE';
@@ -2400,7 +2401,8 @@ function getFetchUrl(settings) {
     const encodedOwner = encodeURIComponent(settings.repositoryOwner);
     const encodedName = encodeURIComponent(settings.repositoryName);
     if (settings.sshKey) {
-        return `git@${serviceUrl.hostname}:${encodedOwner}/${encodedName}.git`;
+        let user = settings.sshUser.length > 0 ? settings.sshUser : 'git';
+        return `${user}@${serviceUrl.hostname}:${encodedOwner}/${encodedName}.git`;
     }
     // "origin" is SCHEME://HOSTNAME[:PORT]
     return `${serviceUrl.origin}/${encodedOwner}/${encodedName}`;
diff --git a/src/git-source-settings.ts b/src/git-source-settings.ts
index 629350b..4e41ac3 100644
--- a/src/git-source-settings.ts
+++ b/src/git-source-settings.ts
@@ -94,6 +94,11 @@ export interface IGitSourceSettings {
    */
   sshStrict: boolean
 
+  /**
+   * The SSH user to login as
+   */
+  sshUser: string
+
   /**
    * Indicates whether to persist the credentials on disk to enable scripting authenticated git commands
    */
diff --git a/src/input-helper.ts b/src/input-helper.ts
index e546c19..e230a55 100644
--- a/src/input-helper.ts
+++ b/src/input-helper.ts
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ export async function getInputs(): Promise<IGitSourceSettings> {
   result.sshKnownHosts = core.getInput('ssh-known-hosts')
   result.sshStrict =
     (core.getInput('ssh-strict') || 'true').toUpperCase() === 'TRUE'
+  result.sshUser = core.getInput('ssh-user')
 
   // Persist credentials
   result.persistCredentials =
diff --git a/src/url-helper.ts b/src/url-helper.ts
index 6807b7f..1b55aac 100644
--- a/src/url-helper.ts
+++ b/src/url-helper.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ export function getFetchUrl(settings: IGitSourceSettings): string {
   const encodedOwner = encodeURIComponent(settings.repositoryOwner)
   const encodedName = encodeURIComponent(settings.repositoryName)
   if (settings.sshKey) {
-    return `git@${serviceUrl.hostname}:${encodedOwner}/${encodedName}.git`
+    let user = settings.sshUser.length > 0 ? settings.sshUser : 'git'
+    return `${user}@${serviceUrl.hostname}:${encodedOwner}/${encodedName}.git`
   }
 
   // "origin" is SCHEME://HOSTNAME[:PORT]