diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 87e15ebd..6ebcbd86 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -125,6 +125,10 @@ inputs:
     description: >-
       EC2 block device type.
     required: false
+  key-name:
+    description: >-
+      Key to use for the created EC2 instance
+    required: false
 
 outputs:
   label:
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 4d59a0f4..9283abdf 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -145021,7 +145021,9 @@ function buildUserDataScript(githubRegistrationToken, label) {
       '#!/bin/bash',
       'exec > >(tee /var/log/user-data.log|logger -t user-data -s 2>/dev/console) 2>&1',
       `cd "${config.input.runnerHomeDir}"`,
-      `echo "${config.input.preRunnerScript}" > pre-runner-script.sh`,
+      `cat <<'EOF' > pre-runner-script.sh`,
+      config.input.preRunnerScript,
+      `EOF`,
       'source pre-runner-script.sh',
       'export RUNNER_ALLOW_RUNASROOT=1',
       `./config.sh --url https://github.com/${config.githubContext.owner}/${config.githubContext.repo} --token ${githubRegistrationToken} --labels ${label}`,
@@ -145031,7 +145033,9 @@ function buildUserDataScript(githubRegistrationToken, label) {
       '#!/bin/bash',
       'exec > >(tee /var/log/user-data.log|logger -t user-data -s 2>/dev/console) 2>&1',
       'mkdir actions-runner && cd actions-runner',
-      `echo "${config.input.preRunnerScript}" > pre-runner-script.sh`,
+      `cat <<'EOF' > pre-runner-script.sh`,
+      config.input.preRunnerScript,
+      `EOF`,
       'source pre-runner-script.sh',
       'case $(uname -m) in aarch64) ARCH="arm64" ;; amd64|x86_64) ARCH="x64" ;; esac && export RUNNER_ARCH=${ARCH}',
       'curl -O -L https://github.com/actions/runner/releases/download/v2.313.0/actions-runner-linux-${RUNNER_ARCH}-2.313.0.tar.gz',
@@ -145083,6 +145087,7 @@ async function createEc2InstanceWithParams(imageId, subnetId, securityGroupId, l
     IamInstanceProfile: config.input.iamRoleName ? { Name: config.input.iamRoleName } : undefined,
     TagSpecifications: config.tagSpecifications,
     InstanceMarketOptions: buildMarketOptions(),
+    KeyName: config.input.keyName,
   };
 
   if (config.input.ec2VolumeSize !== '' || config.input.ec2VolumeType !== '') {
@@ -145235,6 +145240,7 @@ class Config {
       ec2VolumeType: core.getInput('ec2-volume-type'),
       blockDeviceMappings: JSON.parse(core.getInput('block-device-mappings') || '[]'),
       availabilityZonesConfig: core.getInput('availability-zones-config'),
+      keyName: core.getInput('key-name'),
     };
 
     // Get the AWS_REGION environment variable
diff --git a/src/aws.js b/src/aws.js
index a5e309a3..fb23db35 100644
--- a/src/aws.js
+++ b/src/aws.js
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ function buildUserDataScript(githubRegistrationToken, label) {
       '#!/bin/bash',
       'exec > >(tee /var/log/user-data.log|logger -t user-data -s 2>/dev/console) 2>&1',
       `cd "${config.input.runnerHomeDir}"`,
-      `echo "${config.input.preRunnerScript}" > pre-runner-script.sh`,
+      `cat <<'EOF' > pre-runner-script.sh`,
+      config.input.preRunnerScript,
+      `EOF`,
       'source pre-runner-script.sh',
       'export RUNNER_ALLOW_RUNASROOT=1',
       `./config.sh --url https://github.com/${config.githubContext.owner}/${config.githubContext.repo} --token ${githubRegistrationToken} --labels ${label}`,
@@ -23,7 +25,9 @@ function buildUserDataScript(githubRegistrationToken, label) {
       '#!/bin/bash',
       'exec > >(tee /var/log/user-data.log|logger -t user-data -s 2>/dev/console) 2>&1',
       'mkdir actions-runner && cd actions-runner',
-      `echo "${config.input.preRunnerScript}" > pre-runner-script.sh`,
+      `cat <<'EOF' > pre-runner-script.sh`,
+      config.input.preRunnerScript,
+      `EOF`,
       'source pre-runner-script.sh',
       'case $(uname -m) in aarch64) ARCH="arm64" ;; amd64|x86_64) ARCH="x64" ;; esac && export RUNNER_ARCH=${ARCH}',
       'curl -O -L https://github.com/actions/runner/releases/download/v2.313.0/actions-runner-linux-${RUNNER_ARCH}-2.313.0.tar.gz',
@@ -75,6 +79,7 @@ async function createEc2InstanceWithParams(imageId, subnetId, securityGroupId, l
     IamInstanceProfile: config.input.iamRoleName ? { Name: config.input.iamRoleName } : undefined,
     TagSpecifications: config.tagSpecifications,
     InstanceMarketOptions: buildMarketOptions(),
+    KeyName: config.input.keyName,
   };
 
   if (config.input.ec2VolumeSize !== '' || config.input.ec2VolumeType !== '') {
diff --git a/src/config.js b/src/config.js
index ab2f24fb..493ef9ae 100644
--- a/src/config.js
+++ b/src/config.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ class Config {
       ec2VolumeType: core.getInput('ec2-volume-type'),
       blockDeviceMappings: JSON.parse(core.getInput('block-device-mappings') || '[]'),
       availabilityZonesConfig: core.getInput('availability-zones-config'),
+      keyName: core.getInput('key-name'),
     };
 
     // Get the AWS_REGION environment variable