diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index e197118..f1c331e 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -28,11 +28,16 @@ inputs:
 outputs:
   dispatch-sent:
     description: "A value indicating whether a repository dispatch was sent"
-    value: ${{ steps.report-status.outputs.dispatch-sent }}
+    value: ${{ steps.check-image.outputs.SEND_DISPATCH }}
+  dispatch-payload:
+    description: "The payload data that was sent with the dispatch"
+    value: ${{ steps.check-image.outputs.OUTPUT_DISPATCH_PAYLOAD }}
+
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
     - name: Check Image
+      id: check-image
       shell: pwsh
       run: |
         $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
@@ -46,16 +51,16 @@ runs:
           throw "'dockerfile' input not provided. This is required when 'base-image-name' is not provided." 
         }
 
-        $dockerBumpCheckerVersion = "0.2.0"
+        $dockerBumpCheckerVersion = "dev"
 
         $containerName = "docker-bump-checker"
         $containerSrcPath = "/src"
 
         # The repo directory will be volume-mounted into the container so the Dockerfile path needs to be modified accordingly
-        $dockerfile = "$containerSrcPath/$dockerfile"
         $result = docker run `
           --name $containerName `
           -v ${env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE}:$containerSrcPath `
+          -w $containerSrcPath `
           ghcr.io/mthalman/docker-bump-checker:$dockerBumpCheckerVersion `
           -BaseImage `"$baseImage`" `
           -TargetImage `"$targetImage`" `
@@ -79,23 +84,36 @@ runs:
         if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
           throw "command failed"
         }
+
+        $result = $result | ConvertFrom-Json
+
+        $actionPayload = "{}"
+        $outputPayload = ""
+        if ($result.sendDispatch -eq "true") {
+          $payloadObj = @{
+            updates = $result.updates
+          }
+
+          $actionPayload = ,$payloadObj | ConvertTo-Json -Compress
+          $outputPayload = $actionPayload
+        }
         
-        echo "SEND_DISPATCH=$result" >> "$env:GITHUB_ENV"
+        echo "SEND_DISPATCH=$($result.sendDispatch)" >> $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        echo "ACTION_DISPATCH_PAYLOAD=$actionPayload" >> $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        echo "OUTPUT_DISPATCH_PAYLOAD=$outputPayload" >> $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT
     - name: Repository Dispatch
-      if: env.SEND_DISPATCH == 'true'
+      if: ${{ steps.check-image.outputs.SEND_DISPATCH }} == 'true'
       uses: peter-evans/repository-dispatch@v3
       with:
         token: ${{ inputs.token }}
         repository: ${{ inputs.repository }}
         event-type: ${{ inputs.event-type }}
+        client-payload: ${{ steps.check-image.outputs.DISPATCH_PAYLOAD }}
     - name: Report Status
-      id: report-status
       shell: pwsh
       run: |
-        if ($env:SEND_DISPATCH -eq "true") {
+        if ("${{ steps.check-image.outputs.SEND_DISPATCH }}" -eq "true") {
           echo "A repository dispatch was sent to '${{ inputs.repository }}' with event type '${{ inputs.event-type }}'."
         } else {
           echo "No repository dispatch was sent."
         }
-
-        echo "dispatch-sent=$env:TRIGGER_WORKFLOW" >> "$env:GITHUB_OUTPUT"
diff --git a/container/Dockerfile b/container/Dockerfile
index 063b318..dd94bad 100644
--- a/container/Dockerfile
+++ b/container/Dockerfile
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ COPY --from=installer /usr/share/powershell /usr/share/powershell
 COPY --from=installer /root/.dotnet/tools /home/app/.dotnet/tools
 COPY --from=installer ["/symlinks", "/usr/bin"]
 COPY *.ps1 /scripts/
+COPY *.psm1 /scripts/
 
 # Returns 'true' in the output if the image is out-of-date in relation to its base image; otherwise, 'false'.
 ENTRYPOINT ["pwsh", "-c", "/scripts/entrypoint.ps1"]
diff --git a/container/check-image.ps1 b/container/check-image.ps1
index ed35fea..da9f046 100644
--- a/container/check-image.ps1
+++ b/container/check-image.ps1
@@ -7,23 +7,49 @@ param(
     [string]$BaseImage,
 
     [Parameter(Mandatory = $True)]
-    [string]$Architecture
+    [string]$Architecture,
+
+    [string]$DockerfilePath
 )
 
 $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
 $ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'
 Set-StrictMode -Version 2.0
 
-Import-Module $PSScriptRoot/common.psm1
+function GetDigest($imageName) {
+    $digestCmd = "dredge manifest resolve $imageName --os linux --arch $Architecture"
+    $digest = $(InvokeTool $digestCmd "dredge manifest resolve failed")
+    return $digest
+}
 
-$cmd = "dredge image compare layers --output json $BaseImage $TargetImage --os linux --arch $Architecture"
-$layerComparisonStr = $(InvokeTool $cmd "dredge image compare failed")
+Import-Module $PSScriptRoot/common.psm1
 
+$compareCmd = "dredge image compare layers --output json $BaseImage $TargetImage --os linux --arch $Architecture"
+$layerComparisonStr = $(InvokeTool $compareCmd "dredge image compare failed")
 $layerComparison = $layerComparisonStr | ConvertFrom-Json
 
 $imageUpToDate = [bool]$($layerComparison.summary.targetIncludesAllBaseLayers)
 $sendDispatch = ([string](-not $imageUpToDate)).ToLower()
 
+$targetDigest = $(GetDigest $TargetImage)
+$baseDigest = $(GetDigest $BaseImage)
+
 LogMessage "Send dispatch: $sendDispatch"
 
-return $sendDispatch
+$updates = @()
+if (-not $imageUpToDate) {
+    $updates += @{
+        targetImageName = $TargetImage
+        targetImageDigest = $targetDigest
+        dockerfile = $DockerfilePath
+        baseImageName = $BaseImage
+        baseImageDigest = $baseDigest
+    }
+}
+
+$result = @{
+    sendDispatch = $sendDispatch
+    updates = $updates
+} | ConvertTo-Json
+
+return $result
diff --git a/container/entrypoint.ps1 b/container/entrypoint.ps1
index 258b482..cd3668e 100644
--- a/container/entrypoint.ps1
+++ b/container/entrypoint.ps1
@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@ if (-not $BaseImage) {
     $BaseImage = $(& $PSScriptRoot/get-base-image.ps1 -DockerfilePath $DockerfilePath -BaseStageName $BaseStageName)
 }
 
-$result = $(& $PSScriptRoot/check-image.ps1 -TargetImage $targetImage -BaseImage $BaseImage -Architecture $Architecture)
+$result = $(& $PSScriptRoot/check-image.ps1 -TargetImage $targetImage -BaseImage $BaseImage -Architecture $Architecture -DockerfilePath $DockerfilePath)
 
 return $result