diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index ec96ee3..c2bedec 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -6604,7 +6604,13 @@ function getRunId() {
 function run() {
     return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
         const accessToken = core.getInput('access-token');
-        const releaseChannel = 'v1';
+        if (!accessToken || accessToken.trim().length === 0) {
+            core.setFailed("`access-token` field can't be empty.");
+        }
+        const releaseChannel = core.getInput('release-channel') || 'v1';
+        if (!['v1', 'latest'].includes(releaseChannel)) {
+            core.setFailed(`Invalid \`release-channel\` field: ${releaseChannel}. \`release-channel\` must be "v1" or "latest" (default is "v1").`);
+        }
         const os = getOs();
         const arch = getArch();
         const runId = getRunId();
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index a8bc692..1a4f70c 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "setup-abq",
-  "version": "1.0.1",
+  "version": "1.0.2",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "setup-abq",
-      "version": "1.0.1",
+      "version": "1.0.2",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@actions/core": "1.10.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6739152..057908c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "setup-abq",
-  "version": "1.0.1",
+  "version": "1.0.2",
   "private": true,
   "description": "This action installs the abq binary.",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 5e765f9..5d63d79 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,16 @@ function getRunId() {
 
 async function run() {
   const accessToken = core.getInput('access-token')
-  const releaseChannel = 'v1'
+  if (!accessToken || accessToken.trim().length === 0) {
+    core.setFailed("`access-token` field can't be empty.")
+  }
+
+  const releaseChannel = core.getInput('release-channel') || 'v1'
+  if (!['v1', 'latest'].includes(releaseChannel)) {
+    core.setFailed(
+      `Invalid \`release-channel\` field: ${releaseChannel}. \`release-channel\` must be "v1" or "latest" (default is "v1").`
+    )
+  }
   const os = getOs()
   const arch = getArch()
   const runId = getRunId()