diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-deb-packages-v2.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-deb-packages-v2.yml
index 49b2e923..2cc86bee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-deb-packages-v2.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-deb-packages-v2.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,21 @@ on:
         description: Default OS/Arch
         default: linux/amd64
         type: string
+      INSTALL_DEPENDENCIES:
+        required: false
+        type: boolean
+        default: false
+        description: Install build dependencies from `debian/control`
+      DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS:
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        default: ''
+        description: Set DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS variable
+      VERSION_OVERRIDE:
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        default: ''
+        description: Override Version variable from `dpkg-parsechangelog --show-field Version`
       USE_CMAKE:
         required: false
         type: boolean
@@ -66,6 +81,10 @@ jobs:
     - name: Generate DEBs based on ${{ inputs.BASE_IMAGE }}:${{ inputs.DISTRO_CODENAME }} for ${{ inputs.PLATFORM }}
       if: ${{ inputs.USE_CMAKE == false }}
       shell: sh
+      env:
+        INSTALL_DEPENDENCIES: ${{ inputs.INSTALL_DEPENDENCIES }}
+        DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS_CONFIG: ${{ inputs.DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS }}
+        VERSION_OVERRIDE: ${{ inputs.VERSION_OVERRIDE }}
       run: |
         mkdir -v -p /tmp/$GITHUB_RUN_ID/
 
@@ -83,6 +102,11 @@ jobs:
           exit 1
         fi
 
+        if [ -n "${VERSION_OVERRIDE}" ]; then
+          version=${VERSION_OVERRIDE}
+          echo "Overriding Version value to: \${version}"
+        fi
+
         lsb=\$(lsb_release -cs)
         if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
           exit 1
@@ -91,6 +115,12 @@ jobs:
         # eval inside runner
         hash=$(echo $GITHUB_SHA | cut -c1-10)
 
+        if [ "${INSTALL_DEPENDENCIES}" = "true" ]; then
+          apt-get -q update && \
+            mk-build-deps --install --remove debian/control --tool "apt-get -y --no-install-recommends" && \
+              apt-get -y -f install
+        fi
+
         # deb package version
         dch_version=\${version}-${GITHUB_RUN_ID}-\${hash}~\${lsb}
         echo "dch_version: \${dch_version}"
@@ -100,6 +130,12 @@ jobs:
           exit 1
         fi
 
+        if [ -n "${DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS_CONFIG}" ]; then
+          export DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS="${DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS_CONFIG}"
+          echo "Environment value of DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS is set to:"
+          printenv DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS
+        fi
+
         debuild -b -us -uc && mv -v ../*.deb .
         EOF