diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+++ b/README.md
@@ -44,6 +44,17 @@ Get branch information without the `/ref/*` prefix
 |  ref_branch          |  `string`   |    `1/merge`      |  The branch that triggered the workflow run      |
 
 
+Possible usage with [actions/checkout@v2](https://github.com/actions/checkout):
+
+```yaml
+      - name: Get branch names.
+        id: branch-names
+        uses: tj-actions/branch-names@v1
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ steps.branch-names.outputs.base_ref_branch }}
+```
+
 
 * Free software: [MIT license](LICENSE)