diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index df02c34..933ed7b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         github-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
         alert-lookup: true
+        compat-lookup: true
 ```
 
 Supported inputs are:
@@ -33,7 +34,10 @@ Supported inputs are:
 - `github-token` (REQUIRED string)
   - The `GITHUB_TOKEN` secret
 - `alert-lookup` (boolean)
-  - If `true`, then call populate the `alert-state`, `ghsa-id` and `cvss` outputs.
+  - If `true`, then populate the `alert-state`, `ghsa-id` and `cvss` outputs.
+  - Defaults to `false`
+- `compat-lookup` (boolean)
+  - If `true`, then populate the `compatibility-score` output.
   - Defaults to `false`
 
 Subsequent actions will have access to the following outputs:
@@ -56,14 +60,14 @@ Subsequent actions will have access to the following outputs:
   - The version that this PR updates the dependency from.
 - `steps.dependabot-metadata.outputs.new-version`
   - The version that this PR updates the dependency to.
-- `steps.dependabot-metadata.outputs.compatibility-score`
-  - The compatibility score of this update (if known, 0 otherwise)
 - `steps.dependabot-metadata.outputs.alert-state`
   - If this PR is associated with a security alert and `alert-lookup` is `true`, this contains the current state of that alert (OPEN, FIXED or DISMISSED).
 - `steps.dependabot-metadata.outputs.ghsa-id`
   - If this PR is associated with a security alert and `alert-lookup` is `true`, this contains the GHSA-ID of that alert.
 - `steps.dependabot-metadata.outputs.cvss`
   - If this PR is associated with a security alert and `alert-lookup` is `true`, this contains the CVSS value of that alert (otherwise it contains 0).
+- `steps.dependabot-metadata.outputs.compatibility-score`
+  - If this PR has a known compatibility score and `compat-lookup` is `true`, this contains the compatibility score (otherwise it contains 0).
 
 **Note:** These outputs will only be populated if the target Pull Request was opened by Dependabot and contains
 **only** Dependabot-created commits.
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index fa9566d..80fa9cb 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ branding:
 inputs:
   alert-lookup:
     type: boolean
-    description: 'If true, then call populate the `alert-state`, `ghsa-id` and `cvss` outputs'
+    description: 'If true, then populate the `alert-state`, `ghsa-id` and `cvss` outputs'
+  compat-lookup:
+    type: boolean
+    description: 'If true, then populate the `compatibility-score` output'
   github-token:
     description: 'The GITHUB_TOKEN secret'
     required: true
@@ -29,14 +32,14 @@ outputs:
     description: 'The version that this PR updates the dependency from.'
   new-version:
     description: 'The version that this PR updates the dependency to.'
-  compatibility-score:
-    description: 'The compatibility score of this update (if known, 0 otherwise)'
   alert-state:
     description: 'If this PR is associated with a security alert and `alert-lookup` is `true`, this contains the current state of that alert (OPEN, FIXED or DISMISSED).'
   ghsa-id:
     description: 'If this PR is associated with a security alert and `alert-lookup` is `true`, this contains the GHSA-ID of that alert.'
   cvss:
     description: 'If this PR is associated with a security alert and `alert-lookup` is `true`, this contains the CVSS value of that alert (otherwise it contains 0).'
+  compatibility-score:
+    description: 'If this PR has a known compatibility score and `compat-lookup` is `true`, this contains the compatibility score (otherwise it contains 0).'
 runs:
   using: 'node12'
   main: 'dist/index.js'
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index c7ee0ce..4a9adaa 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -9302,10 +9302,11 @@ function run() {
             if (core.getInput('alert-lookup')) {
                 alertLookup = (name, version, directory) => verifiedCommits.getAlert(name, version, directory, githubClient, github.context);
             }
+            const scoreLookup = core.getInput('compat-lookup') ? verifiedCommits.getCompatibility : undefined;
             if (commitMessage) {
                 // Parse metadata
                 core.info('Parsing Dependabot metadata');
-                const updatedDependencies = yield updateMetadata.parse(commitMessage, branchNames.headName, branchNames.baseName, alertLookup, verifiedCommits.getCompatibility);
+                const updatedDependencies = yield updateMetadata.parse(commitMessage, branchNames.headName, branchNames.baseName, alertLookup, scoreLookup);
                 if (updatedDependencies.length > 0) {
                     output.set(updatedDependencies);
                 }
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 0cee9c7..3a53454 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -28,12 +28,13 @@ export async function run (): Promise<void> {
     if (core.getInput('alert-lookup')) {
       alertLookup = (name, version, directory) => verifiedCommits.getAlert(name, version, directory, githubClient, github.context)
     }
+    const scoreLookup = core.getInput('compat-lookup') ? verifiedCommits.getCompatibility : undefined
 
     if (commitMessage) {
       // Parse metadata
       core.info('Parsing Dependabot metadata')
 
-      const updatedDependencies = await updateMetadata.parse(commitMessage, branchNames.headName, branchNames.baseName, alertLookup, verifiedCommits.getCompatibility)
+      const updatedDependencies = await updateMetadata.parse(commitMessage, branchNames.headName, branchNames.baseName, alertLookup, scoreLookup)
 
       if (updatedDependencies.length > 0) {
         output.set(updatedDependencies)