diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7c9b26a..cb246bd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ See [variables.tf] and [examples/] for details and use-cases.
 | <a name="input_security_and_analysis"></a> [security\_and\_analysis](#input\_security\_and\_analysis) | (Optional) Security and analysis configuration for the repository.<br/><br/>- All fields except org\_advanced\_security are strings: "enabled" or "disabled".<br/>- org\_advanced\_security is a bool indicating whether the org has split licensing for Advanced Security. | <pre>object({<br/>    org_advanced_security                 = optional(bool, false)<br/>    advanced_security                     = optional(string, "disabled")<br/>    code_security                         = optional(string, "disabled")<br/>    secret_scanning                       = optional(string, "disabled")<br/>    secret_scanning_push_protection       = optional(string, "disabled")<br/>    secret_scanning_ai_detection          = optional(string, "disabled")<br/>    secret_scanning_non_provider_patterns = optional(string, "disabled")<br/>  })</pre> | `null` | no |
 | <a name="input_squash_merge_commit_message"></a> [squash\_merge\_commit\_message](#input\_squash\_merge\_commit\_message) | (Optional) Can be `PR_BODY`, `COMMIT_MESSAGES`, or `BLANK` for a default squash merge commit message. | `string` | `"COMMIT_MESSAGES"` | no |
 | <a name="input_squash_merge_commit_title"></a> [squash\_merge\_commit\_title](#input\_squash\_merge\_commit\_title) | (Optional) Can be `PR_BODY`, `COMMIT_MESSAGES`, or `BLANK` for a default squash merge commit message. | `string` | `"COMMIT_OR_PR_TITLE"` | no |
-| <a name="input_template"></a> [template](#input\_template) | (Optional) Template repository to use. (Default: {}) | <pre>object({<br/>    owner      = string<br/>    repository = string<br/>  })</pre> | `null` | no |
+| <a name="input_template"></a> [template](#input\_template) | (Optional) Template repository to use. (Default: {}) | <pre>object({<br/>    owner                = string<br/>    repository           = string<br/>    include_all_branches = optional(bool, false)<br/>  })</pre> | `null` | no |
 | <a name="input_topics"></a> [topics](#input\_topics) | (Optional) The list of topics of the repository.  (Default: []) | `list(string)` | `null` | no |
 | <a name="input_triage_collaborators"></a> [triage\_collaborators](#input\_triage\_collaborators) | (Optional) A list of users to add as collaborators granting them triage permission. | `list(string)` | `[]` | no |
 | <a name="input_triage_team_ids"></a> [triage\_team\_ids](#input\_triage\_team\_ids) | (Optional) A list of teams (by id) to grant triage permission to. | `list(string)` | `[]` | no |
diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index dacb337..abbcf86 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -131,8 +131,9 @@ resource "github_repository" "repository" {
     for_each = local.template
 
     content {
-      owner      = template.value.owner
-      repository = template.value.repository
+      owner                = template.value.owner
+      repository           = template.value.repository
+      include_all_branches = template.value.include_all_branches
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index fca1d44..3b20308 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -194,8 +194,9 @@ variable "extra_topics" {
 variable "template" {
   description = "(Optional) Template repository to use. (Default: {})"
   type = object({
-    owner      = string
-    repository = string
+    owner                = string
+    repository           = string
+    include_all_branches = optional(bool, false)
   })
   default = null
 }