diff --git a/.github/templates/README.tpl b/.github/templates/README.tpl
index ef183dd..43a0246 100644
--- a/.github/templates/README.tpl
+++ b/.github/templates/README.tpl
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ branch.
 
 ## Version
 
-`{{ $version }}` (uses [terraform-docs] v0.16.0, which is supported and tested on Terraform
+`{{ $version }}` (uses [terraform-docs] v0.17.0, which is supported and tested on Terraform
 version 0.11+ and 0.12+ but may work for others.)
 
 {{- if eq $version "main" }}
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index ee42485..6b863bd 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-FROM quay.io/terraform-docs/terraform-docs:0.16.0
+FROM quay.io/terraform-docs/terraform-docs:0.17.0
 
 # this is explicitly needed because yq v4.x only exists in this repo.
 RUN echo "http://dl-4.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community" >> /etc/apk/repositories
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bbe3fe3..b78a9d8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ branch.
 
 ## Version
 
-`v1.0.0` (uses [terraform-docs] v0.16.0, which is supported and tested on Terraform
+`v1.0.0` (uses [terraform-docs] v0.17.0, which is supported and tested on Terraform
 version 0.11+ and 0.12+ but may work for others.)
 
 ### Upgrade v0 to v1
@@ -75,10 +75,10 @@ jobs:
 | indention | Indention level of Markdown sections [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] | `2` | false |
 | output-file | File in module directory where the docs should be placed | `README.md` | false |
 | output-format | terraform-docs format to generate content (see [all formats](https://github.com/terraform-docs/terraform-docs/blob/master/docs/FORMATS\_GUIDE.md)) (ignored if `config-file` is set) | `markdown table` | false |
-| output-method | Method should be one of `replace`, `inject`, or `print` | `inject` | false |
+| output-method | Method should be one of `replace`, `inject`, or `print`. Set as an empty string if `output.mode` and `output.file` are defined in config-file | `inject` | false |
 | recursive | If true it will update submodules recursively | `false` | false |
 | recursive-path | Submodules path to recursively update | `modules` | false |
-| template | When provided will be used as the template if/when the `output-file` does not exist | `<!-- BEGIN_TF_DOCS -->\n{{ .Content }}\n<!-- END_TF_DOCS -->` | false |
+| template | When provided will be used as the template if/when the `output-file` does not exist. Set as an empty string if `output.template` is defined in config-file | `<!-- BEGIN_TF_DOCS -->\n{{ .Content }}\n<!-- END_TF_DOCS -->` | false |
 | working-dir | Comma separated list of directories to generate docs for (ignored if `atlantis-file` or `find-dir` is set) | `.` | false |
 
 #### Output Method (output-method)
diff --git a/src/docker-entrypoint.sh b/src/docker-entrypoint.sh
index b90445b..d9a61a0 100755
--- a/src/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/src/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ fi
 set +e
 num_changed=$(git_status)
 set -e
-echo "num_changed=${num_changed}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+echo "num_changed=${num_changed}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
 if [ "${INPUT_GIT_PUSH}" = "true" ]; then
     git_commit