diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index afba3c3..dbc9211 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ conform.
   [metadata](http://concourse.ci/implementing-resources.html#resource-metadata)
   in the status will be evaluated prior to sending the tweet. Use `media` to
   include references to photos or video
+* or `statusFile`: A file (generated by your task) that contains the text to tweet.
 
 ##### Optional:
 * `media`: An array of paths to images or video to upload. Any media referenced
diff --git a/ci/tasks/build-resource.yml b/ci/tasks/build-resource.yml
index dcf9269..0d96015 100644
--- a/ci/tasks/build-resource.yml
+++ b/ci/tasks/build-resource.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 ---
 platform: linux
 
-image: docker:///golang#1.6-alpine
+image_resource:
+  type: docker-image
+  source:
+    repository: golang
+    tag: 1.6-alpine
 
 inputs:
 - name: source-code
diff --git a/cmd/out/main.go b/cmd/out/main.go
index fc5daff..7c3f24a 100644
--- a/cmd/out/main.go
+++ b/cmd/out/main.go
@@ -53,8 +53,19 @@ func main() {
     concourse.Sayf("Upload of %v complete\n", imageFile)
   }
 
+  statusText := request.Params.Status
+  if request.Params.StatusFile != "" {
+    statusFileContent, fileErr := ioutil.ReadFile(path.Join(workingDir, request.Params.StatusFile))
+    if fileErr != nil {
+      concourse.Fatal("Error reading file: %v\n", fileErr)
+    } else {
+      statusText = string(statusFileContent)
+    }
+
+  }
+
   // expand any variables
-  statusText := os.ExpandEnv(request.Params.Status)
+  statusText = os.ExpandEnv(statusText)
   concourse.Sayf("Posting tweet '%s'\n", statusText)
 
   output := concourse.OutResponse{}
diff --git a/concourse/models.go b/concourse/models.go
index 3cd008d..46054f9 100644
--- a/concourse/models.go
+++ b/concourse/models.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ type MetadataPair struct {
 
 type OutParams struct {
   Status string `json:"status"`
+  StatusFile string `json:"statusFile"`
   Media []string `json:"media,omitempty"`
 }