diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e88e271..6fdd86a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -200,3 +200,4 @@ When contributing:
 2. For major features, consider manually creating minor version tags
 3. Generated version files (`src/version.*`, `VERSION`) should not be committed
 # Test change
+# Testing -m flag
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index fd17cc1..d8c4d68 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -13,6 +13,23 @@ print_success() { echo -e "${GREEN}[SUCCESS]${NC} $1"; }
 print_warning() { echo -e "${YELLOW}[WARNING]${NC} $1"; }
 print_error() { echo -e "${RED}[ERROR]${NC} $1"; }
 
+# Global variable for commit message
+COMMIT_MESSAGE=""
+
+# Parse command line arguments for -m flag
+while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
+    case $1 in
+        -m|--message)
+            COMMIT_MESSAGE="$2"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+        *)
+            # Keep other arguments for main logic
+            break
+            ;;
+    esac
+done
+
 # Function to automatically increment version
 increment_version() {
     print_status "Incrementing version..."
@@ -57,16 +74,18 @@ increment_version() {
         print_warning "Failed to stage changes (maybe not a git repository)"
     fi
     
-    # Prompt for commit message
-    echo ""
-    print_status "Please enter a meaningful commit message for version $NEW_VERSION:"
-    echo -n "> "
-    read -r COMMIT_MESSAGE
+    # Handle commit message - use global variable if set, otherwise prompt
+    if [[ -z "$COMMIT_MESSAGE" ]]; then
+        echo ""
+        print_status "Please enter a meaningful commit message for version $NEW_VERSION:"
+        echo -n "> "
+        read -r COMMIT_MESSAGE
+    fi
     
     # Check if user provided a message
     if [[ -z "$COMMIT_MESSAGE" ]]; then
         print_warning "No commit message provided. Using default message."
-        COMMIT_MESSAGE="Version $NEW_VERSION - Automatic version increment"
+        COMMIT_MESSAGE="Automatic version increment"
     fi
     
     # Commit changes with user-provided message
@@ -239,7 +258,10 @@ case "${1:-build}" in
         ;;
     *)
         echo "OTP Cipher Build Script"
-        echo "Usage: $0 {build|static|clean|install|uninstall|version}"
+        echo "Usage: $0 [-m \"commit message\"] {build|static|clean|install|uninstall|version}"
+        echo ""
+        echo "Options:"
+        echo "  -m, --message \"text\"  - Specify commit message (skips interactive prompt)"
         echo ""
         echo "Commands:"
         echo "  build     - Build project with automatic version increment (default)"
@@ -248,6 +270,11 @@ case "${1:-build}" in
         echo "  install   - Install to system (requires build first)"
         echo "  uninstall - Remove from system"
         echo "  version   - Generate version files only"
+        echo ""
+        echo "Examples:"
+        echo "  $0 build"
+        echo "  $0 -m \"Fixed checksum parsing bug\" build"
+        echo "  $0 --message \"Added new feature\" static"
         exit 1
         ;;
 esac