diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c069342..dec3917 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ For example: `ci/django.yml` and `ci/properties/django.properties.json`.
 * `name`: the name shown in onboarding. This property is unique within the repository.
 * `description`: the description shown in onboarding
 * `iconName`: the icon name in the relevant folder, for example, `django` should have an icon `icons/django.svg`. Only SVG is supported at this time. Another option is to use [octicon](https://primer.style/octicons/). The format to use an octicon is `octicon <<icon name>>`. Example: `octicon person`
+  Another option is to use [lucide](https://lucide.dev/icons/). The format to use a lucide icon is `lucide <<icon name>>`. Example: `lucide bug`.
 * `creator`: creator of the template shown in onboarding. All the workflow templates from an author will have the same `creator` field.
 * `categories`: the categories that it will be shown under. Choose at least one category from the list [here](#categories). Further, choose the categories from the list of languages available [here](https://github.com/github/linguist/blob/master/lib/linguist/languages.yml) and the list of tech stacks available [here](https://github.com/github-starter-workflows/repo-analysis-partner/blob/main/tech_stacks.yml). When a user views the available templates, those templates that match the language and tech stacks will feature more prominently.
 
diff --git a/script/sync-ghes/index.ts b/script/sync-ghes/index.ts
index 99c746b..8b56c57 100755
--- a/script/sync-ghes/index.ts
+++ b/script/sync-ghes/index.ts
@@ -189,7 +189,12 @@ async function checkWorkflow(
           };
 
           if (x.iconType === "svg") {
-            r.push(join("../../icons", `${x.iconName}.svg`));
+            r.push(
+              join(
+                "../../icons",
+                `${x.iconName && x.iconName.startsWith("lucide ") ? `lucide-${x.iconName.slice("lucide ".length).trim()}` : x.iconName}.svg`
+              )
+            );
           }
 
           return r;
diff --git a/script/validate-data/index.ts b/script/validate-data/index.ts
index 4bd260d..a3eab9a 100755
--- a/script/validate-data/index.ts
+++ b/script/validate-data/index.ts
@@ -91,10 +91,25 @@ async function checkWorkflow(workflowPath: string, propertiesPath: string, allow
     
     if (properties.iconName) {
       if(! /^octicon\s+/.test(properties.iconName)) {
-        try {
-          await fs.access(`../../icons/${properties.iconName}.svg`)
-        } catch (e) {
+        let svgIconName: string | undefined = properties.iconName
+        if (properties.iconName.startsWith("lucide ")) {
+          const lucideName = properties.iconName.slice("lucide ".length).split(".")[0].trim()
+          if(!lucideName) {
+            workflowErrors.errors.push(`No icon named ${properties.iconName} found`)
+            svgIconName = undefined
+          } else {
+            svgIconName = `lucide-${lucideName}`
+          }
+        }
+
+        if(!svgIconName) {
           workflowErrors.errors.push(`No icon named ${properties.iconName} found`)
+        } else {
+          try {
+            await fs.access(`../../icons/${svgIconName}.svg`)
+          } catch (e) {
+            workflowErrors.errors.push(`No icon named ${properties.iconName} found`)
+          }
         }
       }
       else {