diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 169ebde..a46d69b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
         go-version: ${{ matrix.go-version }}
 
     - name: Run go mod download
-      run: go mod download
+      run: make install
 
     - name: Lint Go Code
       uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v3
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
       run: make vet
 
     - name: Run Tests and Generate Coverage
-      run: go test -race -coverprofile=coverage.txt -covermode=atomic ./...
+      run: make coverage
 
     - name: Upload coverage to Codecov
       uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9ba8044..b6b062a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -65,14 +65,19 @@ lint: ## Run golangci-lint
 	@echo "Running golangci-lint..."
 	golangci-lint run ./...
 
-##@ Testing & Benchmarking
+##@ Benchmarking, Testing, & Coverage
+
+.PHONY: bench
+bench: ## Run Go benchmarks
+	@echo "Running go benchmarks..."
+	go test ./... -tags=bench -bench=.
 
 .PHONY: test
 test: ## Run Go tests
 	@echo "Running go tests..."
 	go test ./... -tags=test
 
-.PHONY: bench
-bench: ## Run Go benchmarks
-	@echo "Running go benchmarks..."
-	go test ./... -tags=bench -bench=.
\ No newline at end of file
+.PHONY: coverage
+coverage: ## Run tests and generate coverage report
+	@echo "Running tests and generating coverage report..."
+	go test -race -coverprofile=coverage.txt -covermode=atomic ./...
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f50fbb3..30a3f70 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -132,11 +132,13 @@ Package publicid generates and validates NanoID strings designed to be publicly
 - [func Validate\(id string\) error](<#Validate>)
 - [func ValidateLong\(id string\) error](<#ValidateLong>)
 - [type Option](<#Option>)
+  - [func Alphabet\(a string\) Option](<#Alphabet>)
   - [func Attempts\(n int\) Option](<#Attempts>)
+  - [func Len\(n int\) Option](<#Len>)
 
 
 <a name="New"></a>
-## func [New](<https://github.com/agentstation/publicid/blob/master/publicid.go#L36>)
+## func [New](<https://github.com/agentstation/publicid/blob/master/publicid.go#L52>)
 
 ```go
 func New(opts ...Option) (string, error)
@@ -145,7 +147,7 @@ func New(opts ...Option) (string, error)
 New generates a unique nanoID with a length of 8 characters and the given options.
 
 <a name="NewLong"></a>
-## func [NewLong](<https://github.com/agentstation/publicid/blob/master/publicid.go#L39>)
+## func [NewLong](<https://github.com/agentstation/publicid/blob/master/publicid.go#L55>)
 
 ```go
 func NewLong(opts ...Option) (string, error)
@@ -154,7 +156,7 @@ func NewLong(opts ...Option) (string, error)
 NewLong generates a unique nanoID with a length of 12 characters and the given options.
 
 <a name="Validate"></a>
-## func [Validate](<https://github.com/agentstation/publicid/blob/master/publicid.go#L63>)
+## func [Validate](<https://github.com/agentstation/publicid/blob/master/publicid.go#L79>)
 
 ```go
 func Validate(id string) error
@@ -163,7 +165,7 @@ func Validate(id string) error
 Validate checks if a given field name's public ID value is valid according to the constraints defined by package publicid.
 
 <a name="ValidateLong"></a>
-## func [ValidateLong](<https://github.com/agentstation/publicid/blob/master/publicid.go#L67>)
+## func [ValidateLong](<https://github.com/agentstation/publicid/blob/master/publicid.go#L83>)
 
 ```go
 func ValidateLong(id string) error
@@ -180,8 +182,17 @@ Option is a function type for configuring ID generation.
 type Option func(*config)
 ```
 
+<a name="Alphabet"></a>
+### func [Alphabet](<https://github.com/agentstation/publicid/blob/master/publicid.go#L45>)
+
+```go
+func Alphabet(a string) Option
+```
+
+Alphabet returns an Option to set the alphabet to be used for ID generation.
+
 <a name="Attempts"></a>
-### func [Attempts](<https://github.com/agentstation/publicid/blob/master/publicid.go#L29>)
+### func [Attempts](<https://github.com/agentstation/publicid/blob/master/publicid.go#L31>)
 
 ```go
 func Attempts(n int) Option
@@ -189,6 +200,15 @@ func Attempts(n int) Option
 
 Attempts returns an Option to set the number of attempts for ID generation.
 
+<a name="Len"></a>
+### func [Len](<https://github.com/agentstation/publicid/blob/master/publicid.go#L38>)
+
+```go
+func Len(n int) Option
+```
+
+Len returns an Option to set the length of the ID to be generated.
+
 Generated by [gomarkdoc](<https://github.com/princjef/gomarkdoc>)
 
 
diff --git a/publicid.go b/publicid.go
index 84c040b..0523a88 100644
--- a/publicid.go
+++ b/publicid.go
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ type Option func(*config)
 // config holds the configuration for ID generation.
 type config struct {
 	attempts int
+	length   int
+	alphabet string
 }
 
 // Attempts returns an Option to set the number of attempts for ID generation.
@@ -32,6 +34,20 @@ func Attempts(n int) Option {
 	}
 }
 
+// Len returns an Option to set the length of the ID to be generated.
+func Len(n int) Option {
+	return func(c *config) {
+		c.length = n
+	}
+}
+
+// Alphabet returns an Option to set the alphabet to be used for ID generation.
+func Alphabet(a string) Option {
+	return func(c *config) {
+		c.alphabet = a
+	}
+}
+
 // New generates a unique nanoID with a length of 8 characters and the given options.
 func New(opts ...Option) (string, error) { return generateID(shortLen, opts...) }
 
@@ -41,14 +57,14 @@ func NewLong(opts ...Option) (string, error) { return generateID(longLen, opts..
 // generateID is a helper function to generate IDs with the given length and options.
 func generateID(length int, opts ...Option) (string, error) {
 	// set default configuration values
-	cfg := &config{attempts: 1}
+	cfg := &config{attempts: 1, length: length, alphabet: alphabet}
 	for _, opt := range opts {
 		opt(cfg)
 	}
 	// try to generate the ID
 	var lastErr error
 	for i := 0; i < cfg.attempts; i++ {
-		id, err := generator(alphabet, length)
+		id, err := generator(cfg.alphabet, cfg.length)
 		if err == nil {
 			return id, nil
 		}