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diff --git a/docs/cli/finetune.md b/docs/cli/finetune.md
index 20190a6..c9d6dd2 100644
--- a/docs/cli/finetune.md
+++ b/docs/cli/finetune.md
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ $ instructor jobs --help
                                                                                                                
 ╭─ Options ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
 │ --help          Show this message and exit.                                             │
+│ --hyperparameters   Specify hyperparameters for fine-tuning.                            |
+│ --validation_file   Specify a validation file for fine-tuning.                          │
 ╰─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
 ╭─ Commands ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
 │ cancel                    Cancel a fine-tuning job.                                                         │
@@ -26,10 +28,11 @@ $ instructor jobs --help
 
 ### Create from File
 
-The create-from-file command uploads and trains a model in a single step:
+The create-from-file command uploads and trains a model in a single step.
+Validation file and hyperparameters are optional.
 
 ```sh
-$ instructor jobs create-from-file transformed_data.jsonl 
+$ instructor jobs create-from-file transformed_data.jsonl --validation_file validation_data.jsonl --hyperparameters '{"n_epochs": 3}'
 ```
 
 ### Create from ID
diff --git a/instructor/cli/jobs.py b/instructor/cli/jobs.py
index bacf192..a777b6c 100644
--- a/instructor/cli/jobs.py
+++ b/instructor/cli/jobs.py
@@ -115,27 +115,49 @@ def create_from_file(
     file: str = typer.Argument(..., help="Path to the file for fine-tuning"),
     model: str = typer.Option("gpt-3.5-turbo", help="Model to use for fine-tuning"),
     poll: int = typer.Option(2, help="Polling interval in seconds"),
+    hyperparameters: dict = typer.Option(None, help="Hyperparameters for fine-tuning"),
+    validation_file: str = typer.Option(None, help="Path to the validation file"),
 ):
     with open(file, "rb") as file:
         response = openai.File.create(file=file, purpose="fine-tune")
 
     file_id = response["id"]
 
+    validation_file_id = None
+    if validation_file:
+        with open(validation_file, "rb") as val_file:
+            val_response = openai.File.create(file=val_file, purpose="fine-tune")
+        validation_file_id = val_response["id"]
+
     with console.status(f"Monitoring upload: {file_id} before finetuning...") as status:
         status.spinner_style = "dots"
         while True:
             file_status = get_file_status(file_id)
+            if validation_file_id:
+                validation_file_status = get_file_status(validation_file_id)
 
-            if file_status == "processed":
+            if file_status == "processed" and (not validation_file_id or validation_file_status == "processed"):
                 console.log(f"[bold green]File {file_id} uploaded successfully!")
+                if validation_file_id:
+                    console.log(f"[bold green]Validation file {validation_file_id} uploaded successfully!")
                 break
 
             time.sleep(poll)
 
-    job = openai.FineTuningJob.create(training_file=file_id, model=model)
-    console.log(
-        f"[bold green]Fine-tuning job created with ID: {job['id']} from file ID: {file_id}"
+    job = openai.FineTuningJob.create(
+        training_file=file_id, 
+        model=model, 
+        hyperparameters=hyperparameters, 
+        validation_file=validation_file_id if validation_file else None
     )
+    if validation_file_id:
+        console.log(
+            f"[bold green]Fine-tuning job created with ID: {job['id']} from file ID: {file_id} and validation_file ID: {validation_file_id}"
+        )
+    else:
+        console.log(
+            f"[bold green]Fine-tuning job created with ID: {job['id']} from file ID: {file_id}"
+        )
     watch(limit=5, poll=poll, screen=False)