diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 6668adc..3b43532 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ jobs:
         id: git-cliff
         uses: ./
         with:
+          config: fixtures/cliff.toml
           args: --verbose
       - name: Print the changelog
         run: echo "${{ steps.git-cliff.outputs.changelog }}"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 041bc93..19ca2d5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ This action generates a changelog based on your Git history using [git-cliff](ht
 
 ### Inputs
 
-* `args`: Arguments to pass to git-cliff. Default `"-v"`
+* `config`: Path of the configuration file. Default: `"cliff.toml"`
+* `args`: Arguments to pass to git-cliff. Default: `"-v"`
 
 ### Outputs
 
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ This action generates a changelog based on your Git history using [git-cliff](ht
 - name: Changelog Generator
   uses: orhun/git-cliff-action@v1
   with:
+    config: cliff.toml
     args: --verbose
 ```
 
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 9c6b110..b905b2f 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -1,18 +1,22 @@
 name: "git-cliff: Changelog Generator"
 description: "Generate changelog based on your Git history"
 inputs:
+  config:
+    description: "config file location"
+    required: false
+    default: "cliff.toml"
   args:
     description: "git-cliff arguments"
     required: false
     default: "-v"
 outputs:
   changelog:
-    description: 'generated changelog'
+    description: "generated changelog"
 runs:
   using: "docker"
   image: "Dockerfile"
   args:
-    - ${{ inputs.args }}
+    - "-c ${{ inputs.config }} ${{ inputs.args }}"
 branding:
   icon: "triangle"
   color: "orange"
diff --git a/fixtures/cliff.toml b/fixtures/cliff.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a592f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fixtures/cliff.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# configuration file for git-cliff (0.1.0)
+
+[changelog]
+header = "# Changelog\n"
+body = """
+{% if version %}\
+    ## [{{ version | replace(from="v", to="") }}] - {{ timestamp | date(format="%Y-%m-%d") }}
+{% else %}\
+    ## [unreleased]
+{% endif %}\
+{% for group, commits in commits | group_by(attribute="group") %}
+    ### {{ group | upper_first }}
+    {% for group, commits in commits | group_by(attribute="scope") %}\
+        #### {{ group }}\
+        {% for commit in commits %}
+            - {{ commit.message | upper_first }}\
+        {% endfor %}
+    {% endfor %}\
+{% endfor %}\n
+"""
+trim=true
+footer = "<!-- generated by git-cliff -->\n"
+
+[git]
+conventional_commits = true