diff --git a/commit_convention.yaml b/.config/commit_convention.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from commit_convention.yaml
rename to .config/commit_convention.yaml
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8ff98d3..ee6ccec 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,7 +25,20 @@ git cc -m "invalid(stuff): should return 1"
 
 ### Configuration
 
-See [`./commit_convention.yaml`](./commit_convention.yaml) for an example configuration file.
+`git-cc` searches for a configuration file named `commit_convention.{yaml,yml,toml}`.
+Note that `git-cc` prefers the extension `yaml` over `yml`, and `yml` over `toml`.
+
+
+`git-cc` searches the following directories for a configuration file in this order:
+
+```
+${PWD}/
+${REPO_ROOT}/         # ignored if not inside a git repo
+${REPO_ROOT}/.config/ # ignored if not inside a git repo
+${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/
+```
+
+See [`./config/commit_convention.yaml`](./.config/commit_convention.yaml) for an example configuration file.
 
 ## Why write conventional commits through an interactive CLI?
 
diff --git a/pkg/config/cfg.go b/pkg/config/cfg.go
index eb21f93..f432215 100644
--- a/pkg/config/cfg.go
+++ b/pkg/config/cfg.go
@@ -388,6 +388,12 @@ func findCCConfigFile(gitRepoRoot string) (string, error) {
 	}
 	if gitRepoRoot != "" && gitRepoRoot != cwd {
 		dirsToSearch = append(dirsToSearch, gitRepoRoot)
+		dotConfigDir := path.Join(gitRepoRoot, ".config")
+		if dirInfo, err := os.Stat(dotConfigDir); err == nil {
+			if dirInfo.IsDir() {
+				dirsToSearch = append(dirsToSearch, dotConfigDir)
+			}
+		}
 	}
 	configHome := os.Getenv("XDG_CONFIG_HOME")
 	if configHome == "" {