diff --git a/lib/babelish/commandline.rb b/lib/babelish/commandline.rb
index 01c68fa..36f3c20 100644
--- a/lib/babelish/commandline.rb
+++ b/lib/babelish/commandline.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 class Commandline < Thor
   include Thor::Actions
   class_option :verbose, :type => :boolean
+  class_option :config, :type => :string, :aliases => "-c", :desc => "Read configuration from given file", :default => ".babelish"
   map "-v" => :version
 
   CSVCLASSES = [
@@ -175,8 +176,8 @@ def self.exit_on_failure?
 
   def options
     original_options = super
-    return original_options unless File.exists?(".babelish")
-    defaults = ::YAML.load_file(".babelish") || {}
+    return original_options unless File.exists?(original_options["config"])
+    defaults = ::YAML.load_file(original_options["config"]) || {}
     Thor::CoreExt::HashWithIndifferentAccess.new(defaults.merge(original_options))
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/babelish/version.rb b/lib/babelish/version.rb
index 65115e4..3a4620b 100644
--- a/lib/babelish/version.rb
+++ b/lib/babelish/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module Babelish
-  VERSION = "0.4.0"
+  VERSION = "0.4.1"
 end