diff --git a/.commitlintrc.yml b/.commitlintrc.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7ed6a30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.commitlintrc.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+extends:
+  - '@commitlint/config-conventional'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/commitlint.yml b/.github/workflows/commitlint.yml
index ac35865..631cb69 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/commitlint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/commitlint.yml
@@ -9,3 +9,12 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v1
       - uses: ./
+  commitlint-with-yml-file:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+      - uses: ./
+        with:
+          configFile: './.commitlintrc.yml'