diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 42fbcbc2..1b9b7e09 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ and won't run anything unexpected.
 | **VALIDATE_PHP** | `true` | Flag to enable or disable the linting process of the language. |
 | **VALIDATE_PYTHON** | `true` | Flag to enable or disable the linting process of the language. |
 | **VALIDATE_RUBY** | `true` | Flag to enable or disable the linting process of the language. |
+| **RUBY_CONFIG_FILE** | `.ruby-lint.yml` | Filename for [rubocop configuration](https://docs.rubocop.org/rubocop/configuration.html) (ex: `.ruby-lint.yml`, `.rubocop.yml`)|
 | **VALIDATE_COFFEE** | `true` | Flag to enable or disable the linting process of the language . |
 | **VALIDATE_ANSIBLE** | `true` | Flag to enable or disable the linting process of the language. |
 | **VALIDATE_JAVASCRIPT_ES** | `true` | Flag to enable or disable the linting process of the language. (Utilizing: eslint) |
diff --git a/lib/linter.sh b/lib/linter.sh
index da97c9f2..6226455c 100755
--- a/lib/linter.sh
+++ b/lib/linter.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ MD_LINTER_RULES="$DEFAULT_RULES_LOCATION/$MD_FILE_NAME"             # Path to th
 PYTHON_FILE_NAME='.python-lint'                                     # Name of the file
 PYTHON_LINTER_RULES="$DEFAULT_RULES_LOCATION/$PYTHON_FILE_NAME"     # Path to the python lint rules
 # Ruby Vars
-RUBY_FILE_NAME='.ruby-lint.yml'                                     # Name of the file
+RUBY_FILE_NAME="${RUBY_CONFIG_FILE:-.ruby-lint.yml}"                # Name of the file
 RUBY_LINTER_RULES="$DEFAULT_RULES_LOCATION/$RUBY_FILE_NAME"         # Path to the ruby lint rules
 # Coffee Vars
 COFFEE_FILE_NAME='.coffee-lint.json'                                  # Name of the file