diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 73861d39..175dd3c1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ But if you wish to select or exclude specific linters, we give you full control
 | **ENV VAR**                        | **Default Value**               | **Notes**                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
 | ---------------------------------- | ------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
 | **ACTIONS_RUNNER_DEBUG**           | `false`                         | Flag to enable additional information about the linter, versions, and additional output.                                                                                                                             |
+| **ANSIBLE_CONFIG_FILE**            | `.ansible-lint.yml`             | Filename for [Ansible-lint configuration](https://ansible-lint.readthedocs.io/en/latest/configuring.html#configuration-file) (ex: `.ansible-lint`, `.ansible-lint.yml`)                                              |
 | **ANSIBLE_DIRECTORY**              | `/ansible`                      | Flag to set the root directory for Ansible file location(s), relative to `DEFAULT_WORKSPACE`. Set to `.` to use the top-level of the `DEFAULT_WORKSPACE`.                                                            |
 | **CSS_FILE_NAME**                  | `.stylelintrc.json`             | Filename for [Stylelint configuration](https://github.com/stylelint/stylelint) (ex: `.stylelintrc.yml`, `.stylelintrc.yaml`)                                                                                         |
 | **DEFAULT_BRANCH**                 | `master`                        | The name of the repository default branch.                                                                                                                                                                           |
diff --git a/lib/linter.sh b/lib/linter.sh
index 1380ea9e..0b6f4bf0 100755
--- a/lib/linter.sh
+++ b/lib/linter.sh
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ export VERSION_FILE                                                 # Workaround
 # Rules files #
 ###############
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034  # Variable is referenced indirectly
-ANSIBLE_FILE_NAME=".ansible-lint.yml"
+ANSIBLE_FILE_NAME="${ANSIBLE_CONFIG_FILE:-.ansible-lint.yml}"
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034  # Variable is referenced indirectly
 ARM_FILE_NAME=".arm-ttk.psd1"
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034  # Variable is referenced indirectly