diff --git a/cmd/cmd.go b/cmd/cmd.go
index 12642da..1cde37f 100644
--- a/cmd/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd/cmd.go
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@
 
 package cmd
 
+import (
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+)
+
 var (
 	MilestoneFlag  string
 	ConfigPathFlag string
@@ -11,3 +16,16 @@ var (
 	DetailsFlag    bool
 	AfterFlag      int64
 )
+
+func getDefaultConfigFile() string {
+	pwd, err := os.Getwd()
+	if err != nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	config := filepath.Join(pwd, ".changelog.yml")
+	info, err := os.Stat(config)
+	if err == nil && !info.IsDir() {
+		return config
+	}
+	return ""
+}
diff --git a/cmd/contributors.go b/cmd/contributors.go
index 0787bb5..4cda016 100644
--- a/cmd/contributors.go
+++ b/cmd/contributors.go
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ var Contributors = &cli.Command{
 }
 
 func runContributors(cmd *cli.Context) error {
+
+	if ConfigPathFlag == "" {
+		ConfigPathFlag = getDefaultConfigFile()
+	}
+
 	cfg, err := config.New(ConfigPathFlag)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/cmd/generate.go b/cmd/generate.go
index da28cb2..f4bfbaf 100644
--- a/cmd/generate.go
+++ b/cmd/generate.go
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ var (
 )
 
 func runGenerate(cmd *cli.Context) error {
+
+	if ConfigPathFlag == "" {
+		ConfigPathFlag = getDefaultConfigFile()
+	}
+
 	cfg, err := config.New(ConfigPathFlag)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err