diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ca87a22..7d18e01 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ steps:
 
 ## Additional examples
 
-Specify the `--exit-code` option as a plugin parameter in `pipeline.yml` to fail
+Specify the `exit-code` option as a plugin parameter in `pipeline.yml` to fail
 the pipeline when there are vulnerabilities:
 
 ```yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ steps:
           exit-code: 1
 ```
 
-Specify the `--severity` option as a plugin parameter in `pipeline.yml` to scan
+Specify the `severity` option as a plugin parameter in `pipeline.yml` to scan
 specific type of vulnerabilities. Below is an example for scanning `CRITICAL`
 vulnerabilities:
 
@@ -53,6 +53,52 @@ steps:
           severity: "CRITICAL"
 ```
 
+Specify the `ignorefile` option as a plugin parameter in `pipeline.yml` to use
+`.trivyignore.yaml` file
+
+```yml
+steps:
+  - command: ls
+    plugins:
+      - equinixmetal-buildkite/trivy#v1.19.1:
+          ignorefile: ".trivyignore.yaml"
+```
+
+$ cat .trivyignore.yaml
+```yml
+vulnerabilities:
+  - id: CVE-2022-40897
+    paths:
+      - "usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/setuptools-58.1.0.dist-info/METADATA"
+    statement: Accept the risk
+  - id: CVE-2023-2650
+  - id: CVE-2023-3446
+  - id: CVE-2023-3817
+    purls:
+      - "pkg:deb/debian/libssl1.1"
+  - id: CVE-2023-29491
+    expired_at: 2023-09-01
+
+misconfigurations:
+  - id: AVD-DS-0001
+  - id: AVD-DS-0002
+    paths:
+      - "docs/Dockerfile"
+    statement: The image needs root privileges
+
+secrets:
+  - id: aws-access-key-id
+  - id: aws-secret-access-key
+    paths:
+      - "foo/bar/aws.secret"
+
+licenses:
+  - id: GPL-3.0 # License name is used as ID
+    paths:
+      - "usr/share/gcc/python/libstdcxx/v6/__init__.py"
+
+```
+
 ## Configuration
 
 ### `exit-code` (Optional, integer)
@@ -85,6 +131,11 @@ be removed in the future. Use `scanners` instead. (Defaults to "vuln,misconfig")
 Controls the security scanners to be used. This replaced security-checks
 (Defaults to "vuln,misconfig")
 
+### `ignorefile` (Optional, string) (EXPERIMENTAL)
+
+Controls the security checks to be ignored as specified in a YAML file.
+Note: This trivy feature is experimental and might change in the future.
+
 ### `skip-files` (Optional, string)
 
 Controls the files to be skipped during the scan. (Defaults to "")
diff --git a/hooks/post-command b/hooks/post-command
index d8a38bf..0fe6b65 100755
--- a/hooks/post-command
+++ b/hooks/post-command
@@ -87,6 +87,11 @@ if [[ -n "${BUILDKITE_PLUGIN_TRIVY_SEVERITY:-}" ]] ; then
   echo "using non-default severity types"
 fi
 
+if [[ -n "${BUILDKITE_PLUGIN_TRIVY_IGNOREFILE:-}" ]] ; then
+  fsargs+=("--ignorefile" "${BUILDKITE_PLUGIN_TRIVY_IGNOREFILE}")
+  echo "using ignore file '$BUILDKITE_PLUGIN_TRIVY_IGNOREFILE'"
+fi
+
 if [[ -n "${BUILDKITE_PLUGIN_TRIVY_SKIP_FILES:-}" ]] ; then
   fsargs+=("--skip-files" "${BUILDKITE_PLUGIN_TRIVY_SKIP_FILES}")
   echo "skipping files '$BUILDKITE_PLUGIN_TRIVY_SKIP_FILES' from scan "
diff --git a/plugin.yml b/plugin.yml
index 3ba8bff..d6e8061 100644
--- a/plugin.yml
+++ b/plugin.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ configuration:
       type: string
     ignore-unfixed:
       type: boolean
-    trivy-version:      
+    trivy-version:
       type: string
     scanners:
       type: string
@@ -24,12 +24,14 @@ configuration:
       type: string
     image-ref:
       type: string
+    ignorefile:
+      type: string
     skip-files:
       type: string
     skip-dirs:
       type: string
     helm-overrides-file:
-      type: string 
+      type: string
     debug:
       type: boolean
   additionalProperties: false