diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fe0ffe4..3f39608 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,6 +4,17 @@ This action validates YAML files using the `yaml.schemas` settings for the [VS C
 
 All you need is a **.vscode/settings.json** document at the root of the repository that contains the `yaml.schemas` setting
 
+## Inputs
+
+### `settingsFile` (optional)
+
+Location of the schema configuration file.  
+
+The default location is **.vscode/settings.json**, you can change it do a different location but it but still be a json document containing the `yaml.schemas` config.
+See the [VS Code YAML Extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=redhat.vscode-yaml) for how to structure the config.
+
+
+
 ## Outputs
 
 ### `invalidFiles`
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 38e767a..d5d982a 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 name: 'YAML Schema Validator'
 description: 'Validate YAML files in a repo according to settings'
+inputs:
+  settingsFile: 
+    description: 'Location of schema configuration file'
+    required: false
+    default: '.vscode/settings.json'
 outputs:
   invalidFiles: 
     description: 'Comma separated list of files that failed the schema validation'
diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index e531e05..f537ccc 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -896,7 +896,7 @@ eval("\r\nObject.defineProperty(exports, \"__esModule\", ({ value: true }));\r\n
 /***/ (function(__unused_webpack_module, exports, __webpack_require__) {
 
 "use strict";
-eval("\r\nvar __awaiter = (this && this.__awaiter) || function (thisArg, _arguments, P, generator) {\r\n    function adopt(value) { return value instanceof P ? value : new P(function (resolve) { resolve(value); }); }\r\n    return new (P || (P = Promise))(function (resolve, reject) {\r\n        function fulfilled(value) { try { step(generator.next(value)); } catch (e) { reject(e); } }\r\n        function rejected(value) { try { step(generator[\"throw\"](value)); } catch (e) { reject(e); } }\r\n        function step(result) { result.done ? resolve(result.value) : adopt(result.value).then(fulfilled, rejected); }\r\n        step((generator = generator.apply(thisArg, _arguments || [])).next());\r\n    });\r\n};\r\nObject.defineProperty(exports, \"__esModule\", ({ value: true }));\r\nconst core = __webpack_require__(/*! @actions/core */ \"./node_modules/@actions/core/lib/core.js\");\r\nconst yaml_validator_1 = __webpack_require__(/*! ./yaml-validator */ \"./src/yaml-validator.ts\");\r\nfunction run() {\r\n    return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {\r\n        try {\r\n            const workspaceRoot = process.env['GITHUB_WORKSPACE'];\r\n            const validationResults = yield yaml_validator_1.validateYaml(workspaceRoot);\r\n            const invalidResults = validationResults.filter(res => !res.valid).map(res => res.filePath);\r\n            const invalidFiles = invalidResults.length > 0 ? invalidResults.join(',') : '';\r\n            core.setOutput('invalidFiles', invalidFiles);\r\n            if (invalidResults.length > 0) {\r\n                core.warning('Invalid Files: ' + invalidFiles);\r\n                core.setFailed('Schema validation failed on one or more YAML files.');\r\n            }\r\n            else {\r\n                core.info(`✅ YAML Schema validation completed successfully`);\r\n            }\r\n        }\r\n        catch (error) {\r\n            core.setFailed(error.message);\r\n        }\r\n    });\r\n}\r\nrun();\r\n\n\n//# sourceURL=webpack://validate-yaml-schema/./src/main.ts?");
+eval("\r\nvar __awaiter = (this && this.__awaiter) || function (thisArg, _arguments, P, generator) {\r\n    function adopt(value) { return value instanceof P ? value : new P(function (resolve) { resolve(value); }); }\r\n    return new (P || (P = Promise))(function (resolve, reject) {\r\n        function fulfilled(value) { try { step(generator.next(value)); } catch (e) { reject(e); } }\r\n        function rejected(value) { try { step(generator[\"throw\"](value)); } catch (e) { reject(e); } }\r\n        function step(result) { result.done ? resolve(result.value) : adopt(result.value).then(fulfilled, rejected); }\r\n        step((generator = generator.apply(thisArg, _arguments || [])).next());\r\n    });\r\n};\r\nObject.defineProperty(exports, \"__esModule\", ({ value: true }));\r\nconst core = __webpack_require__(/*! @actions/core */ \"./node_modules/@actions/core/lib/core.js\");\r\nconst yaml_validator_1 = __webpack_require__(/*! ./yaml-validator */ \"./src/yaml-validator.ts\");\r\nfunction run() {\r\n    return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {\r\n        try {\r\n            const workspaceRoot = process.env['GITHUB_WORKSPACE'];\r\n            const settingsFile = core.getInput('settingsfile');\r\n            const validationResults = yield yaml_validator_1.validateYaml(workspaceRoot, settingsFile);\r\n            const invalidResults = validationResults.filter(res => !res.valid).map(res => res.filePath);\r\n            const invalidFiles = invalidResults.length > 0 ? invalidResults.join(',') : '';\r\n            core.setOutput('invalidFiles', invalidFiles);\r\n            if (invalidResults.length > 0) {\r\n                core.warning('Invalid Files: ' + invalidFiles);\r\n                core.setFailed('Schema validation failed on one or more YAML files.');\r\n            }\r\n            else {\r\n                core.info(`✅ YAML Schema validation completed successfully`);\r\n            }\r\n        }\r\n        catch (error) {\r\n            core.setFailed(error.message);\r\n        }\r\n    });\r\n}\r\nrun();\r\n\n\n//# sourceURL=webpack://validate-yaml-schema/./src/main.ts?");
 
 /***/ }),
 
@@ -940,7 +940,7 @@ eval("\r\nvar __awaiter = (this && this.__awaiter) || function (thisArg, _argume
 /***/ (function(__unused_webpack_module, exports, __webpack_require__) {
 
 "use strict";
-eval("\r\nvar __awaiter = (this && this.__awaiter) || function (thisArg, _arguments, P, generator) {\r\n    function adopt(value) { return value instanceof P ? value : new P(function (resolve) { resolve(value); }); }\r\n    return new (P || (P = Promise))(function (resolve, reject) {\r\n        function fulfilled(value) { try { step(generator.next(value)); } catch (e) { reject(e); } }\r\n        function rejected(value) { try { step(generator[\"throw\"](value)); } catch (e) { reject(e); } }\r\n        function step(result) { result.done ? resolve(result.value) : adopt(result.value).then(fulfilled, rejected); }\r\n        step((generator = generator.apply(thisArg, _arguments || [])).next());\r\n    });\r\n};\r\nObject.defineProperty(exports, \"__esModule\", ({ value: true }));\r\nexports.validateYaml = void 0;\r\nconst path = __webpack_require__(/*! path */ \"path\");\r\nconst glob_1 = __webpack_require__(/*! glob */ \"./node_modules/glob/glob.js\");\r\nconst yaml_file_reader_1 = __webpack_require__(/*! ./yaml-file-reader */ \"./src/yaml-file-reader.ts\");\r\nconst schema_validator_1 = __webpack_require__(/*! ./schema-validator */ \"./src/schema-validator.ts\");\r\nconst logger_1 = __webpack_require__(/*! ./logger */ \"./src/logger.ts\");\r\nexports.validateYaml = (workspaceRoot) => __awaiter(void 0, void 0, void 0, function* () {\r\n    try {\r\n        //Get the schema settings\r\n        const settings = yield yaml_file_reader_1.getJson(path.join(workspaceRoot, '.vscode/settings.json'));\r\n        const schemas = settings ? settings['yaml.schemas'] : null;\r\n        if (!schemas)\r\n            throw 'no schema settings found';\r\n        const schemaValidator = new schema_validator_1.SchemaValidator(schemas, workspaceRoot);\r\n        //TODO: improve this implementation - e.g. use the glob patterns from the yaml.schemas settings        \r\n        const filePaths = yield new Promise((c, e) => {\r\n            glob_1.glob('**/*.{yml,yaml}', {\r\n                cwd: workspaceRoot,\r\n                silent: true,\r\n                nodir: true,\r\n            }, (err, files) => {\r\n                if (err) {\r\n                    e(err);\r\n                }\r\n                c(files);\r\n            });\r\n        });\r\n        return yield Promise.all(filePaths.map((filePath) => __awaiter(void 0, void 0, void 0, function* () {\r\n            try {\r\n                const yamlDocument = yield yaml_file_reader_1.getYaml(path.join(workspaceRoot, filePath));\r\n                const result = yield schemaValidator.isValid(yamlDocument);\r\n                logger_1.prettyLog(filePath);\r\n                return { filePath, valid: result };\r\n            }\r\n            catch (e) {\r\n                logger_1.prettyLog(filePath, e);\r\n                return { filePath, valid: false };\r\n            }\r\n        })));\r\n    }\r\n    catch (err) {\r\n        logger_1.prettyLog(workspaceRoot, err);\r\n        return [{ filePath: workspaceRoot, valid: false }];\r\n    }\r\n});\r\n\n\n//# sourceURL=webpack://validate-yaml-schema/./src/yaml-validator.ts?");
+eval("\r\nvar __awaiter = (this && this.__awaiter) || function (thisArg, _arguments, P, generator) {\r\n    function adopt(value) { return value instanceof P ? value : new P(function (resolve) { resolve(value); }); }\r\n    return new (P || (P = Promise))(function (resolve, reject) {\r\n        function fulfilled(value) { try { step(generator.next(value)); } catch (e) { reject(e); } }\r\n        function rejected(value) { try { step(generator[\"throw\"](value)); } catch (e) { reject(e); } }\r\n        function step(result) { result.done ? resolve(result.value) : adopt(result.value).then(fulfilled, rejected); }\r\n        step((generator = generator.apply(thisArg, _arguments || [])).next());\r\n    });\r\n};\r\nObject.defineProperty(exports, \"__esModule\", ({ value: true }));\r\nexports.validateYaml = void 0;\r\nconst path = __webpack_require__(/*! path */ \"path\");\r\nconst glob_1 = __webpack_require__(/*! glob */ \"./node_modules/glob/glob.js\");\r\nconst yaml_file_reader_1 = __webpack_require__(/*! ./yaml-file-reader */ \"./src/yaml-file-reader.ts\");\r\nconst schema_validator_1 = __webpack_require__(/*! ./schema-validator */ \"./src/schema-validator.ts\");\r\nconst logger_1 = __webpack_require__(/*! ./logger */ \"./src/logger.ts\");\r\nexports.validateYaml = (workspaceRoot, settingsFile) => __awaiter(void 0, void 0, void 0, function* () {\r\n    try {\r\n        //Get the schema settings\r\n        const settings = yield yaml_file_reader_1.getJson(path.join(workspaceRoot, settingsFile));\r\n        const schemas = settings ? settings['yaml.schemas'] : null;\r\n        if (!schemas)\r\n            throw 'no schema settings found';\r\n        const schemaValidator = new schema_validator_1.SchemaValidator(schemas, workspaceRoot);\r\n        //TODO: improve this implementation - e.g. use the glob patterns from the yaml.schemas settings        \r\n        const filePaths = yield new Promise((c, e) => {\r\n            glob_1.glob('**/*.{yml,yaml}', {\r\n                cwd: workspaceRoot,\r\n                silent: true,\r\n                nodir: true,\r\n            }, (err, files) => {\r\n                if (err) {\r\n                    e(err);\r\n                }\r\n                c(files);\r\n            });\r\n        });\r\n        return yield Promise.all(filePaths.map((filePath) => __awaiter(void 0, void 0, void 0, function* () {\r\n            try {\r\n                const yamlDocument = yield yaml_file_reader_1.getYaml(path.join(workspaceRoot, filePath));\r\n                const result = yield schemaValidator.isValid(yamlDocument);\r\n                logger_1.prettyLog(filePath);\r\n                return { filePath, valid: result };\r\n            }\r\n            catch (e) {\r\n                logger_1.prettyLog(filePath, e);\r\n                return { filePath, valid: false };\r\n            }\r\n        })));\r\n    }\r\n    catch (err) {\r\n        logger_1.prettyLog(workspaceRoot, err);\r\n        return [{ filePath: workspaceRoot, valid: false }];\r\n    }\r\n});\r\n\n\n//# sourceURL=webpack://validate-yaml-schema/./src/yaml-validator.ts?");
 
 /***/ }),
 
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 08c47e6..3c08daa 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ async function run() {
   try {
 
     const workspaceRoot = <string>process.env['GITHUB_WORKSPACE'];
-   
 
-    const validationResults = await validateYaml(workspaceRoot);
+    const settingsFile = core.getInput('settingsfile');
+   
+    const validationResults = await validateYaml(workspaceRoot, settingsFile);
 
     const invalidResults = validationResults.filter(res => !res.valid).map(res => res.filePath);
 
diff --git a/src/yaml-validator.ts b/src/yaml-validator.ts
index c097107..f847e31 100644
--- a/src/yaml-validator.ts
+++ b/src/yaml-validator.ts
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ export interface ValidationResult {
     valid: boolean;
 }
 
-export const validateYaml = async ( workspaceRoot: string): Promise<ValidationResult[]> => {
+export const validateYaml = async ( workspaceRoot: string, settingsFile: any): Promise<ValidationResult[]> => {
 
     try {
         //Get the schema settings
-        const settings  = await getJson(path.join(workspaceRoot, '.vscode/settings.json'));
+        const settings  = await getJson(path.join(workspaceRoot, settingsFile));
         const schemas = settings ? settings['yaml.schemas'] : null;
 
         if(!schemas)