diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ed53215..ecb9e1d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -98,7 +98,15 @@ $ make && ./_output/$(GOOS)/$(GOARCH)/bin/commitizen init
 
 ## Configuration
 
-You can set configuration file that `.czrc` at repository root or home directory. The configuration file that located in repository root have a priority over the one in home directory. The format is the same as the following:
+You can set configuration file that `.czrc` at repository root, home directory, or the `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/commitizen` directory. 
+
+commitizen uses the following precedence order. Each item takes precedence over the item below it:
+
+- per-project config file (`/path/to/my/project/.czrc`)
+- per-user config file (`~/.czrc`)
+- `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME` config file (`$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/commitizen/.czrc`)
+
+The format is the same as the following:
 
 ```yaml
 name: default
@@ -394,4 +402,4 @@ items:
 format: "{{.type}}{{with .scope}}({{.}}){{end}}: {{.subject}}{{with .body}}\n\n{{.}}{{end}}{{with .footer}}\n\n{{.}}{{end}}"`
 ```
 
-![multiple-templates](https://github.com/shipengqi/illustrations/blob/e0d588dd70551344f0394cbf6671b15ae22e7635/commitizen/multiple-templates.png?raw=true)
\ No newline at end of file
+![multiple-templates](https://github.com/shipengqi/illustrations/blob/e0d588dd70551344f0394cbf6671b15ae22e7635/commitizen/multiple-templates.png?raw=true)
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 3ca00c4..360f4da 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ go 1.23
 require (
 	github.com/charmbracelet/huh v0.6.0
 	github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure v1.5.0
-	github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 v2.21.0
+	github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 v2.22.0
 	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.35.1
 	github.com/shipengqi/component-base v0.2.11
 	github.com/shipengqi/golib v0.2.18
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 950dce0..474d74d 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ github.com/muesli/cancelreader v0.2.2 h1:3I4Kt4BQjOR54NavqnDogx/MIoWBFa0StPA8ELU
 github.com/muesli/cancelreader v0.2.2/go.mod h1:3XuTXfFS2VjM+HTLZY9Ak0l6eUKfijIfMUZ4EgX0QYo=
 github.com/muesli/termenv v0.15.3-0.20240618155329-98d742f6907a h1:2MaM6YC3mGu54x+RKAA6JiFFHlHDY1UbkxqppT7wYOg=
 github.com/muesli/termenv v0.15.3-0.20240618155329-98d742f6907a/go.mod h1:hxSnBBYLK21Vtq/PHd0S2FYCxBXzBua8ov5s1RobyRQ=
-github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 v2.21.0 h1:7rg/4f3rB88pb5obDgNZrNHrQ4e6WpjonchcpuBRnZM=
-github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 v2.21.0/go.mod h1:7Du3c42kxCUegi0IImZ1wUQzMBVecgIHjR1C+NkhLQo=
+github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 v2.22.0 h1:Yed107/8DjTr0lKCNt7Dn8yQ6ybuDRQoMGrNFKzMfHg=
+github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 v2.22.0/go.mod h1:7Du3c42kxCUegi0IImZ1wUQzMBVecgIHjR1C+NkhLQo=
 github.com/onsi/gomega v1.35.1 h1:Cwbd75ZBPxFSuZ6T+rN/WCb/gOc6YgFBXLlZLhC7Ds4=
 github.com/onsi/gomega v1.35.1/go.mod h1:PvZbdDc8J6XJEpDK4HCuRBm8a6Fzp9/DmhC9C7yFlog=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index f939ea0..354ac2f 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -35,13 +35,26 @@ func New() *Config {
 
 func (c *Config) initialize() error {
 	var fpath string
+	// Check if the configuration file is local to the repo.
 	if fsutil.IsExists(RCFilename) {
 		fpath = RCFilename
 	} else {
+		// Check if the configuration file is in the user's home directory.
 		home := sysutil.HomeDir()
 		p := filepath.Join(home, RCFilename)
 		if fsutil.IsExists(p) {
 			fpath = p
+		} else {
+			// Check if the configuration file is in the configured
+			// XDG_CONFIG_HOME directory.
+			xdgConfigHome, found := os.LookupEnv("XDG_CONFIG_HOME")
+			if !found {
+				xdgConfigHome = sysutil.HomeDir()
+			}
+			xdgConfigPath := filepath.Join(xdgConfigHome, "commitizen", RCFilename)
+			if fsutil.IsExists(xdgConfigPath) {
+				fpath = xdgConfigPath
+			}
 		}
 	}