hack.diff

diff --git i/summoner-cli/src/Summoner/Default.hs w/summoner-cli/src/Summoner/Default.hs
index 41dfaa6..6a25abe 100644
--- i/summoner-cli/src/Summoner/Default.hs
+++ w/summoner-cli/src/Summoner/Default.hs
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@ import Relude.Extra.Enum (prev)
 
 import Data.Time (getCurrentTime, toGregorian, utctDay)
 import NeatInterpolation (text)
-import System.Directory (getHomeDirectory)
+import System.Directory (getHomeDirectory, doesFileExist)
 import System.FilePath ((</>))
 
 import Summoner.GhcVer (GhcVer, showGhcVer)
 import Summoner.License (LicenseName (MIT))
-
+import qualified System.Environment.XDG.BaseDir as XDG
 
 -- | Default GHC version is the latest available.
 defaultGHC :: GhcVer
@@ -60,7 +60,13 @@ defaultTomlFile :: FilePath
 defaultTomlFile = ".summoner.toml"
 
 defaultConfigFile :: IO FilePath
-defaultConfigFile = (</> defaultTomlFile) <$> getHomeDirectory
+defaultConfigFile = do
+  xdg <- XDG.getUserConfigFile "summoner" "summoner.toml"
+  exists <- doesFileExist xdg
+  if exists
+    then pure xdg
+    else (</> defaultTomlFile) <$> getHomeDirectory
+
 
 defaultDescription :: Text
 defaultDescription = "See README for more info"
diff --git i/summoner-cli/summoner.cabal w/summoner-cli/summoner.cabal
index a569dc1..2c4c834 100644
--- i/summoner-cli/summoner.cabal
+++ w/summoner-cli/summoner.cabal
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ library
                      , optparse-applicative ^>= 0.15
                      , process ^>= 1.6.1.0
                      , shellmet ^>= 0.0.3.0
+                     , xdg-basedir ^>= 0.2.2
                      , text ^>= 1.2.3.0
                      , time >= 1.8 && < 1.11
                      , tomland ^>= 1.3.0.0