diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 49a5cee4..3a456e14 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 > [!NOTE]
 > The `suborg` and `repo` level settings directory structure cannot be customized.
 >
-> Settings files must have a `.yml` extension only. For now, the `.yaml` extension is ignored.
 
 
 ## How it works
diff --git a/lib/settings.js b/lib/settings.js
index 39ed2d51..264be42c 100644
--- a/lib/settings.js
+++ b/lib/settings.js
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ ${this.results.reduce((x, y) => {
 
     // Overlay repo config
     // RepoConfigs should be preloaded but checking anyway
-    const overrideRepoConfig = this.repoConfigs[`${repo.repo}.yml`]?.repository
+    const overrideRepoConfig = this.repoConfigs[`${repo.repo}.yml`]?.repository || this.repoConfigs[`${repo.repo}.yaml`]?.repository
     if (overrideRepoConfig) {
       repoConfig = this.mergeDeep.mergeDeep({}, repoConfig, overrideRepoConfig)
     }
@@ -391,8 +391,8 @@ ${this.results.reduce((x, y) => {
   childPluginsList(repo) {
     const repoName = repo.repo
     const subOrgOverrideConfig = this.getSubOrgConfig(repoName)
-    this.log.debug(`suborg config for ${repoName}  is ${JSON.stringify(subOrgOverrideConfig)}`)
-    const repoOverrideConfig = this.repoConfigs[`${repoName}.yml`] || {}
+    this.log.debug(`suborg config for ${repoName} is ${JSON.stringify(subOrgOverrideConfig)}`)
+    const repoOverrideConfig = this.getRepoOverrideConfig(repoName)
     const overrideConfig = this.mergeDeep.mergeDeep({}, this.returnRepoSpecificConfigs(this.config), subOrgOverrideConfig, repoOverrideConfig)
 
     this.log.debug(`consolidated config is ${JSON.stringify(overrideConfig)}`)
@@ -420,6 +420,10 @@ ${this.results.reduce((x, y) => {
     return childPlugins
   }
 
+  getRepoOverrideConfig(repoName) {
+    return this.repoConfigs[`${repoName}.yml`] || this.repoConfigs[`${repoName}.yaml`] || {}
+  }
+
   validate(section, baseConfig, overrideConfig) {
     const configValidator = this.configvalidators[section]
     if (configValidator) {
@@ -680,7 +684,7 @@ ${this.results.reduce((x, y) => {
         // If repo is passed get only its config
         // else load all the config
         if (repo) {
-          if (override.name === `${repo.repo}.yml`) {
+          if (override.name === `${repo.repo}.yml` || override.name === `${repo.repo}.yaml`) {
             const data = await this.loadYaml(override.path)
             this.log.debug(`data = ${JSON.stringify(data)}`)
             repoConfigs[override.name] = data
@@ -786,7 +790,7 @@ ${this.results.reduce((x, y) => {
           }
           )) {
             delete subOrgConfigs[key]
-          } 
+          }
         }
       }
       return subOrgConfigs
@@ -857,7 +861,7 @@ ${this.results.reduce((x, y) => {
     if (this.nop) {
       //Remove nulls and undefined from the results
       const results = res.flat(3).filter(r => r)
-      
+
       this.results = this.results.concat(results)
     }
   }
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/settings.test.js b/test/unit/lib/settings.test.js
index c91583d3..5271dbe9 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/settings.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/lib/settings.test.js
@@ -25,32 +25,32 @@ describe('Settings Tests', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     const mockOctokit = jest.mocked(Octokit)
     const content = Buffer.from(`
-suborgrepos:    
-- new-repo        
-#- test*    
-#- secret*  
-     
+suborgrepos:
+- new-repo
+#- test*
+#- secret*
+
 suborgteams:
 - core
 
-suborgproperties:     
+suborgproperties:
 - EDP: true
 - do_no_delete: true
-       
-teams:                 
-  - name: core        
-    permission: bypass 
+
+teams:
+  - name: core
+    permission: bypass
   - name: docss
     permission: pull
   - name: docs
     permission: pull
-  
+
 validator:
-  pattern: '[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+_[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+.*' 
+  pattern: '[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+_[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+.*'
 
-repository:   
+repository:
   # A comma-separated list of topics to set on the repository
-  topics:   
+  topics:
   - frontend
      `).toString('base64');
     mockOctokit.repos = {
@@ -192,6 +192,47 @@ repository:
     })
   }) // restrictedRepos
 
+  describe('getRepoOverrideConfig', () => {
+    describe('repository defined in a file using the .yaml extension', () => {
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        stubConfig = {
+          repoConfigs: {
+            'repository.yaml': { repository: { name: 'repository', config: 'config1' } }
+          }
+        }
+      })
+
+      it('Picks up a repository defined in file using the .yaml extension', () => {
+        settings = createSettings(stubConfig)
+        settings.repoConfigs = stubConfig.repoConfigs
+        const repoConfig = settings.getRepoOverrideConfig('repository')
+
+        expect(typeof repoConfig).toBe('object')
+        expect(repoConfig).not.toBeNull()
+        expect(Object.keys(repoConfig).length).toBeGreaterThan(0)
+      })
+    })
+
+    describe('repository defined in a file using the .yml extension', () => {
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        stubConfig = {
+          repoConfigs: {
+            'repository.yml': { repository: { name: 'repository', config: 'config1' } }
+          }
+        }
+      })
+
+      it('Picks up a repository defined in file using the .yml extension', () => {
+        settings = createSettings(stubConfig)
+        settings.repoConfigs = stubConfig.repoConfigs
+        const repoConfig = settings.getRepoOverrideConfig('repository')
+
+        expect(typeof repoConfig).toBe('object')
+        expect(repoConfig).not.toBeNull()
+        expect(Object.keys(repoConfig).length).toBeGreaterThan(0)
+      })
+    })
+  }) // repoOverrideConfig
   describe('loadConfigs', () => {
     describe('load suborg configs', () => {
       beforeEach(() => {
@@ -200,29 +241,29 @@ repository:
           }
         }
         subOrgConfig = yaml.load(`
-          suborgrepos:    
-          - new-repo         
-               
-          suborgproperties:     
+          suborgrepos:
+          - new-repo
+
+          suborgproperties:
           - EDP: true
           - do_no_delete: true
-                 
-          teams:                 
-            - name: core        
-              permission: bypass 
+
+          teams:
+            - name: core
+              permission: bypass
             - name: docss
               permission: pull
             - name: docs
               permission: pull
-            
+
           validator:
-            pattern: '[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+_[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+.*' 
-          
-          repository:   
+            pattern: '[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+_[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+.*'
+
+          repository:
             # A comma-separated list of topics to set on the repository
-            topics:   
+            topics:
             - frontend
-          
+
           `)
 
       })