diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index e81e954a..b2067344 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 
 - `check_content()` will also discover problematic YAML metadata of posts that is not a list (thanks, msmielak, https://stackoverflow.com/q/66857582/559676).
 
+- New project menu in RStudio IDE now allows to select for keeping `config.toml` (thanks, @ogansser, #606).
+
 ## MAJOR CHANGES
 
 - The `method` argument of `build_site()` has been removed (it was defunct in **blogdown** v1.2). Please set the build method in the global option `options(blogdown.method = )` instead.
diff --git a/inst/rstudio/templates/project/skeleton.dcf b/inst/rstudio/templates/project/skeleton.dcf
index 75312267..4b3d836e 100644
--- a/inst/rstudio/templates/project/skeleton.dcf
+++ b/inst/rstudio/templates/project/skeleton.dcf
@@ -30,9 +30,16 @@ Label: Keep empty directories
 Default: Off
 Position: right
 
+Parameter: format
+Widget: SelectInput
+Label: Config file format
+Fields: yaml, toml
+Defaults: yaml
+Position: right
+
 Parameter: to_yaml
 Widget: CheckboxInput
-Label: Convert all metadata to YAML
+Label: Convert all post metadata to YAML
 Default: On
 Position: right