diff --git a/content-config/src/main/java/org/xbib/content/config/ConfigLoader.java b/content-config/src/main/java/org/xbib/content/config/ConfigLoader.java
index 68ca979..de089f2 100644
--- a/content-config/src/main/java/org/xbib/content/config/ConfigLoader.java
+++ b/content-config/src/main/java/org/xbib/content/config/ConfigLoader.java
@@ -125,13 +125,17 @@ public class ConfigLoader {
     }
 
     private static List<String> createListOfLocations(String applicationName, String fileNameWithoutSuffix) {
+        String xdgConfigHome = System.getenv("XDG_CONFIG_HOME");
+        if (xdgConfigHome == null) {
+            xdgConfigHome = System.getProperty("user.home") + "/.config";
+        }
         return List.of(
                 applicationName + '-' + fileNameWithoutSuffix + YML,
                 applicationName + '-' + fileNameWithoutSuffix + YAML,
                 applicationName + '-' + fileNameWithoutSuffix + JSON,
-                System.getProperty("user.home") + "/." + applicationName + '/' + fileNameWithoutSuffix + YML,
-                System.getProperty("user.home") + "/." + applicationName + '/' + fileNameWithoutSuffix + YAML,
-                System.getProperty("user.home") + "/." + applicationName + '/' + fileNameWithoutSuffix + JSON,
+                xdgConfigHome + '/' + applicationName + '/' + fileNameWithoutSuffix + YML,
+                xdgConfigHome + '/' + applicationName + '/' + fileNameWithoutSuffix + YAML,
+                xdgConfigHome + '/' + applicationName + '/' + fileNameWithoutSuffix + JSON,
                 "/etc/" + applicationName + '/' + fileNameWithoutSuffix + YML,
                 "/etc/" + applicationName + '/' + fileNameWithoutSuffix + YAML,
                 "/etc/" + applicationName + '/' + fileNameWithoutSuffix + JSON);
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index a411453..f7b7fd2 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 group = org.xbib
 name = content
-version = 2.6.1
+version = 2.6.2
 
 gradle.wrapper.version = 6.6.1
 xbib.net.version = 2.1.0