diff --git a/src/devops/config/base.py b/src/devops/config/base.py
index e3e3634..5400985 100644
--- a/src/devops/config/base.py
+++ b/src/devops/config/base.py
@@ -54,9 +54,7 @@ def get_table(mapping: dict[str, Any], key: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
     return value
 
 
-def _get_type(
-    mapping: dict[str, Any], key: str, default: Any, expected_type: type
-) -> Any:
+def _get_type(mapping: dict[str, Any], key: str, expected_type: type) -> Any:
     """Get a value of expected type from a mapping.
 
     Parameters
@@ -65,8 +63,6 @@ def _get_type(
         The mapping to extract the value from.
     key: str
         The key of the value.
-    default: Any
-        The default value to return if the key is not found.
     expected_type: type
         The expected type of the value.
 
@@ -80,7 +76,7 @@ def _get_type(
     ConfigError
         If the value associated with the key is not of the expected type.
     """
-    value = mapping.get(key, default)
+    value = mapping.get(key)
 
     if value is None:
         return None
@@ -114,7 +110,12 @@ def get_bool(
     bool | None
         The extracted boolean value or None if the key is not found.
     """
-    return _get_type(mapping, key, default, bool)
+    value = _get_type(mapping, key, bool)
+
+    if value is None:
+        return default
+
+    return value
 
 
 def get_str(
@@ -136,7 +137,46 @@ def get_str(
     str | None
         The extracted string value or None if the key is not found.
     """
-    return _get_type(mapping, key, default, str)
+    value = _get_type(mapping, key, str)
+
+    if value is None:
+        return default
+
+    return value
+
+
+def get_str_or_str_list(
+    mapping: dict[str, Any], key: str, default: str | list[str] | None = None
+) -> str | list[str] | None:
+    """Get a string or list of strings from a mapping.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    mapping: dict[str, Any]
+        The mapping to extract the value from.
+    key: str
+        The key of the value.
+    default: str | list[str] | None
+        The default value to return if the key is not found.
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    str | list[str] | None
+        The extracted string or list of strings value or None if the key is not found.
+    """
+    value = mapping.get(key, default)
+
+    if value is None:
+        return None
+
+    if isinstance(value, str):
+        return get_str(mapping, key, default)
+
+    if isinstance(value, list) and all(isinstance(item, str) for item in value):
+        return get_str_list(mapping, key, default)
+
+    msg = f"Expected str or list of str for key '{key}', got {type(value).__name__}"
+    raise ConfigError(msg)
 
 
 def get_str_enum(
@@ -165,7 +205,10 @@ def get_str_enum(
     ConfigError
         If the value associated with the key is not a valid enum value.
     """
-    value = _get_type(mapping, key, default, str)
+    value = _get_type(mapping, key, str)
+
+    if value is None:
+        value = default
 
     if value is None:
         return None
@@ -205,7 +248,10 @@ def get_str_list(
         If the value associated with the key is not a list of strings.
 
     """
-    value = mapping.get(key, default)
+    value = _get_type(mapping, key, list)
+
+    if value is None:
+        value = default
 
     if value is None:
         return []
diff --git a/src/devops/config/config_file.py b/src/devops/config/config_file.py
index 0b80bd5..19c337f 100644
--- a/src/devops/config/config_file.py
+++ b/src/devops/config/config_file.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 """Module to parse file configuration values."""
 
-from dataclasses import dataclass
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from pathlib import Path
 
-from .base import ConfigError, get_str, get_table
+from .base import ConfigError, get_str, get_str_or_str_list, get_table
 
 
 @dataclass(frozen=True)
@@ -11,6 +11,22 @@ class FileConfig:
     """Dataclass to hold file configuration values."""
 
     encoding: str = "utf-8"
+    changelog_paths: list[Path] = field(default_factory=lambda: [Path("CHANGELOG.md")])
+    _default_changelog_path: Path | None = None
+
+    @property
+    def default_changelog_path(self) -> Path:
+        """Get the default changelog path.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        Path
+            The default changelog path.
+        """
+        if self._default_changelog_path is not None:
+            return self._default_changelog_path
+
+        return self.changelog_paths[0]
 
     def to_toml_lines(self) -> list[str]:
         """Convert the FileConfig to TOML lines.
@@ -23,6 +39,9 @@ def to_toml_lines(self) -> list[str]:
         """
         lines = ["[file]\n"]
         lines.append(f'#encoding = "{self.encoding}"\n')
+        paths_str = '", "'.join(str(p) for p in self.changelog_paths)
+        lines.append(f'#changelog_paths = ["{paths_str}"]\n')
+        lines.append(f'#_default_changelog_path = "{self.default_changelog_path}"\n')
         return lines
 
 
@@ -46,12 +65,86 @@ def parse_file_config(raw_config: dict) -> FileConfig:
     """
     table = get_table(raw_config, "file")
 
+    encoding = parse_encoding(table)
+    changelog_paths = parse_changelog_path(table)
+    default_changelog_path = parse_default_changelog_path(table)
+
+    return FileConfig(
+        encoding=encoding,
+        changelog_paths=changelog_paths,
+        _default_changelog_path=default_changelog_path,
+    )
+
+
+def parse_encoding(table: dict) -> str:
+    """Parse the encoding from a configuration table.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    table: dict
+        The configuration table.
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    str
+        The parsed encoding.
+
+    Raises
+    ------
+    ConfigError
+        If the specified encoding is invalid.
+    """
     encoding = get_str(table, "encoding", default=FileConfig.encoding)
 
+    ### Validate encoding
     try:
         Path(__file__).open("r", encoding=encoding).close()
     except LookupError as e:
         msg = f"Invalid file encoding specified in configuration: {encoding}"
         raise ConfigError(msg) from e
 
-    return FileConfig(encoding=encoding)
+    return encoding
+
+
+def parse_changelog_path(table: dict) -> list[Path]:
+    """Parse the changelog paths from a configuration table.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    table: dict
+        The configuration table.
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    list[Path]
+        The parsed list of changelog paths.
+    """
+    changelog_paths = get_str_or_str_list(
+        table, "changelog_path", FileConfig.changelog_path
+    )
+
+    if isinstance(changelog_paths, str):
+        changelog_paths = [changelog_paths]
+
+    return [Path(p) for p in changelog_paths]
+
+
+def parse_default_changelog_path(table: dict) -> Path | None:
+    """Parse the default changelog path from a configuration table.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    table: dict
+        The configuration table.
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    Path | None
+        The parsed default changelog path, or None if not specified.
+    """
+    default_path_str = get_str(table, "default_changelog_path", default=None)
+
+    if default_path_str is not None:
+        return Path(default_path_str)
+
+    return None
diff --git a/tests/config/test_config.py b/tests/config/test_config.py
index 5e41bac..a915789 100644
--- a/tests/config/test_config.py
+++ b/tests/config/test_config.py
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ def test_parse_config_buggy_cpp_macros_not_list() -> None:
     with pytest.raises(ConfigError) as exc_info:
         parse_config(raw_config)
 
-    assert "Expected list of strings for key" in str(exc_info.value)
+    assert "Expected list for key" in str(exc_info.value)
     assert "buggy_cpp_macros" in str(exc_info.value)
 
 
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ def test_parse_config_buggy_cpp_macros_is_dict() -> None:
     with pytest.raises(ConfigError) as exc_info:
         parse_config(raw_config)
 
-    assert "Expected list of strings for key" in str(exc_info.value)
+    assert "Expected list for key" in str(exc_info.value)
     assert "buggy_cpp_macros" in str(exc_info.value)