diff --git a/ansiblelater/candidate.py b/ansiblelater/candidate.py
index cbbcbf6..78adebf 100644
--- a/ansiblelater/candidate.py
+++ b/ansiblelater/candidate.py
@@ -43,6 +43,13 @@ class Candidate(object):
     def _get_version(self):
         path = self.path
         version = None
+        config_version = self.config["rules"]["version"].strip()
+
+        if config_version:
+            version_config_re = re.compile(r"([\d.]+)")
+            match = version_config_re.match(config_version)
+            if match:
+                version = match.group(1)
 
         if not self.binary:
             if isinstance(self, RoleFile):
@@ -54,11 +61,10 @@ class Candidate(object):
                         break
                     parentdir = os.path.dirname(parentdir)
 
-            version_re = re.compile(r"^# Standards:\s*([\d.]+)")
-
+            version_file_re = re.compile(r"^# Standards:\s*([\d.]+)")
             with codecs.open(path, mode="rb", encoding="utf-8") as f:
                 for line in f:
-                    match = version_re.match(line)
+                    match = version_file_re.match(line)
                     if match:
                         version = match.group(1)
 
diff --git a/ansiblelater/settings.py b/ansiblelater/settings.py
index 1d7cba6..fcf57f7 100644
--- a/ansiblelater/settings.py
+++ b/ansiblelater/settings.py
@@ -121,7 +121,8 @@ class Settings(object):
                 "filter": [],
                 "exclude_filter": [],
                 "ignore_dotfiles": True,
-                "exclude_files": []
+                "exclude_files": [],
+                "version": ""
             },
             "logging": {
                 "level": "WARNING",
diff --git a/docs/content/configuration/defaults.md b/docs/content/configuration/defaults.md
index 198d077..6897254 100644
--- a/docs/content/configuration/defaults.md
+++ b/docs/content/configuration/defaults.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ ansible:
   # Modules which are bundled with the role and placed in a './library'
   # directory will be auto-detected and don't need to be added to this list.
   custom_modules: []
+
   # Settings for variable formatting rule (ANSIBLE0004)
   double-braces:
     max-spaces-inside: 1
@@ -24,12 +25,16 @@ ansible:
 logging:
   # You can enable JSON logging if a parsable output is required
   json: False
+
   # Possible options debug | info | warning | error | critical
   level: "warning"
 
 # Global settings for all defined rules
 rules:
-  # list of files to exclude
+  # Disable build-in rules if required
+  buildin: True
+
+  # List of files to exclude
   exclude_files: []
   # Examples:
   #  - molecule/
@@ -45,8 +50,13 @@ rules:
   # All dotfiles (including hidden folders) are excluded by default.
   # You can disable this setting and handle dotfiles by yourself with `exclude_files`.
   ignore_dotfiles: True
-  # Path to the folder containing your custom standards file
-  standards: ansiblelater/data
+
+  # List of directories to load standard rules from (defaults to build-in)
+  standards: []
+
+  # Standard version to use. Standard version set in a roles meta file
+  # or playbook will takes precedence.
+  version:
 
 # Block to control included yamllint rules.
 # See https://yamllint.readthedocs.io/en/stable/rules.html