diff --git a/changelog_gen/config.py b/changelog_gen/config.py
index f6ca744..6233764 100644
--- a/changelog_gen/config.py
+++ b/changelog_gen/config.py
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ class Config:
 
     post_process: PostProcessConfig | None = None
 
+    custom: dict = dataclasses.field(default_factory=dict)
+
     def __post_init__(self: t.Self) -> None:
         """Process parser and validate if strict check enabled."""
         self.parser = re.compile(self.parser)
diff --git a/docs/configuration.md b/docs/configuration.md
index e0c7a43..7f63d9d 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration.md
@@ -187,6 +187,20 @@ hooks = [
 ]
 ```
 
+### `custom`
+  _**[optional]**_<br />
+  **default**: None
+
+  Arbitrary configuration that can be used in hooks.
+
+  Example:
+
+```toml
+[tool.changelog_gen.custom]
+key = "value"
+a_list = ["key", "key2"]
+```
+
 
 ## Versioning
 
diff --git a/docs/hooks.md b/docs/hooks.md
index 08ab754..e1a4c29 100644
--- a/docs/hooks.md
+++ b/docs/hooks.md
@@ -40,6 +40,13 @@ based on current verbosity settings.
 
 The above methods accept a % format string, and `*args`. i.e. `context.error("Hello, %s", "world")`.
 
+### Configuration
+
+Custom configuration can be accessed  with `context.config.custom`. This is a
+dictionary containing all values defined in `[tool.changelog_gen.custom]`.  See
+[custom](https://nrwldev.github.io/changelog-gen/configuration/#custom) for
+details on providing custom configuration.
+
 ## Example
 
 Here is a full example used in another project to generate `.md` files from
diff --git a/tests/cli/test_config.py b/tests/cli/test_config.py
index 71d23be..12861a3 100644
--- a/tests/cli/test_config.py
+++ b/tests/cli/test_config.py
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ def test_config_displayed(cli_runner):
 header = 'Miscellaneous'
 semver = 'patch'
 
+[custom]
+
 [files]"""
     )
 
@@ -82,4 +84,6 @@ def test_post_process_config_displayed(cli_runner, config_factory):
 body = '{"body": "Released on ::version::"}'
 auth_type = 'basic'
 
+[custom]
+
 [files]""")
diff --git a/tests/test_config.py b/tests/test_config.py
index 4c744d8..c5e095f 100644
--- a/tests/test_config.py
+++ b/tests/test_config.py
@@ -95,6 +95,23 @@ def test_read_picks_up_list_values(self, config_factory):
         c = config.read()
         assert c.allowed_branches == ["main", "feature/11"]
 
+    def test_read_picks_custom_config(self, config_factory):
+        config_factory(
+            """
+[tool.changelog_gen.custom]
+key = "value"
+key2 = "value2"
+custom_list = ["one", "two"]
+""",
+        )
+
+        c = config.read()
+        assert c.custom == {
+            "key": "value",
+            "key2": "value2",
+            "custom_list": ["one", "two"],
+        }
+
     def test_read_picks_up_commit_types(self, config_factory):
         config_factory(
             """