diff --git a/.mypy.ini b/.mypy.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6abab15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.mypy.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# https://mypy.readthedocs.io/en/stable/config_file.html
+[mypy]
diff --git a/BUILD b/BUILD
index 0d5cce9..c25a0c6 100644
--- a/BUILD
+++ b/BUILD
@@ -19,4 +19,11 @@ licenses(["notice"])  # MIT
 exports_files([
     "LICENSE",
     "version.bzl",
+    ".mypy.ini",
 ])
+
+label_flag(
+    name = "mypy_config",
+    build_setting_default = "//:.mypy.ini",
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 78c080f..42ba40f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -124,16 +124,14 @@ mypy_test(
 ### Configuration
 
 To support the [MyPy configuration file](https://mypy.readthedocs.io/en/latest/config_file.html) you can add the
-following to your `WORKSPACE`:
+following to your `.bazelrc`:
 
+```text
+build --@mypy_integration//:mypy_config=//:mypy.ini
 ```
-load("@mypy_integration//:config.bzl", "mypy_configuration")
-
-mypy_configuration("//tools/typing:mypy.ini")
-```
-
-where `//tools/typing:mypy.ini` is a [valid MyPy config file](https://mypy.readthedocs.io/en/latest/config_file.html#config-file-format).
 
+where `//:mypy.ini` is a [valid MyPy config file](https://mypy.readthedocs.io/en/latest/config_file.html#config-file-format)
+within your projects workspace.
 
 ## 🛠 Development
 
diff --git a/WORKSPACE b/WORKSPACE
index 9bff0a4..656f778 100644
--- a/WORKSPACE
+++ b/WORKSPACE
@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@ load(
 
 mypy_integration_repositories()
 
-load("//:config.bzl", "mypy_configuration")
-
-mypy_configuration()
-
 load("//repositories:deps.bzl", mypy_integration_deps = "deps")
 
 mypy_integration_deps("//:current_mypy_version.txt")
diff --git a/config.bzl b/config.bzl
index 21b7895..f6d24f3 100644
--- a/config.bzl
+++ b/config.bzl
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ create_config = repository_rule(
 )
 
 def mypy_configuration(mypy_config_file = None):
+    """**Deprecated**: Instead, see https://github.com/bazel-contrib/bazel-mypy-integration/blob/main/README.md#configuration
+
+    Args:
+        mypy_config_file (Label, optional): The label of a mypy configuration file
+    """
     create_config(
         name = "mypy_integration_config",
         config_filepath = mypy_config_file,
diff --git a/mypy.bzl b/mypy.bzl
index e4f3af9..5517e99 100644
--- a/mypy.bzl
+++ b/mypy.bzl
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ DEFAULT_ATTRS = {
         cfg = "host",
     ),
     "_mypy_config": attr.label(
-        default = Label("@mypy_integration_config//:mypy.ini"),
+        default = Label("//:mypy_config"),
         allow_single_file = True,
     ),
 }