diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 8804f61..4aed93d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: 1.17
+          go-version: 1.18
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: golangci-lint
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v3
diff --git a/cmd/tablizer.go b/cmd/tablizer.go
index 5886c0e..e49dc17 100644
--- a/cmd/tablizer.go
+++ b/cmd/tablizer.go
@@ -259,6 +259,36 @@ DESCRIPTION
 
         and source this file from your PowerShell profile.
 
+CONFIGURATION AND COLORS
+    YOu can put certain configuration values into a configuration file in
+    HCL format. By default tablizer looks for
+    "$HOME/.config/tablizer/config", but you can provide one using the
+    parameter "-f".
+
+    In the configuration the following variables can be defined:
+
+        BG             = "lightGreen"
+        FG             = "white"
+        HighlightBG    = "lightGreen"
+        HighlightFG    = "white"
+        NoHighlightBG  = "white"
+        NoHighlightFG  = "lightGreen"
+        HighlightHdrBG = "red"
+        HighlightHdrFG = "white"
+
+    The following color definitions are available:
+
+    black, blue, cyan, darkGray, default, green, lightBlue, lightCyan,
+    lightGreen, lightMagenta, lightRed, lightWhite, lightYellow, magenta,
+    red, white, yellow
+
+    The Variables FG and BG are being used to highlight matches. The other
+    *FG and *BG variables are for colored table output (enabled with the
+    "-L" parameter).
+
+    Colorization can be turned off completely either by setting the
+    parameter "-N" or the environment variable NO_COLOR to a true value.
+
 BUGS
     In order to report a bug, unexpected behavior, feature requests or to
     submit a patch, please open an issue on github:
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index cebaa78..e87a3a8 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1
 )
 
-require github.com/zclconf/go-cty v1.13.2 // indirect
-
 require (
 	github.com/agext/levenshtein v1.2.1 // indirect
 	github.com/apparentlymart/go-textseg/v13 v13.0.0 // indirect
@@ -38,6 +36,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/tinylib/msgp v1.1.9 // indirect
 	github.com/ugorji/go/codec v1.2.11 // indirect
 	github.com/xo/terminfo v0.0.0-20210125001918-ca9a967f8778 // indirect
+	github.com/zclconf/go-cty v1.13.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.13.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.11.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20200804184101-5ec99f83aff1 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 6cfa483..79ff9d7 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ github.com/ugorji/go/codec v1.2.11/go.mod h1:UNopzCgEMSXjBc6AOMqYvWC1ktqTAfzJZUZ
 github.com/xo/terminfo v0.0.0-20210125001918-ca9a967f8778 h1:QldyIu/L63oPpyvQmHgvgickp1Yw510KJOqX7H24mg8=
 github.com/xo/terminfo v0.0.0-20210125001918-ca9a967f8778/go.mod h1:2MuV+tbUrU1zIOPMxZ5EncGwgmMJsa+9ucAQZXxsObs=
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.4.13/go.mod h1:6yULJ656Px+3vBD8DxQVa3kxgyrAnzto9xy5taEt/CY=
-github.com/zclconf/go-cty v1.13.2 h1:4GvrUxe/QUDYuJKAav4EYqdM47/kZa672LwmXFmEKT0=
-github.com/zclconf/go-cty v1.13.2/go.mod h1:YKQzy/7pZ7iq2jNFzy5go57xdxdWoLLpaEp4u238AE0=
+github.com/zclconf/go-cty v1.13.0 h1:It5dfKTTZHe9aeppbNOda3mN7Ag7sg6QkBNm6TkyFa0=
+github.com/zclconf/go-cty v1.13.0/go.mod h1:YKQzy/7pZ7iq2jNFzy5go57xdxdWoLLpaEp4u238AE0=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20190308221718-c2843e01d9a2/go.mod h1:djNgcEr1/C05ACkg1iLfiJU5Ep61QUkGW8qpdssI0+w=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20210921155107-089bfa567519/go.mod h1:GvvjBRRGRdwPK5ydBHafDWAxML/pGHZbMvKqRZ5+Abc=
 golang.org/x/mod v0.6.0-dev.0.20220419223038-86c51ed26bb4/go.mod h1:jJ57K6gSWd91VN4djpZkiMVwK6gcyfeH4XE8wZrZaV4=
diff --git a/tablizer.1 b/tablizer.1
index c8820a2..2d8285c 100644
--- a/tablizer.1
+++ b/tablizer.1
@@ -446,6 +446,38 @@ To load completions for every new session, run:
 .Ve
 .Sp
 and source this file from your PowerShell profile.
+.SH "CONFIGURATION AND COLORS"
+.IX Header "CONFIGURATION AND COLORS"
+YOu can put certain configuration values into a configuration file in
+\&\s-1HCL\s0 format. By default tablizer looks for
+\&\f(CW\*(C`$HOME/.config/tablizer/config\*(C'\fR, but you can provide one using the
+parameter \f(CW\*(C`\-f\*(C'\fR.
+.PP
+In the configuration the following variables can be defined:
+.PP
+.Vb 8
+\&    BG             = "lightGreen"
+\&    FG             = "white"
+\&    HighlightBG    = "lightGreen"
+\&    HighlightFG    = "white"
+\&    NoHighlightBG  = "white"
+\&    NoHighlightFG  = "lightGreen"
+\&    HighlightHdrBG = "red"
+\&    HighlightHdrFG = "white"
+.Ve
+.PP
+The following color definitions are available:
+.PP
+black, blue,  cyan, darkGray, default, green,  lightBlue, lightCyan,
+lightGreen,   lightMagenta,   lightRed,   lightWhite,   lightYellow,
+magenta, red, white, yellow
+.PP
+The Variables \fB\s-1FG\s0\fR and \fB\s-1BG\s0\fR are being used to highlight matches. The
+other *FG and *BG variables are for colored table output (enabled with
+the \f(CW\*(C`\-L\*(C'\fR parameter).
+.PP
+Colorization can be turned off completely either by setting the
+parameter \f(CW\*(C`\-N\*(C'\fR or the environment variable \fB\s-1NO_COLOR\s0\fR to a true value.
 .SH "BUGS"
 .IX Header "BUGS"
 In order to report a bug, unexpected behavior, feature requests