diff --git a/pungi.spec b/pungi.spec
index 6c4e2652..85e4e318 100644
--- a/pungi.spec
+++ b/pungi.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Name:           pungi
 Version:        4.3.7
-Release:        5%{?dist}.alma
+Release:        6%{?dist}.alma
 Summary:        Distribution compose tool
 
 License:        GPL-2.0-only
@@ -159,6 +159,9 @@ rm %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/pungi
 
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Apr 13 2023 Stepan Oksanichenko <soksanichenko@cloudlinux.com> - 4.3.7-6
+- CLI option `--label` can be passed through a Pungi config file
+
 * Fri Mar 31 2023 Stepan Oksanichenko <soksanichenko@cloudlinux.com> - 4.3.7-4
 - ALBS-1030: Generate Devel section in packages.json
 - Also the tool can combine (remove and add) packages in a variant from different sources according to an url's type of source
diff --git a/pungi/checks.py b/pungi/checks.py
index 693aad3c..5d11fb7b 100644
--- a/pungi/checks.py
+++ b/pungi/checks.py
@@ -610,6 +610,7 @@ def make_schema():
             "release_discinfo_description": {"type": "string"},
             "treeinfo_version": {"type": "string"},
             "compose_type": {"type": "string", "enum": COMPOSE_TYPES},
+            "label": {"type": "string"},
             "base_product_name": {"type": "string"},
             "base_product_short": {"type": "string"},
             "base_product_version": {"type": "string"},
diff --git a/pungi/scripts/pungi_koji.py b/pungi/scripts/pungi_koji.py
index 97db2263..aefbd60c 100644
--- a/pungi/scripts/pungi_koji.py
+++ b/pungi/scripts/pungi_koji.py
@@ -233,16 +233,9 @@ def main():
     latest_link_status = opts.latest_link_status or None
     latest_link_components = opts.latest_link_components
 
-    import kobo.conf
     import kobo.log
     import productmd.composeinfo
 
-    if opts.label:
-        try:
-            productmd.composeinfo.verify_label(opts.label)
-        except ValueError as ex:
-            abort(str(ex))
-
     from pungi.compose import Compose
 
     logger = logging.getLogger("pungi")
@@ -251,9 +244,15 @@ def main():
         kobo.log.add_stderr_logger(logger)
 
     conf = util.load_config(opts.config)
-
     compose_type = opts.compose_type or conf.get("compose_type", "production")
-    if compose_type == "production" and not opts.label and not opts.no_label:
+    label = opts.label or conf.get("label")
+    if label:
+        try:
+            productmd.composeinfo.verify_label(label)
+        except ValueError as ex:
+            abort(str(ex))
+
+    if compose_type == "production" and not label and not opts.no_label:
         abort("must specify label for a production compose")
 
     if (
@@ -300,7 +299,10 @@ def main():
 
     if opts.target_dir:
         compose_dir = Compose.get_compose_dir(
-            opts.target_dir, conf, compose_type=compose_type, compose_label=opts.label
+            opts.target_dir,
+            conf,
+            compose_type=compose_type,
+            compose_label=label
         )
     else:
         compose_dir = opts.compose_dir
@@ -309,7 +311,7 @@ def main():
             ci = Compose.get_compose_info(
                 conf,
                 compose_type=compose_type,
-                compose_label=opts.label,
+                compose_label=label,
                 parent_compose_ids=opts.parent_compose_id,
                 respin_of=opts.respin_of,
             )