diff --git a/framework/src/Volo.Abp.Cli.Core/Volo/Abp/Cli/Build/FileSystemDotNetProjectBuildConfigReader.cs b/framework/src/Volo.Abp.Cli.Core/Volo/Abp/Cli/Build/FileSystemDotNetProjectBuildConfigReader.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b9a1f28eee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/framework/src/Volo.Abp.Cli.Core/Volo/Abp/Cli/Build/FileSystemDotNetProjectBuildConfigReader.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+using System;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
+using LibGit2Sharp;
+using Volo.Abp.DependencyInjection;
+using Volo.Abp.Json;
+
+namespace Volo.Abp.Cli.Build
+{
+    public class FileSystemDotNetProjectBuildConfigReader : IDotNetProjectBuildConfigReader, ITransientDependency
+    {
+        private readonly IJsonSerializer _jsonSerializer;
+        private string _buildConfigName = "abp-build-config.json";
+
+        public FileSystemDotNetProjectBuildConfigReader(IJsonSerializer jsonSerializer)
+        {
+            _jsonSerializer = jsonSerializer;
+        }
+
+        public DotNetProjectBuildConfig Read(string directoryPath)
+        {
+            var buildArgs = new DotNetProjectBuildConfig();
+            var solutionFiles = Directory.GetFiles(directoryPath, "*.sln", SearchOption.TopDirectoryOnly);
+            if (solutionFiles.Length == 1)
+            {
+                buildArgs.SlFilePath = solutionFiles.First();
+                var configFile = GetClosestFile(directoryPath, _buildConfigName);
+                var configFileContent = File.ReadAllText(configFile);
+                buildArgs.GitRepository = _jsonSerializer.Deserialize<GitRepository>(configFileContent);
+                
+                SetBranchNames(buildArgs.GitRepository);
+
+                return buildArgs;
+            }
+
+            var configFiles = Directory.GetFiles(directoryPath, _buildConfigName, SearchOption.TopDirectoryOnly);
+            if (configFiles.Length == 1)
+            {
+                var configFile = configFiles.First();
+                buildArgs.GitRepository = _jsonSerializer.Deserialize<GitRepository>(configFile);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                Console.WriteLine(
+                    "There are more than 1 config (abp-build-config.json) file in the directory!"
+                );
+            }
+
+            SetBranchNames(buildArgs.GitRepository);
+
+            return buildArgs;
+        }
+
+        private void SetBranchNames(GitRepository gitRepository)
+        {
+            using (var repo = new Repository(string.Concat(gitRepository.RootPath, @"\.git")))
+            {
+                gitRepository.BranchName = repo.Head.FriendlyName;
+            }
+
+            foreach (var dependingRepository in gitRepository.DependingRepositories)
+            {
+                SetBranchNames(dependingRepository);
+            }
+        }
+
+        private string GetClosestFile(string directoryPath, string fileName)
+        {
+            var directory = new DirectoryInfo(directoryPath);
+            var files = directory.GetFiles(fileName, SearchOption.TopDirectoryOnly);
+            if (files.Any() && files.Length == 1)
+            {
+                return files.First().FullName;
+            }
+
+            do
+            {
+                directory = directory.Parent;
+                if (directory == null)
+                {
+                    return string.Empty;
+                }
+
+                files = directory.GetFiles(fileName, SearchOption.TopDirectoryOnly);
+                if (files.Any() && files.Length == 1)
+                {
+                    return files.First().FullName;
+                }
+            } while (true);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/framework/src/Volo.Abp.Cli.Core/Volo/Abp/Cli/Build/IBuildArgsReader.cs b/framework/src/Volo.Abp.Cli.Core/Volo/Abp/Cli/Build/IBuildArgsReader.cs
index 7402cd7450..54dd2bd5ac 100644
--- a/framework/src/Volo.Abp.Cli.Core/Volo/Abp/Cli/Build/IBuildArgsReader.cs
+++ b/framework/src/Volo.Abp.Cli.Core/Volo/Abp/Cli/Build/IBuildArgsReader.cs
@@ -1,69 +1,7 @@
-using System;
-using System.IO;
-using System.Linq;
-using LibGit2Sharp;
-using Volo.Abp.Json;
-
-namespace Volo.Abp.Cli.Build
+namespace Volo.Abp.Cli.Build
 {
     public interface IDotNetProjectBuildConfigReader
     {
         DotNetProjectBuildConfig Read(string directoryPath);
     }
-
-    public class FileSystemDotNetProjectBuildConfigReader : IDotNetProjectBuildConfigReader
-    {
-        private IJsonSerializer _jsonSerializer;
-
-        public FileSystemDotNetProjectBuildConfigReader(IJsonSerializer jsonSerializer)
-        {
-            _jsonSerializer = jsonSerializer;
-        }
-
-        public DotNetProjectBuildConfig Read(string directoryPath)
-        {
-            var buildArgs = new DotNetProjectBuildConfig();
-            var solutionFiles = Directory.GetFiles(directoryPath, "*.sln", SearchOption.TopDirectoryOnly);
-            if (solutionFiles.Length == 1)
-            {
-                buildArgs.SlFilePath = solutionFiles.First();
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                Console.WriteLine(
-                    "There are more than 1 solution (*.sln) file in the directory. Searching for build-config.json file."
-                );
-            }
-
-            var configFiles = Directory.GetFiles(directoryPath, "abp-build-config.json", SearchOption.TopDirectoryOnly);
-            if (configFiles.Length == 1)
-            {
-                var configFile = configFiles.First();
-                buildArgs.GitRepository = _jsonSerializer.Deserialize<GitRepository>(configFile);
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                Console.WriteLine(
-                    "There are more than 1 config (abp-build-config.json) file in the directory!"
-                );
-            }
-
-            SetBranchNames(buildArgs.GitRepository);
-
-            return buildArgs;
-        }
-
-        private void SetBranchNames(GitRepository gitRepository)
-        {
-            using (var repo = new Repository(string.Concat(gitRepository.RootPath, @"\.git")))
-            {
-                gitRepository.BranchName = repo.Head.FriendlyName;
-            }
-
-            foreach (var dependingRepository in gitRepository.DependingRepositories)
-            {
-                SetBranchNames(dependingRepository);
-            }
-        }
-    }
 }
diff --git a/framework/src/Volo.Abp.Cli.Core/Volo/Abp/Cli/Commands/BuildCommand.cs b/framework/src/Volo.Abp.Cli.Core/Volo/Abp/Cli/Commands/BuildCommand.cs
index 56400c7c51..aae55f4483 100644
--- a/framework/src/Volo.Abp.Cli.Core/Volo/Abp/Cli/Commands/BuildCommand.cs
+++ b/framework/src/Volo.Abp.Cli.Core/Volo/Abp/Cli/Commands/BuildCommand.cs
@@ -32,16 +32,23 @@ namespace Volo.Abp.Cli.Commands
             var sw = new Stopwatch();
             sw.Start();
 
-            var buildConfig = DotNetProjectBuildConfigReader.Read(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory());
-            
+            var workingDirectory = commandLineArgs.Options.GetOrNull(
+                Options.WorkingDirectory.Short,
+                Options.WorkingDirectory.Long
+            );
+
             var maxParallelBuild = commandLineArgs.Options.GetOrNull(
                 Options.MaxParallelBuild.Short,
                 Options.MaxParallelBuild.Long
             );
 
-            var dotnetBuildArguments = commandLineArgs.Options.GetOrNull(Options.DotnetBuildArguments.Short,
-                Options.DotnetBuildArguments.Long);
+            var dotnetBuildArguments = commandLineArgs.Options.GetOrNull(
+                Options.DotnetBuildArguments.Short,
+                Options.DotnetBuildArguments.Long
+            );
             
+            var buildConfig = DotNetProjectBuildConfigReader.Read(workingDirectory ?? Directory.GetCurrentDirectory());
+
             var changedProjectFiles = ChangedProjectFinder.Find(buildConfig);
 
             DotNetProjectDependencyFiller.Fill(changedProjectFiles);
@@ -54,7 +61,8 @@ namespace Volo.Abp.Cli.Commands
                 dotnetBuildArguments ?? ""
             );
 
-            var buildStatus = GenerateBuildStatus(buildConfig.GitRepository, changedProjectFiles, buildSucceededProjects);
+            var buildStatus =
+                GenerateBuildStatus(buildConfig.GitRepository, changedProjectFiles, buildSucceededProjects);
             RepositoryBuildStatusStore.Set(buildStatus);
 
             sw.Stop();
@@ -164,6 +172,12 @@ namespace Volo.Abp.Cli.Commands
 
         public static class Options
         {
+            public static class WorkingDirectory
+            {
+                public const string Short = "wd";
+                public const string Long = "working-directory";
+            }
+
             public static class MaxParallelBuild
             {
                 public const string Short = "m";