diff --git a/docs/input/docs/configuration/default-configuration.md b/docs/input/docs/configuration/default-configuration.md
index 79b90b78..9dbe9a86 100644
--- a/docs/input/docs/configuration/default-configuration.md
+++ b/docs/input/docs/configuration/default-configuration.md
@@ -148,6 +148,14 @@ control the look and feel of the generated release notes.
       no issues are found to be associated with a milestone. The contents of the
       empty release can be controlled via the associated Scriban template.
       **NOTE:** This configuration option was added in version 0.20.0 of GitReleaseManager.
+- **sort-issues-by**
+  - A string value which indicates the name of the field used to sort the issues. The
+      possible values are: Title, Id.
+      **NOTE:** This configuration option was added in version 0.21.0 of GitReleaseManager.
+- **sort-issues-direction**
+  - A string value which indicates how the issues are sorted. The posible values are:
+      Ascending, Descending.
+      **NOTE:** This configuration option was added in version 0.21.0 of GitReleaseManager.
 
 See the [example create configuration section](create-configuration) to see an
 example of how a footer can be configured.
diff --git a/src/GitReleaseManager.Core/Configuration/Config.cs b/src/GitReleaseManager.Core/Configuration/Config.cs
index 51da2a99..e25aa88f 100644
--- a/src/GitReleaseManager.Core/Configuration/Config.cs
+++ b/src/GitReleaseManager.Core/Configuration/Config.cs
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ public Config()
                 AllowUpdateToPublishedRelease = false,
                 AllowMilestonesWithoutIssues = false,
                 IncludeContributors = false,
+                SortIssuesBy = Model.SortIssuesBy.Id,
+                SortIssuesDirection = Model.SortDirection.Ascending,
             };
 
             Export = new ExportConfig
diff --git a/src/GitReleaseManager.Core/Configuration/CreateConfig.cs b/src/GitReleaseManager.Core/Configuration/CreateConfig.cs
index 06b27389..65d355f0 100644
--- a/src/GitReleaseManager.Core/Configuration/CreateConfig.cs
+++ b/src/GitReleaseManager.Core/Configuration/CreateConfig.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System.ComponentModel;
 using GitReleaseManager.Core.Attributes;
+using GitReleaseManager.Core.Model;
 using YamlDotNet.Serialization;
 
 namespace GitReleaseManager.Core.Configuration
@@ -40,5 +41,11 @@ public class CreateConfig
 
         [YamlMember(Alias = "include-contributors")]
         public bool IncludeContributors { get; set; }
+
+        [YamlMember(Alias = "sort-issues-by")]
+        public SortIssuesBy SortIssuesBy { get; set; }
+
+        [YamlMember(Alias = "sort-issues-direction")]
+        public SortDirection SortIssuesDirection { get; set; }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/GitReleaseManager.Core/Model/SortDirection.cs b/src/GitReleaseManager.Core/Model/SortDirection.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5a498eb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/GitReleaseManager.Core/Model/SortDirection.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+namespace GitReleaseManager.Core.Model
+{
+    public enum SortDirection
+    {
+        /// <summary>Ascending.</summary>
+        Ascending = 0,
+
+        /// <summary>Descending.</summary>
+        Descending = 1,
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/GitReleaseManager.Core/Model/SortIssuesBy.cs b/src/GitReleaseManager.Core/Model/SortIssuesBy.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..02e4b1aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/GitReleaseManager.Core/Model/SortIssuesBy.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+namespace GitReleaseManager.Core.Model
+{
+    public enum SortIssuesBy
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Sort by title of the issue
+        /// </summary>
+        Title,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Sort by the Id of the issue
+        /// </summary>
+        Id,
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/GitReleaseManager.Core/ReleaseNotes/ReleaseNotesBuilder.cs b/src/GitReleaseManager.Core/ReleaseNotes/ReleaseNotesBuilder.cs
index b8fbb815..20a7cf76 100644
--- a/src/GitReleaseManager.Core/ReleaseNotes/ReleaseNotesBuilder.cs
+++ b/src/GitReleaseManager.Core/ReleaseNotes/ReleaseNotesBuilder.cs
@@ -147,13 +147,34 @@ private Dictionary<string, List<Issue>> GetIssuesDict(List<Issue> issues)
             var issueLabels = _configuration.IssueLabelsInclude;
             var excludedIssueLabels = _configuration.IssueLabelsExclude;
 
+            Func<SortIssuesBy, string> getSortPropertyName = (sortBy) =>
+            {
+                return sortBy switch
+                {
+                    SortIssuesBy.Title => "Title",
+                    SortIssuesBy.Id => "PublicNumber",
+                    _ => throw new NotSupportedException($"'{sortBy}' is an unknown sort property."),
+                };
+            };
+
+            Func<Issue, object?> keySelector = (i) => typeof(Issue).GetProperty(getSortPropertyName(_configuration.Create.SortIssuesBy)).GetValue(i, null);
+
             var issuesByLabel = issues
                 .Where(o => !o.Labels.Any(l => excludedIssueLabels.Any(eil => string.Equals(eil, l.Name, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))))
                 .SelectMany(o => o.Labels, (issue, label) => new { Label = label.Name, Issue = issue })
                 .Where(o => issueLabels.Any(il => string.Equals(il, o.Label, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)))
                 .GroupBy(o => o.Label, o => o.Issue)
-                .OrderBy(o => o.Key)
-                .ToDictionary(o => GetValidLabel(o.Key, o.Count()), o => o.OrderBy(issue => issue.PublicNumber).ToList());
+                .OrderBy(o => o.Key) // Sort the labels alphabetically
+                .ToDictionary(o => GetValidLabel(o.Key, o.Count()), o =>
+                {
+                    // Sort the issues within each group based on configuration
+                    return _configuration.Create.SortIssuesDirection switch
+                    {
+                        SortDirection.Ascending => o.OrderBy(i => keySelector(i)).ToList(),
+                        SortDirection.Descending => o.OrderByDescending(i => keySelector(i)).ToList(),
+                        _ => throw new NotSupportedException($"'{_configuration.Create.SortIssuesDirection}' is an unknown sort direction."),
+                    };
+                });
 
             return issuesByLabel;
         }
diff --git a/src/GitReleaseManager.IntegrationTests/ReleaseNotesBuilderIntegrationTests.cs b/src/GitReleaseManager.IntegrationTests/ReleaseNotesBuilderIntegrationTests.cs
index 2415e5c6..04c85cb3 100644
--- a/src/GitReleaseManager.IntegrationTests/ReleaseNotesBuilderIntegrationTests.cs
+++ b/src/GitReleaseManager.IntegrationTests/ReleaseNotesBuilderIntegrationTests.cs
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ public async Task SingleMilestone()
                 // Indicate that we want to include the 'Contributors' section in the release notes
                 configuration.Create.IncludeContributors = true;
 
+                // Configure sorting
+                configuration.Create.SortIssuesBy = Core.Model.SortIssuesBy.Title;
+                configuration.Create.SortIssuesDirection = Core.Model.SortDirection.Descending;
+
                 var vcsProvider = new GitHubProvider(_gitHubClient, _mapper, _graphQlClient);
                 var releaseNotesBuilder = new ReleaseNotesBuilder(vcsProvider, _logger, fileSystem, configuration, new TemplateFactory(fileSystem, configuration, TemplateKind.Create));
                 var result = await releaseNotesBuilder.BuildReleaseNotesAsync("GitTools", "GitReleaseManager", "0.12.0", string.Empty).ConfigureAwait(false); // 0.12.0 contains a mix of issues and PRs
diff --git a/src/GitReleaseManager.Tests/ConfigurationTests.cs b/src/GitReleaseManager.Tests/ConfigurationTests.cs
index 4ebfc358..e21499a3 100644
--- a/src/GitReleaseManager.Tests/ConfigurationTests.cs
+++ b/src/GitReleaseManager.Tests/ConfigurationTests.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 using System.IO;
 using System.Text;
 using GitReleaseManager.Core.Configuration;
+using GitReleaseManager.Core.Model;
 using NUnit.Framework;
 
 namespace GitReleaseManager.Tests
@@ -127,5 +128,45 @@ public void Should_WriteSample_Multiline_String_Values()
                 Environment.NewLine);
             Assert.That(text, Contains.Substring(expectedText));
         }
+
+        [Test]
+        [TestCase(SortIssuesBy.Id, "Id")]
+        [TestCase(SortIssuesBy.Title, "Title")]
+        public void Should_Write_SortIssuesBy_Values(SortIssuesBy sortBy, string expected)
+        {
+            // Given
+            var config = new Config();
+            config.Create.SortIssuesBy = sortBy;
+
+            // When
+            var builder = new StringBuilder();
+            using (var writer = new StringWriter(builder))
+            {
+                ConfigSerializer.Write(config, writer);
+            }
+
+            // Then
+            Assert.That(builder.ToString(), Contains.Substring($"sort-issues-by: {expected}"));
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        [TestCase(SortDirection.Ascending, "Ascending")]
+        [TestCase(SortDirection.Descending, "Descending")]
+        public void Should_Write_SortIssuesDirection_Values(SortDirection sortDirection, string expected)
+        {
+            // Given
+            var config = new Config();
+            config.Create.SortIssuesDirection = sortDirection;
+
+            // When
+            var builder = new StringBuilder();
+            using (var writer = new StringWriter(builder))
+            {
+                ConfigSerializer.Write(config, writer);
+            }
+
+            // Then
+            Assert.That(builder.ToString(), Contains.Substring($"sort-issues-direction: {expected}"));
+        }
     }
 }
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