diff --git a/lightspeed-stack.yaml b/lightspeed-stack.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ff55d09a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lightspeed-stack.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+name: foo bar baz
diff --git a/src/lightspeed-stack.py b/src/lightspeed-stack.py
index 33414c24..b6fd2a59 100644
--- a/src/lightspeed-stack.py
+++ b/src/lightspeed-stack.py
@@ -1,8 +1,20 @@
 """Lightspeed stack."""
 
+import yaml
+
 from runners.uvicorn import start_uvicorn
-import version
+from models.config import Configuration
+
+
+def load_configuration(filename: str) -> Configuration:
+    """Load configuration from YAML file."""
+    with open(filename, encoding="utf-8") as fin:
+        config_dict = yaml.safe_load(fin)
+        return Configuration(**config_dict)
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     print("Lightspeed stack")
+    configuration = load_configuration("lightspeed-stack.yaml")
+    print(configuration)
     start_uvicorn()