diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 98bc8fc..3446dbd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [1.0.3]
+
+- Add support for relative and workspace-relative config paths
+
 ## [1.0.2]
 
 - Update logo to follow VSCode guidelines
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2e6f90f..5ebda82 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -32,10 +32,22 @@ To set this formatter as the default formatter for Java files, add the following
 This extension contributes the following settings:
 
 - `prettier-plugin-java-vscode.enabled`: Enable/disable the plugin.
-- `prettier-plugin-java-vscode.prettierConfigPath`: Provide an absolution path to your prettier configuration file.
+- `prettier-plugin-java-vscode.prettierConfigPath`: Provide an absolute, relative, or workspace-relative path to a Prettier config file. If not provided or missing, the extension will attempt to resolve the config file from the document file name.
+
+Examples of valid config paths include:
+
+- An absolute path: `/home/user/my-project/.prettierrc`
+- A relative path `.prettierrc`
+- A workspace-relative path `${workspaceFolder}/.prettierrc`
+
+The `Output` channel will display information about how this config file path is resolved.
 
 ## Release Notes
 
+### 1.0.3
+
+- Add support for relative and workspace-relative config paths
+
 ### 1.0.2
 
 - Update logo to follow VSCode guidelines
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6386c50..a3f9223 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "prettier-plugin-java-vscode",
   "displayName": "Prettier Java Plugin",
   "description": "Format Java files with Prettier using prettier-plugin-java.",
-  "version": "1.0.2",
+  "version": "1.0.3",
   "publisher": "RudraPatel",
   "license": "MIT",
   "scripts": {
@@ -47,9 +47,12 @@
       "title": "Prettier Java Plugin",
       "properties": {
         "prettier-plugin-java-vscode.prettierConfigPath": {
-          "type": ["string", "null"],
+          "type": [
+            "string",
+            "null"
+          ],
           "default": null,
-          "description": "Provide a absolution path to your prettier configuration file."
+          "description": "Provide an absolute, relative, or workspace-relative path to a Prettier config file. If not provided or missing, the extension will attempt to resolve the config file from the document file name."
         },
         "prettier-plugin-java-vscode.enabled": {
           "type": "boolean",
diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
index 14c2144..d8b6674 100644
--- a/src/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {
   TextEdit,
 } from "vscode";
 
-import { log } from "./logger";
+import { flushLogs, log } from "./logger";
 import { checkIfEnabled, getPrettierOptions } from "./utils";
 
 async function formatJavaDocument(
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ async function formatJavaDocument(
 
   if (!isEnabled) {
     log("Prettier Plugin Java VSCode is disabled\n");
+    void flushLogs();
     return null;
   }
 
@@ -52,11 +53,14 @@ async function formatJavaDocument(
 
   log(`Formatted ${document.fileName} in ${elapsedTime}ms\n`);
 
+  void flushLogs();
+
   return [TextEdit.replace(entireDocumentRange, formattedText)];
 }
 
 export function activate(context: ExtensionContext) {
   log("Prettier Plugin Java VSCode activated\n");
+  void flushLogs();
 
   const disposable = languages.registerDocumentFormattingEditProvider("java", {
     provideDocumentFormattingEdits: formatJavaDocument,
diff --git a/src/logger.ts b/src/logger.ts
index 4649b18..917b275 100644
--- a/src/logger.ts
+++ b/src/logger.ts
@@ -7,8 +7,22 @@ function getFormattedTime(): string {
   return new Date().toLocaleTimeString("en-US");
 }
 
+const logs: string[] = [];
+
 export function log(message: string | null): void {
   const time = getFormattedTime();
 
-  outputChannel.appendLine(`[${time}] ${message}`);
+  logs.push(`[${time}] ${message}`);
+}
+
+export async function flushLogs(): Promise<void> {
+  // asynchronously flush the logs to the output channel
+  // This is asynchronous to not slow down the formatting process
+  for (const log of logs) {
+    outputChannel.appendLine(log);
+  }
+
+  logs.length = 0;
+
+  return Promise.resolve();
 }
diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index a52989f..8972fb0 100644
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { constants, promises } from "fs";
+import path from "path";
 import { Options, resolveConfig } from "prettier";
 import { TextDocument, workspace } from "vscode";
 
@@ -21,45 +22,71 @@ async function doesFileExist(filePath: string): Promise<boolean> {
   }
 }
 
-async function getPretterConfigPath(document: TextDocument): Promise<string> {
+function transformUserProvidedConfigPath(configPath: string): string {
+  /**
+   * Prettier wants an absolute path to a config file
+   * This function supports the following scenarios:
+   * 1. The user wants to inject their workspace folder into the config path
+   * 2. The user provides a relative path which will attempt to be coerced into an absolute path
+   */
+  const workspaceFolder = workspace.workspaceFolders?.[0]?.uri.fsPath;
+
+  if (workspaceFolder && configPath.includes("${workspaceFolder}")) {
+    return configPath.replace("${workspaceFolder}", workspaceFolder);
+  }
+
+  if (workspaceFolder && !path.isAbsolute(configPath)) {
+    return path.join(workspaceFolder, configPath);
+  }
+
+  return configPath;
+}
+
+async function getPrettierConfigPath(document: TextDocument): Promise<string> {
   const userProvidedConfigPath = workspace
     .getConfiguration("prettier-plugin-java-vscode")
     .get<string | null>("prettierConfigPath");
 
-  if (userProvidedConfigPath) {
-    const fileExists = await doesFileExist(userProvidedConfigPath);
+  if (!userProvidedConfigPath) {
+    log(
+      `No specified Prettier config file. Prettier will attempt to resolve the config file from the document file name (${document.fileName})`,
+    );
 
-    if (!fileExists) {
-      log(
-        `Specified Prettier config file (${userProvidedConfigPath}) does not exist`,
-      );
-      log(
-        `Prettier will attempt to resolve the config file from the document file name (${document.fileName})`,
-      );
+    return document.fileName;
+  }
+
+  const transformedConfigPath = transformUserProvidedConfigPath(
+    userProvidedConfigPath,
+  );
 
-      return document.fileName;
-    }
+  if (userProvidedConfigPath !== transformedConfigPath) {
+    log(
+      `Transformed provided config path '${userProvidedConfigPath}' into '${transformedConfigPath}'`,
+    );
+  }
+
+  const fileExists = await doesFileExist(transformedConfigPath);
 
-    log(`Using prettier config path: ${userProvidedConfigPath}`);
+  if (!fileExists) {
+    log(
+      `Specified Prettier config file (${transformedConfigPath}) does not exist. Prettier will attempt to resolve the config file from the document file name (${document.fileName})`,
+    );
 
-    return userProvidedConfigPath;
+    return document.fileName;
   }
 
-  log("No specified Prettier config file");
-  log(
-    `Prettier will attempt to resolve the config file from the document file name (${document.fileName})`,
-  );
+  log(`Using prettier config path: ${transformedConfigPath}`);
 
-  return document.fileName;
+  return transformedConfigPath;
 }
 
 export async function getPrettierOptions(
   document: TextDocument,
 ): Promise<Options | null> {
-  const prettierConfigPath = await getPretterConfigPath(document);
+  const prettierConfigPath = await getPrettierConfigPath(document);
 
   try {
-    return resolveConfig(prettierConfigPath, { editorconfig: true });
+    return await resolveConfig(prettierConfigPath, { editorconfig: true });
   } catch (error) {
     log(`Error parsing Prettier config: ${error}`);
     return null;