diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index effebdb8..04cbf27e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,13 +25,14 @@ or use automatic tools like [Dependabot](https://dependabot.com/).
  # Usage
 See [action.yml](action.yml)
 
-Create default ```settings.xml```:
+## default ```settings.xml```
 ```yml
 steps:
 - uses: s4u/maven-settings-action@v2.2.0
 ```
 
-Create ```settings.xml``` with servers section:
+## ```settings.xml``` with servers section
+
 ```yml
 steps:
 - uses: s4u/maven-settings-action@v2.2.0
@@ -39,7 +40,42 @@ steps:
     servers: '[{"id": "serverId", "username": "username", "password": "password"}]'
 ```
 
-Create ```settings.xml``` with mirrors section:
+## ```settings.xml``` with servers section and additional configuration
+
+``` yml
+steps:
+- uses: s4u/maven-settings-action@v2.2.0
+  with:
+    servers: |
+      [{
+        "id": "serverId",
+        "configuration": {
+          "item1": "value1",
+          "item2": {
+            "item21": "value21",
+            "item22": "value22"
+          }
+        }
+      }]
+```
+
+result will be:
+
+```xml
+<server>
+    <id>serverId</id>
+    <configuration>
+      <item1>value1</item1>
+      <item2>
+        <item21>value21</item21>
+        <item22>value22</item22>
+      </item1>
+    </configuration>
+</server></servers>
+```
+
+
+## ```settings.xml``` with mirrors section
 ```yml
 steps:
 - uses: s4u/maven-settings-action@v2.2.0
@@ -47,7 +83,7 @@ steps:
     mirrors: '[{"id": "mirrorId", "name": "mirrorName", "mirrorOf": "mirrorOf", "url": "mirrorUrl"}]'
 ```
 
-Create ```settings.xml``` with maven properties:
+## ```settings.xml``` with properties
 ```yml
 steps:
 - uses: s4u/maven-settings-action@v2.2.0
@@ -55,23 +91,8 @@ steps:
     properties: '[{"propertyName1": "propertyValue1"}, {"propertyName2": "propertyValue2"}]'
 ```
 
-It is also possible pass in Github Secrets e.g.
+## ```settings.xml``` with https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots in repository list
 
-``` yml
-      with:
-        servers: |
-            [{
-                "id": "sonatype-nexus-snapshots",
-                "username": "${{ secrets.SONATYPE_USERNAME }}",
-                "password": "${{ secrets.SONATYPE_PASSWORD }}"
-            }]
-
-```
-
-**Note**: secrets are *not* passed in if the workflow is triggered from a forked repository. See [here](https://docs.github.com/en/free-pro-team@latest/actions/reference/encrypted-secrets#using-encrypted-secrets-in-a-workflow) for further information. This can be avoided by using `if` triggers on the job e.g. `if: github.event_name == 'push'`.
-
-
-Create ```settings.xml``` with https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots in repository list
 ```yml
 steps:
 - uses: s4u/maven-settings-action@v2.2.0
@@ -79,7 +100,8 @@ steps:
     sonatypeSnapshots: true
 ```
 
-Create ```settings.xml``` with https://repository.apache.org/snapshots/ in repository list
+## ```settings.xml``` with https://repository.apache.org/snapshots/ in repository list
+
 ```yml
 steps:
 - uses: s4u/maven-settings-action@v2.2.0
@@ -87,7 +109,7 @@ steps:
     apacheSnapshots: true
 ```
 
-Do not override existing ```settings.xml```, from version 2.0 file is override by default :
+## Do not override existing ```settings.xml```, from version **2.0** file is override by default :
 ```yml
 steps:
 - uses: s4u/maven-settings-action@v2.2.0
@@ -95,7 +117,7 @@ steps:
     override: false
 ```
 
-Do not add github to server in ```settings.xml```, by default is added:
+## Do not add github to server in ```settings.xml```, by default is added:
 ```yml
 steps:
 - uses: s4u/maven-settings-action@v2.2.0
@@ -103,7 +125,8 @@ steps:
     githubServer: false
 ```
 
-Create ```settings.xml``` with special server item configuration for oracle repository [Oracle Maven Repository](https://docs.oracle.com/middleware/1213/core/MAVEN/config_maven_repo.htm#MAVEN9015)
+## ```settings.xml``` with special server item configuration for oracle repository [Oracle Maven Repository](https://docs.oracle.com/middleware/1213/core/MAVEN/config_maven_repo.htm#MAVEN9015)
+
 ```yml
 steps:
 - uses: s4u/maven-settings-action@v2.2.0
@@ -111,7 +134,7 @@ steps:
     oracleServers: '[{"id": "serverId", "username": "username", "password": "password"}]'
 ```
 
-Create ```settings.xml``` with [Oracle Maven Repository](https://docs.oracle.com/middleware/1213/core/MAVEN/config_maven_repo.htm#MAVEN9017)
+## ```settings.xml``` with [Oracle Maven Repository](https://docs.oracle.com/middleware/1213/core/MAVEN/config_maven_repo.htm#MAVEN9017)
 ```yml
 steps:
 - uses: s4u/maven-settings-action@v2.2.0
@@ -119,7 +142,46 @@ steps:
     oracleRepo: true
 ```
 
-**Note**: When using maven-settings-action in combination with Cache action (actions/cache) it is required to place the cache action **before** maven-settings-action. 
+## GitHub actions secrets
+
+It is also possible pass in Github Secrets e.g.
+
+``` yml
+steps:
+- uses: s4u/maven-settings-action@v2.2.0
+  with:
+    servers: |
+      [{
+          "id": "sonatype-nexus-snapshots",
+          "username": "${{ secrets.SONATYPE_USERNAME }}",
+          "password": "${{ secrets.SONATYPE_PASSWORD }}"
+      }]
+```
+
+**Note**: secrets are *not* passed in if the workflow is triggered from a forked repository. See [here](https://docs.github.com/en/free-pro-team@latest/actions/reference/encrypted-secrets#using-encrypted-secrets-in-a-workflow) for further information. This can be avoided by using `if` triggers on the job e.g. `if: github.event_name == 'push'`.
+
+# Notes
+
+**maven-settings-action** should be put at the latest position before maven run in order to avoid override ```setting.xml``` by another action
+
+```yml
+  steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - uses: actions/cache@v2
+        with:
+          path: ~/.m2/repository
+          key: maven-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}
+          restore-keys: maven-
+
+      - uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+        with:
+          java-version: 8
+
+      - uses: s4u/maven-settings-action@v2.2.0
+
+      - run: mvn verify
+```
 
 # License
 
diff --git a/index.test.js b/index.test.js
index 8db92175..26133816 100644
--- a/index.test.js
+++ b/index.test.js
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ afterAll(() => {
 
 test('run with all feature', () => {
 
-    process.env['INPUT_SERVERS'] =  '[{"id": "serverId", "username": "sUsername", "password": "sPassword"}]';
+    process.env['INPUT_SERVERS'] =  '[{"id": "serverId", "username": "sUsername", "password": "sPassword", "configuration": {"props1": "value1"}}]';
     process.env['INPUT_ORACLESERVERS'] =  '[{"id": "oServerId", "username": "oUsername", "password": "oPassword"}]';
     process.env['INPUT_GITHUBSERVER'] =  true;
 
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ test('run with all feature', () => {
     expect(settingsStatus.isFile()).toBeTruthy();
     expect(settingsStatus.size).toBeGreaterThan(0);
 
-    const settingsBody = fs.readFileSync(settingsPath).toString();
+    const settingsBody = fs.readFileSync(settingsPath).toString().replace(/^    $/mg, '');
     expect(settingsBody).toBe(`<settings>
     <interactiveMode>false</interactiveMode>
     <profiles>
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ test('run with all feature', () => {
     <id>serverId</id>
     <username>sUsername</username>
     <password>sPassword</password>
+    <configuration><props1>value1</props1></configuration>
 </server>
 <server>
     <id>oServerId</id>
@@ -213,6 +214,7 @@ test('run with all feature', () => {
     <id>github</id>
     <username>\${env.GITHUB_ACTOR}</username>
     <password>\${env.GITHUB_TOKEN}</password>
+
 </server></servers>
     <mirrors>
 <mirror>
diff --git a/settings.js b/settings.js
index ab731cb7..06e8543e 100644
--- a/settings.js
+++ b/settings.js
@@ -50,17 +50,51 @@ function writeSettings(settingsPath, templateXml) {
     fs.writeFileSync(settingsPath, settingStr);
 }
 
-function fillServer(templateXml, templateName, id, username, password) {
+function jsonToXml(templateXml, xmlTag, json) {
+    for (const key in json) {
+        const keyXml = templateXml.createElement(key);
+        const value = json[key];
+        if ( value instanceof Object) {
+            jsonToXml(templateXml, keyXml, value);
+        } else {
+            keyXml.textContent = value;
+        }
+        xmlTag.appendChild(keyXml);
+    }
+}
 
-    if (!id || !username || !password) {
-        core.setFailed(templateName + ' must contain id, username and password');
+function fillServer(templateXml, templateName, id, username, password, configurations) {
+
+    if (!id || ((!username || !password) && !configurations) ) {
+        core.setFailed(templateName + ' must contain id, (username and password) or configuration');
         return;
     }
 
     const serverXml = getTemplate(templateName + '.xml')
     serverXml.getElementsByTagName('id')[0].textContent = id;
-    serverXml.getElementsByTagName('username')[0].textContent = username;
-    serverXml.getElementsByTagName('password')[0].textContent = password;
+
+    const usernameTag = serverXml.getElementsByTagName('username')[0];
+    if (username) {
+        usernameTag.textContent = username;
+    } else {
+        serverXml.documentElement.removeChild(usernameTag);
+    }
+
+    const passwordTag = serverXml.getElementsByTagName('password')[0];
+    if (password) {
+        passwordTag.textContent = password;
+    } else {
+        serverXml.documentElement.removeChild(passwordTag);
+    }
+
+    const configurationTag = serverXml.getElementsByTagName('configuration')[0];
+    if (configurations) {
+        jsonToXml(templateXml, configurationTag, configurations);
+    } else {
+        if (configurationTag.childNodes.length == 0) {
+            serverXml.documentElement.removeChild(configurationTag);
+        }
+    }
 
     const serversXml = templateXml.getElementsByTagName('servers')[0];
     serversXml.appendChild(serverXml);
@@ -74,7 +108,8 @@ function fillServers(template, templateName) {
         return;
     }
 
-    JSON.parse(servers).forEach((server) => fillServer(template, templateName, server.id, server.username, server.password));
+    JSON.parse(servers).forEach((server) =>
+        fillServer(template, templateName, server.id, server.username, server.password, server.configuration));
 }
 
 function fillMirror(template, id, name, mirrorOf, url) {
diff --git a/settings.test.js b/settings.test.js
index 0a52af0c..006c8e67 100644
--- a/settings.test.js
+++ b/settings.test.js
@@ -136,17 +136,94 @@ test('fillServers one server', () => {
 
     settings.fillServers(xml, 'servers');
 
-    const xmlStr = new XMLSerializer().serializeToString(xml);
+    const xmlStr = new XMLSerializer().serializeToString(xml).replace(/^    $/mg, '');
 
     expect(xmlStr).toBe(`<servers>
 <server>
     <id>id1</id>
     <username>username1</username>
     <password>password1</password>
+
 </server></servers>`);
 
 });
 
+test('fillServers with username and configuration', () => {
+
+    const xml = new DOMParser().parseFromString("<servers/>");
+
+    process.env['INPUT_SERVERS'] = '[{"id": "id1", "username": "username", "configuration": {"prop1": "prop1Value", "prop2": "prop2Value"}}]';
+
+    settings.fillServers(xml, 'servers');
+
+    const xmlStr = new XMLSerializer().serializeToString(xml).replace(/^    $/mg, '')
+
+    expect(xmlStr).toBe(`<servers>
+<server>
+    <id>id1</id>
+    <username>username</username>
+
+    <configuration><prop1>prop1Value</prop1><prop2>prop2Value</prop2></configuration>
+</server></servers>`);
+});
+
+test('fillServers with username, password and configuration', () => {
+
+    const xml = new DOMParser().parseFromString("<servers/>");
+
+    process.env['INPUT_SERVERS'] = '[{"id": "id1", "username": "username", "password": "password", "configuration": {"prop1": "prop1Value", "prop2": "prop2Value"}}]';
+
+    settings.fillServers(xml, 'servers');
+
+    const xmlStr = new XMLSerializer().serializeToString(xml).replace(/^    $/mg, '')
+
+    expect(xmlStr).toBe(`<servers>
+<server>
+    <id>id1</id>
+    <username>username</username>
+    <password>password</password>
+    <configuration><prop1>prop1Value</prop1><prop2>prop2Value</prop2></configuration>
+</server></servers>`);
+});
+
+test('fillServers with configuration', () => {
+
+    const xml = new DOMParser().parseFromString("<servers/>");
+
+    process.env['INPUT_SERVERS'] = '[{"id": "id1", "configuration": {"prop1": "prop1Value", "prop2": "prop2Value"}}]';
+
+    settings.fillServers(xml, 'servers');
+
+    const xmlStr = new XMLSerializer().serializeToString(xml).replace(/^    $/mg, '')
+
+    expect(xmlStr).toBe(`<servers>
+<server>
+    <id>id1</id>
+
+
+    <configuration><prop1>prop1Value</prop1><prop2>prop2Value</prop2></configuration>
+</server></servers>`);
+});
+
+test('fillServers with configuration subLevel', () => {
+
+    const xml = new DOMParser().parseFromString("<servers/>");
+
+    process.env['INPUT_SERVERS'] = '[{"id": "id1", "configuration": {"prop1": {"prop11": "value11", "prop12": "value12"}, "prop2": "value2"}}]';
+
+    settings.fillServers(xml, 'servers');
+
+    const xmlStr = new XMLSerializer().serializeToString(xml).replace(/^    $/mg, '')
+
+    expect(xmlStr).toBe(`<servers>
+<server>
+    <id>id1</id>
+
+
+    <configuration><prop1><prop11>value11</prop11><prop12>value12</prop12></prop1><prop2>value2</prop2></configuration>
+</server></servers>`);
+});
+
 test('fillServers two servers', () => {
 
     const xml = new DOMParser().parseFromString("<servers/>");
@@ -156,18 +233,20 @@ test('fillServers two servers', () => {
 
     settings.fillServers(xml, 'servers');
 
-    const xmlStr = new XMLSerializer().serializeToString(xml);
+    const xmlStr = new XMLSerializer().serializeToString(xml).replace(/^    $/mg, '');
 
     expect(xmlStr).toBe(`<servers>
 <server>
     <id>id1</id>
     <username>username1</username>
     <password>password1</password>
+
 </server>
 <server>
     <id>id2</id>
     <username>username2</username>
     <password>password2</password>
+
 </server></servers>`);
 });
 
@@ -184,7 +263,7 @@ test('fill servers incorrect fields', () => {
     expect(xmlStr).toBe('<servers/>');
     expect(consoleOutput).toEqual(
         expect.arrayContaining([
-            expect.stringMatching(/::error::servers must contain id, username and password/)
+            expect.stringMatching(/::error::servers must contain id, \(username and password\) or configuration/)
         ])
     );
 });
@@ -232,13 +311,14 @@ test('fillServers github', () => {
 
     settings.fillServerForGithub(xml);
 
-    const xmlStr = new XMLSerializer().serializeToString(xml);
+    const xmlStr = new XMLSerializer().serializeToString(xml).replace(/^    $/mg, '');
 
     expect(xmlStr).toBe(`<servers>
 <server>
     <id>github</id>
     <username>\${env.GITHUB_ACTOR}</username>
     <password>\${env.GITHUB_TOKEN}</password>
+
 </server></servers>`);
     expect(consoleOutput).toEqual([]);
 });
diff --git a/templates/servers.xml b/templates/servers.xml
index 97de7be4..e7f69638 100644
--- a/templates/servers.xml
+++ b/templates/servers.xml
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@
     <id />
     <username />
     <password />
+    <configuration />
 </server>