diff --git a/bec_plugins/utils/__init__.py b/bec_plugins/utils/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..efe7cff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bec_plugins/utils/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+from .service_config import load_service_config
diff --git a/bec_plugins/utils/service_config.py b/bec_plugins/utils/service_config.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..28da889
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bec_plugins/utils/service_config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import yaml
+
+CONFIG_PATH = ""
+
+
+def load_service_config() -> dict:
+    """Load the service configuration from the YAML file."""
+    with open(CONFIG_PATH, "r", encoding="utf-8") as stream:
+        try:
+            config = yaml.safe_load(stream)
+        except yaml.YAMLError as exc:
+            print(exc)
+    return config
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 4ee4437..5be3657 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ from setuptools import setup
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     setup(
-        install_requires=[],
+        install_requires=["pyyaml"],
         extras_require={"dev": ["pytest", "pytest-random-order", "coverage"]},
     )