diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6785192..cc013bb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,16 +14,25 @@ You may also pipe in the content of an existing SQL dump using `cat`:
 cat database.sql | anonymize-mysqldump --config config.json > anonymized.sql
 ```
 
+You can also define the locale for the fake data generation (defaults to `en`):
+
+```sh
+cat database.sql | anonymize-mysqldump --config config.json --locale nb_no > anonymized.sql
 ```
-usage: anonymize-mysqldump [-h|--help] -c|--config "<value>"
 
-                           Reads SQL from STDIN and replaces content for
-                           anonymity based on the provided config.
+Here is the help command output as a guide.
+
+```sh
+Usage:
+  anonymize-mysqldump [flags]
 
-Arguments:
+Flags:
+  --help -h      Outputs help text and exits.
+  --config       The path to a custom config file.
+  --locale       The faker locale.
 
-  -h  --help    Print help information
-  -c  --config  Path to config.json
+Config:
+  The anonymizer will use a default config suitable for WordPress, but you can override this by providing your own.
 ```
 
 ## Installation
diff --git a/internal/anonymize/anonymize.go b/internal/anonymize/anonymize.go
index a277918..fbe97ae 100644
--- a/internal/anonymize/anonymize.go
+++ b/internal/anonymize/anonymize.go
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/DekodeInteraktiv/anonymize-mysqldump/internal/helpers"
 
 	"github.com/xwb1989/sqlparser"
+	"syreclabs.com/go/faker"
+	"syreclabs.com/go/faker/locales"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -32,7 +34,10 @@ func Start(version, commit, date string) {
 	log.SetOutput(os.Stderr)
 
 	// Parse flags for custom config file.
-	configFile := flag.Parse(version, commit, date, config.ProcessName)
+	configFile, locale := flag.Parse(version, commit, date, config.ProcessName)
+
+	// Set the faker locale.
+	setFakerLocale(*locale)
 
 	// Parse config file.
 	config.ParseConfig(*configFile)
@@ -56,7 +61,43 @@ For example:
 	for line := range lines {
 		fmt.Print(<-line)
 	}
+}
 
+func setFakerLocale(localeFlag string) {
+	// Map string identifiers to their corresponding locale maps
+	availableLocales := map[string]*map[string]interface{}{
+		"de_at":       &locales.De_AT,
+		"de-ch":       &locales.De_CH,
+		"de":          &locales.De,
+		"en_au":       &locales.En_AU,
+		"en_au_ocker": &locales.En_AU_OCKER,
+		"en_ca":       &locales.En_CA,
+		"en_gb":       &locales.En_GB,
+		"en_us":       &locales.En_US,
+		"en":          &locales.En,
+		"es":          &locales.Es,
+		"fr":          &locales.Fr,
+		"it":          &locales.It,
+		"ja":          &locales.Ja,
+		"ko":          &locales.Ko,
+		"nb_no":       &locales.Nb_NO,
+		"nl":          &locales.Nl,
+		"pt_br":       &locales.Pt_BR,
+		"ru":          &locales.Ru,
+		"sk":          &locales.Sk,
+		"sv":          &locales.Sv,
+		"vi":          &locales.Vi,
+		"zh_cn":       &locales.Zh_CN,
+		"zh_tw":       &locales.Zh_TW,
+	}
+
+	// Set the locale based on the command-line argument
+	if locale, ok := availableLocales[localeFlag]; ok {
+		faker.Locale = *locale
+	} else {
+		fmt.Printf("Locale '%s' is not supported.\n", localeFlag)
+		os.Exit(2)
+	}
 }
 
 func setupAndProcessInput(config config.Config, input io.Reader) chan chan string {
diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index 9fa923c..96a7b37 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package config
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -70,7 +69,7 @@ func (c *Config) ParseConfig(filepath string) {
 	jsonConfig = []byte(embed.DefaultConfig)
 
 	if filepath != "" {
-		jsonConfig, err = ioutil.ReadFile(filepath)
+		jsonConfig, err = os.ReadFile(filepath)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatalf("Failed reading config file: %s", err)
 		}
diff --git a/internal/flag/flag.go b/internal/flag/flag.go
index bd966b9..dd09eba 100644
--- a/internal/flag/flag.go
+++ b/internal/flag/flag.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
 )
 
-func Parse(version, commit, date, processName string) *string {
+func Parse(version, commit, date, processName string) (*string, *string) {
 	helpText := `Anonymize MySQLDump is a database anonymization tool.
 Version: ` + version + `
 Commit: ` + commit + `
@@ -18,12 +18,14 @@ Usage:
 
 Flags:
   --help -h      Outputs help text and exits.
-  --config -c    The path to a custom config file.
+  --config       The path to a custom config file.
+  --locale       The faker locale.
 
 Config:
   The anonymizer will use a default config suitable for WordPress, but you can override this by providing your own.`
 
 	flagConfigFile := pflag.String("config", "", "Path to config file.")
+	flagLocale := pflag.String("locale", "en", "Locale for faker data.")
 	flagHelp := pflag.BoolP("help", "h", false, "")
 
 	pflag.Parse()
@@ -33,5 +35,5 @@ Config:
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
-	return flagConfigFile
+	return flagConfigFile, flagLocale
 }