diff --git a/breaking-changes.txt b/breaking-changes.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fcd61fe41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/breaking-changes.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+0.14:
+- D2530161: Need to introduce rn-cli.config.js for existing projects
+
diff --git a/private-cli/src/cli.js b/private-cli/src/cli.js
index 679c46d00..563ddde73 100644
--- a/private-cli/src/cli.js
+++ b/private-cli/src/cli.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const hiddenCommands = {
  * Programmatic entry point for the cli. This function runs the given
  * command passing it the arguments array.
  */
-function run(command, commandArgs) {
+function run(pwd, command, commandArgs) {
   if (!command) {
     throw new Error(helpMessage());
   }
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ function run(command, commandArgs) {
     throw new Error(helpMessage(command));
   }
 
-  commandToExec(commandArgs, Config.get()).done();
+  commandToExec(commandArgs, Config.get(pwd)).done();
 }
 
 function helpMessage(command) {
diff --git a/private-cli/src/util/Config.js b/private-cli/src/util/Config.js
index ccd2a43c8..c6bfd3bbc 100644
--- a/private-cli/src/util/Config.js
+++ b/private-cli/src/util/Config.js
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ let cachedConfig = null;
  * It has to be on any parent directory of the cli.
  */
 const Config = {
-  get() {
+  get(pwd) {
     if (cachedConfig) {
       return cachedConfig;
     }
 
-    const parentDir = findParentDirectory(__dirname, RN_CLI_CONFIG);
+    const parentDir = findParentDirectory(pwd, RN_CLI_CONFIG);
 
     if (!parentDir) {
       throw new Error(