diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 01aaa2f3..056671af 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+- Allow Taskfiles starting with lowercase characters (#947, #1221 by @pd93).
+  - e.g. `taskfile.yml`, `taskfile.yaml`, `taskfile.dist.yml` &
+    `taskfile.dist.yaml`
 - Bug fixed were made to the
   [npm installation method](https://taskfile.dev/installation/#npm).
   (#1190, by @sounisi5011).
@@ -19,8 +22,8 @@
   [Documentation](https://taskfile.dev/usage/#warning-prompts)).
 - Added support for single command task syntax. With this change, it's now
   possible to declare just `cmd:` in a task, avoiding the more complex
-  `cmds: []` when you have only a single command for that task
-  (#1130, #1131 by @timdp).
+  `cmds: []` when you have only a single command for that task (#1130, #1131 by
+  @timdp).
 
 ## v3.25.0 - 2023-05-22
 
diff --git a/cmd/task/task.go b/cmd/task/task.go
index 0ed11b64..dde4ef2c 100644
--- a/cmd/task/task.go
+++ b/cmd/task/task.go
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ func run() error {
 	pflag.BoolVarP(&flags.color, "color", "c", true, "Colored output. Enabled by default. Set flag to false or use NO_COLOR=1 to disable.")
 	pflag.IntVarP(&flags.concurrency, "concurrency", "C", 0, "Limit number tasks to run concurrently.")
 	pflag.DurationVarP(&flags.interval, "interval", "I", 0, "Interval to watch for changes.")
-	pflag.BoolVarP(&flags.global, "global", "g", false, "Runs global Taskfile, from $HOME/Taskfile.{yml,yaml}.")
+	pflag.BoolVarP(&flags.global, "global", "g", false, "Runs global Taskfile, from $HOME/{T,t}askfile.{yml,yaml}.")
 	pflag.Parse()
 
 	if flags.version {
diff --git a/docs/docs/usage.md b/docs/docs/usage.md
index 1d339110..309de84c 100644
--- a/docs/docs/usage.md
+++ b/docs/docs/usage.md
@@ -43,9 +43,13 @@ If you omit a task name, "default" will be assumed.
 Task will look for the following file names, in order of priority:
 
 - Taskfile.yml
+- taskfile.yml
 - Taskfile.yaml
+- taskfile.yaml
 - Taskfile.dist.yml
+- taskfile.dist.yml
 - Taskfile.dist.yaml
+- taskfile.dist.yaml
 
 The intention of having the `.dist` variants is to allow projects to have one
 committed version (`.dist`) while still allowing individual users to override
@@ -85,7 +89,7 @@ will be brought up.
 
 If you call Task with the `--global` (alias `-g`) flag, it will look for your
 home directory instead of your working directory. In short, Task will look for a
-Taskfile on either `$HOME/Taskfile.yml` or `$HOME/Taskfile.yaml` paths.
+Taskfile that matches `$HOME/{T,t}askfile.{yml,yaml}` .
 
 This is useful to have automation that you can run from anywhere in your system!
 
diff --git a/taskfile/read/taskfile.go b/taskfile/read/taskfile.go
index 0e84fd5a..74c7d53a 100644
--- a/taskfile/read/taskfile.go
+++ b/taskfile/read/taskfile.go
@@ -21,9 +21,13 @@ var (
 
 	defaultTaskfiles = []string{
 		"Taskfile.yml",
+		"taskfile.yml",
 		"Taskfile.yaml",
+		"taskfile.yaml",
 		"Taskfile.dist.yml",
+		"taskfile.dist.yml",
 		"Taskfile.dist.yaml",
+		"taskfile.dist.yaml",
 	}
 )