diff --git a/src/labelme2yolo/__about__.py b/src/labelme2yolo/__about__.py
index b6c45fc..b6d4217 100644
--- a/src/labelme2yolo/__about__.py
+++ b/src/labelme2yolo/__about__.py
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
-__version__ = '0.1.0'
+__version__ = '0.1.1'
diff --git a/src/labelme2yolo/cli/__init__.py b/src/labelme2yolo/cli/__init__.py
index 85a9d9b..5892262 100644
--- a/src/labelme2yolo/cli/__init__.py
+++ b/src/labelme2yolo/cli/__init__.py
@@ -39,6 +39,14 @@ def run():
         help='The default output format for labelme2yolo is "polygon".'
         ' However, you can choose to output in bbox format by specifying the "bbox" option.',
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--label_list",
+        type=str,
+        nargs="+",
+        default=None,
+        help="The ordered label list, for example --label_list cat dog",
+        required=False,
+    )
 
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
@@ -46,7 +54,8 @@ def run():
         parser.print_help()
         return 0
 
-    convertor = Labelme2YOLO(args.json_dir, args.output_format)
+    convertor = Labelme2YOLO(
+        args.json_dir, args.output_format, args.label_list)
 
     if args.json_name is None:
         convertor.convert(val_size=args.val_size, test_size=args.test_size)
diff --git a/src/labelme2yolo/l2y.py b/src/labelme2yolo/l2y.py
index 7dfb17a..71631c4 100644
--- a/src/labelme2yolo/l2y.py
+++ b/src/labelme2yolo/l2y.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def img_data_to_png_data(img_data):
             return f_in.read()
 
 
-def get_label_id_map(json_dir):
+def get_label_id_map(json_dir: str):
     label_set = set()
 
     for file_name in os.listdir(json_dir):
@@ -131,11 +131,17 @@ def save_yolo_image(json_data, json_name, image_dir_path, target_dir):
 
 class Labelme2YOLO(object):
 
-    def __init__(self, json_dir, output_format):
+    def __init__(self, json_dir, output_format, label_list):
         self._json_dir = json_dir
         self._output_format = output_format
+        self._label_list = label_list
 
-        self._label_id_map = get_label_id_map(self._json_dir)
+        if label_list:
+            self._label_id_map = {label: label_id
+                                  for label_id, label in enumerate(label_list)}
+        else:
+            self._label_id_map = get_label_id_map(self._json_dir)
+            self._label_list = [label for label in self._label_id_map.keys()]
 
     def _make_train_val_dir(self):
         self._label_dir_path = os.path.join(self._json_dir,
@@ -275,7 +281,10 @@ class Labelme2YOLO(object):
         yolo_w = round(float(obj_w / img_w), 6)
         yolo_h = round(float(obj_h / img_h), 6)
 
-        label_id = self._label_id_map[shape['label']]
+        if shape['label'] in self._label_id_map:
+            label_id = self._label_id_map[shape['label']]
+        else:
+            print('label %s not in %s' % shape['label'], self._label_list)
 
         return label_id, yolo_center_x, yolo_center_y, yolo_w, yolo_h
 
@@ -290,7 +299,11 @@ class Labelme2YOLO(object):
                 points = extend_point_list(points)
             if self._output_format == "bbox":
                 points = extend_point_list(points, "bbox")
-        label_id = self._label_id_map[shape['label']]
+
+        if shape['label'] in self._label_id_map:
+            label_id = self._label_id_map[shape['label']]
+        else:
+            print('label %s not in %s' % shape['label'], self._label_list)
 
         return label_id, points.tolist()