diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5df68e8..31cc935 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -73,6 +73,16 @@ $ foliant src backup --config alternative_config.yml
 
 Also you may specify the root directory of your Foliant project by using the `--path` option. If not specified, current directory will be used.
 
+## Partial build
+
+To use the partial build features (added in foliant 1.0.14), add `partial_build.yml` file, with the following structure:
+
+```yml
+project_name:
+    - src/file_1.md
+    - src/dir/file_2.md
+```
+
 ## RepoLink Preprocessor
 
 This preprocessor allows to add into each Markdown source a hyperlink to the related file in Git repository. Applying of the preprocessor to subprojects allows to get links to separate repositories from different pages of a single site (e.g. generated with MkDocs).
diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 93b3e8f..79c8aee 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# 1.0.17
+
+-   Added the ability to transfer a list of files via `partial_build.yml`.
+
 # 1.0.16
 
 -   Added a preprocessor for merging the includes maps
diff --git a/foliant/config/from.py b/foliant/config/from.py
index 8cf5436..109368f 100644
--- a/foliant/config/from.py
+++ b/foliant/config/from.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 ``https://github.com/foliant-docs/docs.git#master``.
 '''
 
-from yaml import add_constructor, load, Loader, BaseLoader
+from yaml import add_constructor, load, Loader, BaseLoader, safe_load
 from shutil import copytree, move, rmtree
 from os import chdir, getcwd
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -255,6 +255,19 @@ def _build_subproject(self, subproject_cached_dir_path: Path) -> str:
                 break
 
         source_cwd = getcwd()
+        partial_build = []
+        _partial_build_config = Path(source_cwd + "/partial_build.yml")
+        if _partial_build_config.exists():
+            with open(_partial_build_config, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as file:
+                yaml_data = safe_load(file)
+                dir_name = subproject_cached_dir_path.name
+                if dir_name in yaml_data:
+                    partial_build = yaml_data[dir_name]
+        else:
+            self.logger.debug(f'Subproject partial build list not found: {_partial_build_config}')
+
+        self.logger.debug(f'Subproject partial build list: {partial_build}')
+
         chdir(subproject_cached_dir_path)
 
         subproject_debug_mode = True if self.logger.getEffectiveLevel() == DEBUG else False
@@ -269,6 +282,7 @@ def _build_subproject(self, subproject_cached_dir_path: Path) -> str:
             logs_dir=logs_dir_path,
             quiet=self.quiet,
             keep_tmp=True,
+            only_partial=','.join(partial_build),
             debug=subproject_debug_mode
         )