diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index 2ea48ec..7733c75 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -14,9 +14,14 @@
 
 package rabbitmq
 
-type Config struct {
-	URL string `json:"url" validate:"required"`
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	sdk "github.com/conduitio/conduit-connector-sdk"
+)
 
+type Config struct {
+	URL       string `json:"url" validate:"required"`
 	QueueName string `json:"queueName" validate:"required"`
 }
 
@@ -26,4 +31,20 @@ type SourceConfig struct {
 
 type DestinationConfig struct {
 	Config
+
+	ContentType string `json:"contentType" validate:"required"`
+}
+
+func newDestinationConfig(cfg map[string]string) (DestinationConfig, error) {
+	var destCfg DestinationConfig
+	err := sdk.Util.ParseConfig(cfg, cfg)
+	if err != nil {
+		return destCfg, fmt.Errorf("invalid config: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if destCfg.ContentType == "" {
+		destCfg.ContentType = "text/plain"
+	}
+
+	return destCfg, nil
 }
diff --git a/destination.go b/destination.go
index 6e2403b..d373d7e 100644
--- a/destination.go
+++ b/destination.go
@@ -42,14 +42,11 @@ func (d *Destination) Parameters() map[string]sdk.Parameter {
 	return d.config.Parameters()
 }
 
-func (d *Destination) Configure(ctx context.Context, cfg map[string]string) error {
+func (d *Destination) Configure(ctx context.Context, cfg map[string]string) (err error) {
 	sdk.Logger(ctx).Info().Msg("Configuring Destination...")
-	err := sdk.Util.ParseConfig(cfg, &d.config)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid config: %w", err)
-	}
 
-	return nil
+	d.config, err = newDestinationConfig(cfg)
+	return err
 }
 
 func (d *Destination) Open(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
@@ -77,7 +74,7 @@ func (d *Destination) Open(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
 func (d *Destination) Write(ctx context.Context, records []sdk.Record) (int, error) {
 	for _, record := range records {
 		msg := amqp091.Publishing{
-			ContentType: "text/plain",
+			ContentType: d.config.ContentType,
 			Body:        record.Payload.After.Bytes(),
 		}