diff --git a/scripts/index.py b/scripts/index.py
index e2e05fa..8e36912 100644
--- a/scripts/index.py
+++ b/scripts/index.py
@@ -3,10 +3,9 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import List
 
-from lib.aws_config_rule import AwsConfigRule
+from lib.aws_config_rule import AwsConfigRule, SeverityOverride
 from lib.aws_docs_reader import generate_config_rule_data, generate_security_hub_controls_data
 from lib.hcl_generator import generate_variables, generate_locals, load_source_file
-from lib.hcl_reader import read_hcl_file
 
 ROOT_PAGE = 'https://docs.aws.amazon.com/config/latest/developerguide/'
 AWS_MANAGED_RULES_PAGE = ROOT_PAGE + 'managed-rules-by-aws-config.html'
@@ -14,6 +13,7 @@
 SECURITY_HUB_CONTROLS_REF_PAGE = "securityhub-controls-reference.html"
 CURRENT_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent
 SOURCE_FILE_NAME = Path(CURRENT_DIR, 'config_rule_data.json')
+SEVERITY_OVERRIDES_FILE_PATH = Path(CURRENT_DIR, '..', 'etc', 'severity_overrides.yaml').resolve()
 SECURITY_HUB_CONTROLS_FILE_PATH = Path(CURRENT_DIR, 'security_hub_controls.json')
 LOCALS_FILE_PATH = Path(CURRENT_DIR, '..', 'managed_rules_locals.tf').resolve()
 VARIABLES_FILE_PATH = Path(CURRENT_DIR, '..', 'managed_rules_variables.tf').resolve()
@@ -29,18 +29,17 @@
     # Scrape AWS documentation for the latest Config Rules.
     generate_config_rule_data(
         root_url=ROOT_PAGE,
-        managed_rules_page=AWS_MANAGED_RULES_PAGE)
+        managed_rules_page=AWS_MANAGED_RULES_PAGE,
+        output_file=SOURCE_FILE_NAME)
     # Scrape AWS documentation for the latest Security Hub controls.
     generate_security_hub_controls_data(
         root_url=SECURITY_HUB_ROOT_PAGE,
         controls_ref_page=SECURITY_HUB_CONTROLS_REF_PAGE,
         output_file=SECURITY_HUB_CONTROLS_FILE_PATH)
 
-    # Load the list of managed rules from the existing locals block.
-    data = read_hcl_file(LOCALS_FILE_PATH)
-    existing_rules_data = None
-    for _, local in enumerate(data['locals']):
-        existing_rules_data = local['managed_rules']
+    # Load the manual severity overrides.
+    severity_overrides_data = load_source_file(SEVERITY_OVERRIDES_FILE_PATH)
+    severity_overrides = [SeverityOverride(rule_name=k, data=v) for k, v in severity_overrides_data['overrides'].items()]
 
     # Load source file with the latest Config Rule definitions.
     latest_config_rules_data = load_source_file(SOURCE_FILE_NAME)
@@ -51,6 +50,11 @@
     rules: List[AwsConfigRule] = []
     for rule_data in latest_config_rules_data:
         rule = AwsConfigRule(data=rule_data)
+        for override in severity_overrides:
+            if override.rule_name == rule.name:
+                logging.info(f"Updating {rule.name} severity with override -> {override.severity}")
+                rule.set_severity_level(override.severity)
+                break
         for control in controls:
             if rule.name == control['rule']:
                 logging.info(f"Updating {rule.name} severity -> {control['severity']}")
diff --git a/scripts/lib/aws_config_rule.py b/scripts/lib/aws_config_rule.py
index f514538..ebbb172 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/aws_config_rule.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/aws_config_rule.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import re
 import yaml
 
-from typing import Union, List
+from typing import List, Optional, Union
 
 
 class AwsConfigRuleLocal:
@@ -200,4 +200,10 @@ def tf_variable_default_value(self) -> str:
             raw_string = yaml.dump(result, default_flow_style=False, default_style='')
             fixed = self.replace_colons_with_equals(raw_string)
             return f"{{\n{fixed}}}"
-        return None
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+        return None
+    
+
+class SeverityOverride:
+    def __init__(self, rule_name: str, data: dict) -> None:
+        self.rule_name: str = rule_name
+        self.severity: Optional[str] = data.get('severity')
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