diff --git a/coursebuilder/__main__.py b/coursebuilder/__main__.py
index 27f6574..79f8495 100644
--- a/coursebuilder/__main__.py
+++ b/coursebuilder/__main__.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class MarkdownGenerator:
         pass
 
     
-    def generate_markdown(self,ti,pagebreak = False,title = False) -> str:
+    def generate_markdown(self,ti,pagebreak = False,title = False,header_level = 1) -> str:
 
         line_length = 128
         column_ratio= 0.28
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class MarkdownGenerator:
         d_len = line_length-h_len
 
         if title:
-            print('#',ti[0][1],'\n')
+            print('#' * header_level,ti[0][1],'\n')
 
         print(''.join(['+',"".ljust(h_len,'-'),'+',"".ljust(d_len,'-'),'+']))
 
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ class CourseBuilder:
         return [k,', '.join(parts)]
 
 
-    def process(self,meta,fields = [],lang = 'de',pagebreak = False,createTitle=False):
+    def process(self,meta,fields = [],lang = 'de',pagebreak = False,createTitle=False,header_level=1):
 
         table_items = []
 
@@ -177,12 +177,12 @@ class CourseBuilder:
                 case 'multikey': table_items.append(self.process_multikey(meta,field,lang))
 
         mdg = MarkdownGenerator()
-        mdg.generate_markdown(table_items,pagebreak,createTitle)
+        mdg.generate_markdown(table_items,pagebreak,createTitle,header_level=header_level)
 
     def process_book_section(self,section,lang='de'):
         pass
 
-    def process_book(self,book,bookpath,create_title,pagebreak,lang='de'):
+    def process_book(self,book,bookpath,create_title,pagebreak,lang='de',header_level=2):
 
         actual_fields = []
 
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ class CourseBuilder:
                             mod_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(bookpath),m)
 
                             with open(mod_path) as fm:
-                                self.process(yaml.load(fm,Loader=yaml.Loader),fields=actual_fields,lang=lang,pagebreak=pagebreak,createTitle=create_title)
+                                self.process(yaml.load(fm,Loader=yaml.Loader),fields=actual_fields,lang=lang,pagebreak=pagebreak,createTitle=create_title,header_level=header_level)
 
         pass    
 
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ def main():
     parser.add_argument('-p','--pagebreak',action="store_true",help="add a pagebreak after each module")
     parser.add_argument('-t','--title',action="store_true",help="take first value in list as title")
     parser.add_argument('-b','--book',type=str,help="process a whole curriculum book with sections")
+    parser.add_argument('--level',type=int,default=1,help="level of header tags")
 
     
     # get arguments
@@ -231,7 +232,7 @@ def main():
             cb.set_schema(yaml.load(sf,Loader=yaml.Loader))
 
         with open(args.book) as bf:
-            cb.process_book(yaml.load(bf,Loader=yaml.Loader),os.path.abspath(args.book),lang=args.lang,pagebreak=args.pagebreak,create_title=args.title)
+            cb.process_book(yaml.load(bf,Loader=yaml.Loader),os.path.abspath(args.book),lang=args.lang,pagebreak=args.pagebreak,create_title=args.title,header_level=args.level)
 
 
     # verbose command line mode
@@ -253,7 +254,7 @@ def main():
 
         for m in args.meta:
             with open(m) as fm:
-                cb.process(yaml.load(fm,Loader=yaml.Loader),fields=actual_fields,lang=args.lang,pagebreak=args.pagebreak,createTitle=args.title)
+                cb.process(yaml.load(fm,Loader=yaml.Loader),fields=actual_fields,lang=args.lang,pagebreak=args.pagebreak,createTitle=args.title,header_level=args.level)
     else:
         parser.print_help()