diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..57872d0f1e5f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/vendor/
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..b683b6f7c1bc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+    "name"       : "automattic/jetpack",
+    "description": "Jetpack supercharges your self‑hosted WordPress site with the awesome cloud power of WordPress.com",
+    "homepage"   : "http://jetpack.me/",
+    "type"       : "wordpress-plugin",
+    "license"    : "GPL-2.0+",
+    "require"    : {
+        "composer/installers": "~1.0"
+    }
+}