diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fd4f2b06..02390fd2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,8 @@
+# gitignore
 node_modules
 .DS_Store
+
+# Only apps should have lockfiles
+npm-shrinkwrap.json
+package-lock.json
+yarn.lock
diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..43c97e71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.npmrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+package-lock=false