diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6ef50997..8f5591b7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 cache.properties
 .DS_Store
-tests/test_config.ini
\ No newline at end of file
+tests/test_config.ini
+vendor
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..983e1438
--- /dev/null
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+    "name": "islandora/islandora",
+    "description": "Core Islandora module",
+    "type": "drupal-module",
+    "license": "GPL-2.0+",
+    "require": {}
+}