diff --git a/.npmignore b/.npmignore
index 081a48c64..d4cb9c574 100644
--- a/.npmignore
+++ b/.npmignore
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ test
 examples
 doc
 benchmark
+coverage
+.nyc_output
 .travis.yml
 CHANGELOG.md
-UPGRADING.md
\ No newline at end of file
+UPGRADING.md
diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fc1d2aa3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+  "platform": "github",
+  "autodiscover": false,
+  "requireConfig": true,
+  "ignoreNpmrcFile": true,
+  "rangeStrategy": "replace",
+  "packageRules": [
+    {
+      "packagePatterns": [
+        "*"
+      ],
+      "minor": {
+        "groupName": "all non-major dependencies",
+        "groupSlug": "all-minor-patch"
+      }
+    }
+  ],
+  "commitMessagePrefix": "[dist]"
+}