diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 66fd13c90..8bb1ab0fa 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -13,3 +13,16 @@
 
 # Dependency directories (remove the comment below to include it)
 # vendor/
+
+# IDE Specifics
+# intellij
+*/.idea/*
+# vscode
+.vscode/*
+!.vscode/settings.json
+!.vscode/tasks.json
+!.vscode/launch.json
+!.vscode/extensions.json
+*.code-workspace
+.history/
+
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5a3b84d96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module github.com/sigstore/fulcio
+
+go 1.15