diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cba063f4..8dc33bad 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -23,3 +23,4 @@ tags
 
 # stack artifacts
 /.stack-work/
+/cabal.project.local
diff --git a/cabal.project b/cabal.project
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..97bc9c8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cabal.project
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+packages: ./
+          ../xmonad/
+          ../x11/