diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3c3629e647..ac10dfe528 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,7 @@
+# gitignore
+
 node_modules
+
+# Only apps should have lockfiles
+yarn.lock
+package-lock.json
diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..43c97e719a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.npmrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+package-lock=false
diff --git a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/.npmrc b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/.npmrc
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..cba44bb384
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/.npmrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../.npmrc
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb/.npmrc b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb/.npmrc
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..cba44bb384
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb/.npmrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../.npmrc
\ No newline at end of file