diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 59d842b..2c1370c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -26,3 +26,8 @@ node_modules
 
 # Users Environment Variables
 .lock-wscript
+
+# Only apps should have lockfiles
+npm-shrinkwrap.json
+package-lock.json
+yarn.lock
diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..43c97e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.npmrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+package-lock=false