diff --git a/.coveragerc b/.config/.coveragerc
similarity index 100%
rename from .coveragerc
rename to .config/.coveragerc
diff --git a/.noserc b/.config/.noserc
similarity index 100%
rename from .noserc
rename to .config/.noserc
diff --git a/.project b/.config/.project
similarity index 100%
rename from .project
rename to .config/.project
diff --git a/.pydevproject b/.config/.pydevproject
similarity index 100%
rename from .pydevproject
rename to .config/.pydevproject
diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.config/.pylintrc
similarity index 100%
rename from .pylintrc
rename to .config/.pylintrc
diff --git a/Foobar.sublime-project b/.config/Foobar.sublime-project
similarity index 100%
rename from Foobar.sublime-project
rename to .config/Foobar.sublime-project
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 72e3942..9500379 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -36,3 +36,11 @@ dist
 
 # Eclipse
 .settings
+
+# Symlinks placed in the project root
+.coveragerc
+.noserc
+.project
+.pydevproject
+.pylintrc
+Foobar.sublime-project
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index abae942..8e34e61 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -32,8 +32,10 @@ ENV := env
 ifneq ($(findstring win32, $(PLATFORM)), )
 	BIN := $(ENV)/Scripts
 	OPEN := cmd /c start
+	LINK := mklink
 else
 	BIN := $(ENV)/bin
+	LINK := ln -s
 	ifneq ($(findstring cygwin, $(PLATFORM)), )
 		OPEN := cygstart
 	else
@@ -60,6 +62,14 @@ DEPENDS_CI := $(ENV)/.depends-ci
 DEPENDS_DEV := $(ENV)/.depends-dev
 ALL := $(ENV)/.all
 
+CONFIG_FILES = .coveragerc \
+               .noserc \
+               .project \
+               .pydevproject \
+               .pylintrc \
+               Foobar.sublime-project
+CONFIG_DIR = .config
+
 # Main Targets ###############################################################
 
 .PHONY: all
@@ -73,6 +83,15 @@ ci: pep8 pep257 test tests
 
 # Development Installation ###################################################
 
+.PHONY: setup
+setup: $(CONFIG_FILES)
+$(CONFIG_FILES):
+	@for f in $(CONFIG_FILES);              \
+	do                                      \
+		echo $(LINK) $(CONFIG_DIR)/$$f $$f; \
+		$(LINK) $(CONFIG_DIR)/$$f $$f;      \
+	done
+
 .PHONY: env
 env: .virtualenv $(EGG_INFO)
 $(EGG_INFO): Makefile setup.py requirements.txt
@@ -88,13 +107,13 @@ $(PIP):
 depends: .depends-ci .depends-dev
 
 .PHONY: .depends-ci
-.depends-ci: env Makefile $(DEPENDS_CI)
+.depends-ci: setup env Makefile $(DEPENDS_CI)
 $(DEPENDS_CI): Makefile
 	$(PIP) install --upgrade pep8 pep257 $(TEST_RUNNER) coverage
 	touch $(DEPENDS_CI)  # flag to indicate dependencies are installed
 
 .PHONY: .depends-dev
-.depends-dev: env Makefile $(DEPENDS_DEV)
+.depends-dev: setup env Makefile $(DEPENDS_DEV)
 $(DEPENDS_DEV): Makefile
 	$(PIP) install --upgrade docutils pdoc pylint wheel
 	touch $(DEPENDS_DEV)  # flag to indicate dependencies are installed
@@ -182,6 +201,7 @@ tests-pytest: .depends-ci
 .PHONY: clean
 clean: .clean-dist .clean-test .clean-doc .clean-build
 	rm -rf $(ALL)
+	rm -f $(CONFIG_FILES)
 
 .PHONY: clean-all
 clean-all: clean .clean-env