diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 2004851..14d1f5c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -8,3 +8,6 @@ on:
 jobs:
   ci:
     uses: silverstripe/gha-ci/.github/workflows/ci.yml@v1
+    with:
+      # disable auto detection of JS tests (remove if any JS tests are added)
+      js: false
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3696420
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+    "name": "silverstripe-search-service",
+    "description": "Service agnostic abstraction of search indexing and configuration requirements",
+    "main": "README.md",
+    "repository": "https://github.com/silverstripe/silverstripe-search-service",
+    "author": "Silverstripe Ltd"
+  }