diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 19a2d327..67f1b011 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ coverage
 !.github
 !.gitignore
 !.npmignore
+!.npmrc
 !.prettierrc
 !.prettierignore
 !.storybook
diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a57cc9e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.npmrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+registry=http://registry.npmjs.org/