diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 606e8398c..7140b1b7a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -21,5 +21,3 @@ config/database.yml
 
 # unless supporting rvm < 1.11.0 or doing something fancy, ignore this:
 .rvmrc
-
-.rubocop.yml
diff --git a/.rubocop.yml b/.rubocop.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b8bbc5dc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.rubocop.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+Style/LineLength:
+  Max: 120
+
+Documentation:
+  Enabled: false
+
+Style/CyclomaticComplexity:
+  Severity: warning
+
+Style/Semicolon:
+  AllowAsExpressionSeparator: true