diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8748532..22eb657 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ dmypy.json
 
 # node.js / npm stuff
 node_modules
-package.json
 package-lock.json
 
 # our own stuff
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac7bb09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "dependencies": {
+    "clean-css-cli": "^5.6.3",
+    "terser": "^5.44.1"
+  }
+}