diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5de1957..6bd0dc4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ pm_to_blib*
 MojoX-Renderer-TT-*
 cover_db
 *~
+*.bak
diff --git a/.shipit b/.shipit
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c7c04fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.shipit
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# auto-generated shipit config file.
+steps = FindVersion, ChangeVersion, CheckChangeLog, DistTest, Commit, Tag, MakeDist
+
+git.tagpattern = release/%v
+
+# svn.tagpattern = MyProj-%v
+# svn.tagpattern = http://code.example.com/svn/tags/MyProj-%v
+
+# CheckChangeLog.files = ChangeLog, MyProj.CHANGES
diff --git a/MANIFEST b/MANIFEST
index d9fb3bc..68553f8 100644
--- a/MANIFEST
+++ b/MANIFEST
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 Changes
 MANIFEST
+MANIFEST.SKIP
 Makefile.PL
 README
 lib/MojoX/Renderer/TT.pm
 t/00-load.t
 t/pod-coverage.t
 t/pod.t
+.perltidyrc
diff --git a/MANIFEST.SKIP b/MANIFEST.SKIP
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b0a4c2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MANIFEST.SKIP
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+\.git\/
+.*~$
+\.shipit$
+.*\.bak$
+^\.gitignore$