diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 38193138..aac05814 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,7 @@
 *.swp
 *.swo
+vendor
+
+# these should be locked in the including repo, the dependencies are mainly
+# for testing and documentation
+glide.lock
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0cd05448..b6bd861a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ docs:
 	godoc2md $(REPO) > README.md
 
 test:
-	go test ./...
+	go test `glide novendor`
diff --git a/glide.yaml b/glide.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4703d68c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/glide.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package: github.com/tendermint/go-crypto
+import:
+- package: github.com/btcsuite/btcd
+  subpackages:
+  - btcec
+- package: github.com/btcsuite/btcutil
+  subpackages:
+  - base58
+- package: github.com/tendermint/ed25519
+  subpackages:
+  - extra25519
+- package: github.com/tendermint/go-common
+- package: github.com/tendermint/go-data
+  version: develop
+- package: github.com/tendermint/go-wire
+  version: develop
+- package: golang.org/x/crypto
+  subpackages:
+  - blowfish
+  - nacl/secretbox
+  - openpgp/armor
+  - ripemd160
+testImport:
+- package: github.com/mndrix/btcutil
+- package: github.com/stretchr/testify
+  version: ^1.1.4
+  subpackages:
+  - assert
+  - require
+- package: github.com/tyler-smith/go-bip32
+- package: github.com/tyler-smith/go-bip39