diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e9789e1..46dba9d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,3 +9,7 @@ build/
 dist/
 docs/_build/
 local.py
+
+# Because pipenv is only used to manage a local development
+# environment, it's not helpful to track its lock file
+Pipfile.lock
diff --git a/Pipfile b/Pipfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ffb013
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Pipfile
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# This Pipfile is used solely to manage a development environment
+# -- it doesn't factor into the released package.
+
+[[source]]
+url = "https://pypi.org/simple"
+verify_ssl = true
+name = "pypi"
+
+[packages]
+boto3 = "*"
+django = "*"
+requests = "*"
+six = "*"
+sparkpost = "*"
+
+[dev-packages]
+detox = "*"
+flake8 = "*"
+mock = "*"
+sphinx = "*"
+sphinx-rtd-theme = "*"
+tox = "*"
+twine = "*"
+
+[requires]
+python_version = "3.6"