diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2c6881be24..4f100b8dcf 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@ dist
 # Closed source libraries
 closed-lib
 
-# Node dependencies
+# Node, Bower dependencies
 node_modules
+bower_components
 
 # Protractor logs
 protractor/logs
diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..91ed851851
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+  "name": "openmctweb",
+  "description": "The OpenMCTWeb core platform",
+  "main": "",
+  "license": "Apache-2.0",
+  "moduleType": [],
+  "homepage": "http://nasa.github.io/openmctweb/",
+  "private": true,
+  "dependencies": {
+    "angular": "1.4.4",
+    "angular-route": "1.4.4",
+    "moment": "^2.11.1",
+    "moment-duration-format": "^1.3.0",
+    "requirejs": "~2.1.22",
+    "text": "requirejs-text#^2.0.14"
+  }
+}