diff --git a/lerna.json b/lerna.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d97672a77f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lerna.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "packages": [
+    "api-server",
+    "client",
+    "curriculum"
+  ],
+  "version": "independent"
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 60be35cb4a..0ff1715fc1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "eslint-config-freecodecamp": "^1.1.1",
+    "lerna": "^3.4.0",
     "tree-kill": "^1.2.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {