diff --git a/.lintr b/.lintr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a39a252
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.lintr
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+linters: linters_with_defaults(
+  line_length_linter = line_length_linter(120L)
+  ) # see vignette("lintr")
+encoding: "UTF-8"