diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 5d4dfe2..f54848d 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -48,5 +48,8 @@
   },
   "autoload": {
     "psr-4": {"DeliciousBrains\\SpinupWPComposerSite\\": "app/"}
+  },
+  "require-dev": {
+    "humanmade/coding-standards": "^1.1"
   }
 }
diff --git a/phpcs.xml.dist b/phpcs.xml.dist
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..073998d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/phpcs.xml.dist
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<ruleset name="Delicious Brains">
+	<!-- Files or directories to check -->
+	<file>.</file>
+
+	<!-- Exclude the keys file as this is auto-generated from the WordPress generator -->
+	<exclude-pattern type="relative-root">^/config/keys.php</exclude-pattern>
+
+	<!-- Path to strip from the front of file paths inside reports (displays shorter paths) -->
+	<arg name="basepath" value="." />
+
+	<!-- Use HM Coding Standards -->
+	<rule ref="vendor/humanmade/coding-standards">
+		<!-- Namespace isn't required for all files. -->
+		<exclude name="HM.Functions.NamespacedFunctions.MissingNamespace" />
+		<!-- Ignore rule expecting Namespaced directory. -->
+		<exclude name="HM.Files.NamespaceDirectoryName.NoIncDirectory" />
+		<!-- File name and class name match is not necessary. -->
+		<exclude name="HM.Files.ClassFileName.MismatchedName" />
+		<!-- Ignore class file name rule -->
+		<exclude name="WordPress.Files.FileName.InvalidClassFileName" />
+		<!-- Ignore rule expecting hyphens in file name. -->
+		<exclude name="WordPress.Files.FileName.NotHyphenatedLowercase" />
+		<!-- Don't require file comment header. -->
+		<exclude name="Squiz.Commenting.FileComment.Missing" />
+	</rule>
+
+	<!-- Ignore Snake case variables for tests -->
+	<rule ref="WordPress.NamingConventions.ValidVariableName.VariableNotSnakeCase">
+		<exclude-pattern>/tests/*</exclude-pattern>
+	</rule>
+</ruleset>