diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 275f1cc6c2..94bfb9b2c9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@
 !/.editorconfig
 !/.gitignore
 !/.yardopts
+!/.vale.ini
 !/CHANGELOG.md
 !/CONTRIBUTING.md
 !/Dockerfile
diff --git a/.vale.ini b/.vale.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8aeb075101
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vale.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+StylesPath = ./docs/vale-styles
+
+[*.md]
+BasedOnStyles = Homebrew