diff --git a/ackrc b/ackrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..859f512
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ackrc
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Maven output
+--ignore-dir=target/
+# IntelliJ .iml
+--ignore-file=ext:iml
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 3acf667..4b4119b 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -38,3 +38,7 @@ echo Setting up misc
 echo Setting up starship
 mkdir -p "${HOME}/.config"
 ln -sf "$DOTFILES_DIR/starship.toml" "${HOME}/.config/starship.toml"
+
+echo Setting up ack
+mkdir -p "${HOME}/.config"
+ln -sf "$DOTFILES_DIR/ackrc" "${HOME}/.ackrc"