diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+composer.lock
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
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+{
+    "name": "bobthecow/mustache",
+    "description": "A Mustache implementation in PHP.",
+    "keywords": ["templating", "mustache"],
+    "homepage": "https://github.com/bobthecow/mustache.php",
+    "type": "library",
+    "license": "MIT",
+    "authors": [
+        {
+            "name": "Justin Hileman",
+            "email": "justin@justinhileman.info",
+            "homepage": "http://justinhileman.com/"
+        }
+    ],
+    "require": {
+        "php": ">=5.3.0"
+    },
+    "autoload": {
+        "psr-0": { "Mustache": "src/" }
+    }
+}