diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 9774f01b..f946a185 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ templatesdir = $(datadir)
 dist_templates_DATA = \
 	editorconfig \
 	gitlab-ci.yml \
+	luacheckrc \
 	luarc.json \
 	zola_book.html \
 	zola_series.html \
diff --git a/luacheckrc b/luacheckrc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..72a57d88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/luacheckrc
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+std = "lua54+sile"
+
+max_line_length = false
+
+files["pandoc-filters"] = {
+   std = "+pandoc_filter"
+}
diff --git a/rules/rules.mk b/rules/rules.mk
index c2e3ac8d..aab66034 100644
--- a/rules/rules.mk
+++ b/rules/rules.mk
@@ -365,6 +365,10 @@ PROJECTCONFIGS += .gitignore
 	echo '$(IGNORES)' |
 		$(SED) -e 's/ /\n/g' > $@
 
+PROJECTCONFIGS += .luacheckrc
+.luacheckrc: $(CASILEDIR)/luacheckrc
+	cp $< $@
+
 PROJECTCONFIGS += .luarc.json
 .luarc.json: $(CASILEDIR)/luarc.json
 	cp $< $@
diff --git a/src/setup/mod.rs b/src/setup/mod.rs
index ef2e682c..88bee440 100644
--- a/src/setup/mod.rs
+++ b/src/setup/mod.rs
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ pub fn is_make_gnu() -> Result<bool> {
 }
 
 fn regen_dotfiles(repo: Repository) -> Result<()> {
-    let targets = vec![".editorconfig", ".gitignore", ".luarc.json"];
+    let targets = vec![".editorconfig", ".gitignore", ".luacheckrc", ".luarc.json"];
     let make_targets: Vec<String> = targets.iter().map(|&x| x.into()).collect();
     make::run(make_targets)?;
     let mut index = repo.index()?;