diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0888f25..06ed739 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -30,3 +30,9 @@ vendor/*/
 tmp/
 cover/
 yq
+
+# snapcraft
+parts/
+prime/
+.snapcraft/
+yq*.snap
diff --git a/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ef77c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+name: yq
+version: git
+summary: A lightweight and portable command-line YAML processor
+description: |
+  The aim of the project is to be the jq or sed of yaml files.
+
+grade: devel # must be 'stable' to release into candidate/stable channels
+confinement: strict
+
+apps:
+  yq:
+    command: yq
+    plugs: [home]
+
+parts:
+  yq:
+    plugin: go
+    source: .
+    go-importpath: github.com/mikefarah/yq
+    #go-packages: [github.com/mikefarah/yq]
+    after: [go]
+  go:
+    source-tag: go1.9.4
+