diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 34414d1e95..543dc1c655 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -159,3 +159,4 @@ tmp
 /gnu/packages/aux-files/guile-guile-launcher.o
 /guile
 .DS_Store
+.mumi/current-issue
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.mumi/config b/.mumi/config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6823e1c425
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.mumi/config
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+((debbugs-host . "debbugs.gnu.org")
+ (patch-email-address . "guix-patches@gnu.org")
+ (mumi-host . "issues.guix.gnu.org"))