diff --git a/.rubocop.yml b/.rubocop.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1743c0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.rubocop.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# RuboCop configuration
+
+AllCops:
+  NewCops: enable
+  TargetRubyVersion: 2.7
+
+# Disable BlockLength for RSpec files as it's standard practice
+# RSpec describe blocks can be long and that's expected
+Metrics/BlockLength:
+  Exclude:
+    - 'spec/**/*_spec.rb'
+
+# Increase thresholds slightly for AbcSize to accommodate existing code
+Metrics/AbcSize:
+  Max: 25
+
+# Increase threshold slightly for MethodLength to accommodate existing code  
+Metrics/MethodLength:
+  Max: 15
+
+# Allow development dependencies in gemspec (common practice)
+Gemspec/DevelopmentDependencies:
+  Enabled: false
diff --git a/bundleup.gemspec b/bundleup.gemspec
index bb34e1f..9b607d8 100644
--- a/bundleup.gemspec
+++ b/bundleup.gemspec
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.metadata = {
     'homepage_uri' => spec.homepage,
     'source_code_uri' => 'https://github.com/bundleup/bundleup-sdk-ruby',
-    'changelog_uri' => 'https://github.com/bundleup/bundleup-sdk-ruby/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md'
+    'changelog_uri' => 'https://github.com/bundleup/bundleup-sdk-ruby/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md',
+    'rubygems_mfa_required' => 'true'
   }
 
   spec.files         = Dir['lib/**/*', 'LICENSE', 'README.md', 'CHANGELOG.md']