diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b94f87b26..4e0498cda 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,3 +10,8 @@ rootfs/rudder
 vendor/
 *.exe
 .idea/
+*.snap
+.snapcraft/
+parts/
+prime/
+stage/
diff --git a/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d307128d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+name: helm
+version: '2.5.0'
+summary: The Kubernetes package manager
+description: |
+  Helm is a tool for managing Kubernetes
+  charts. Charts are packages of
+  pre-configured Kubernetes resources.
+
+grade: stable
+confinement: strict
+
+apps:
+  helm:
+    command: helm
+    plugs:
+      - network
+      - home
+
+parts:
+  helm:
+    plugin: dump
+    source: https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-helm/helm-v2.5.0-linux-amd64.tar.gz
+