diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 05c572d25e..18338f1508 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -38,3 +38,4 @@ META.*
 MYMETA.*
 SIGNATURE
 NGCP-Panel-*
+.perlcritic-history
diff --git a/.perlcriticrc b/.perlcriticrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a77b7bafd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.perlcriticrc
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+verbose = %f line %l col %c\n    [%s] %p (%e) = %m\n    %r\n
+    # the ouput format, another nice one is 8, the [%s] is the severity
+severity  = 2
+theme = security || (pbp && bugs) || cosmetic || sipwise
+
+# This is optional, define your own colors if you like:
+#colour-severity-5 = magenta
+#colour-severity-4 = red
+#colour-severity-3 = yellow
+#colour-severity-2 = blue
+#colour-severity-1 = black
+
+[Documentation::RequirePodSections]
+#lib_sections = NAME | VERSION | SYNOPSIS | DESCRIPTION | INTERFACE | Composition | Attributes | Methods | Exports | DIAGNOSTICS | CONFIGURATION AND ENVIRONMENT | DEPENDENCIES | INCOMPATIBILITIES | BUGS AND LIMITATIONS | TO DO | AUTHOR | SEE ALSO
+add_themes = sipwise
+lib_sections = NAME | DESCRIPTION | LICENSE | AUTHOR
+# lets keep this simple for now
+
+[Bangs::ProhibitCommentedOutCode]
+commentedcoderegex = \$(?!Id)[A-Za-z_].*=/
+add_themes = sipwise
+# should not trigger on the RCS variable
+
+[Perl::Critic::Policy::Tics::ProhibitLongLines]
+add_themes = sipwise
+base_max    = 100
+hard_max    = 160
+pct_allowed = 50
+# terminal width
+
+[InputOutput::RequireCheckedSyscalls]
+add_themes = sipwise
+functions = :builtins
+exclude_functions = print
+
+[-Modules::RequireExplicitInclusion]
+# we dont want this
+
+[BuiltinFunctions::ProhibitStringyEval]
+allow_includes = 0
+# use Module::Runtime for includes
+
+[TestingAndDebugging::RequireUseStrict]
+equivalent_modules = strictures Sipwise::Base HTML::FormHandler::Moose
+
+[TestingAndDebugging::RequireUseWarnings]
+equivalent_modules = strictures Sipwise::Base HTML::FormHandler::Moose
+
+[Modules::RequireEndWithOne]
+severity = 1
+# not really important, since this is redundant with perl5i (Sipwise::Base)
+
+##### Other exclusions
+
+# [-Subroutines::RequireFinalReturn]
+# this is actually a good thing
+[-CodeLayout::ProhibitHashBarewords]
+# meh, it's super annoying
+[-Lax::ProhibitStringyEval::ExceptForRequire]
+# already covered through BuiltinFunctions::ProhibitStringyEval::allow_includes
+[-ControlStructures::ProhibitPostfixControls]
+[-ControlStructures::ProhibitUnlessBlocks]
+[-RegularExpressions::RequireLineBoundaryMatching]
+[-RegularExpressions::RequireDotMatchAnything]
+[-ValuesAndExpressions::ProhibitEmptyQuotes]
+[-ValuesAndExpressions::ProhibitNoisyQuotes]
diff --git a/Build.PL b/Build.PL
index bc402e27db..58a4132274 100644
--- a/Build.PL
+++ b/Build.PL
@@ -121,9 +121,8 @@ my $builder = Local::Module::Build->new(
         # for the testcover target
         'Devel::Cover' => 0,
         'sigtrap' => 0,
-        # for development
-        'Convert::Ascii85' => 0,
-        'IO::Uncompress::UnXz' => 0,
+        # for perlcritic test
+        'Test::Perl::Critic::Progressive' => 0,
     },
     add_to_cleanup => [ 'NGCP-Panel-*' ],
 );
diff --git a/t/perlcritic-progressive.t b/t/perlcritic-progressive.t
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8323eb3c55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/perlcritic-progressive.t
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env perl
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+use Test::More;
+
+eval { require Test::Perl::Critic::Progressive };
+plan skip_all => 'T::P::C::Progressive required for this test' if $@;
+
+Test::Perl::Critic::Progressive::set_history_file('.perlcritic-history');
+Test::Perl::Critic::Progressive::progressive_critic_ok('lib');