diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ce0896b99b..eb43f5f811 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ bundles
 dist
 tmp
 temp
-*.npmrc
 .history
 .ng_pkg_build/
 coverage/
diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..492d2cda74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.npmrc
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Fail on high severity vulnerabilities during audit
+audit-level=high
+
+# Use exact versions to prevent unexpected updates
+save-exact=true