diff --git a/README.org b/README.org
index 83623d7..c858497 100644
--- a/README.org
+++ b/README.org
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Set up environment with the proper packages:
+
+: guix environment -m environment.scm
+
 Run tests with:
 
 : runtest --tool jlox --srcdir testsuite
diff --git a/environment.scm b/environment.scm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9130e76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/environment.scm
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+(use-modules (guix packages))
+
+(packages->manifest
+ (list (specification->package "cmake")
+       (specification->package "openjdk")
+       (list (specification->package "openjdk") "jdk")
+       (specification->package "coreutils")
+       (specification->package "make")
+       (specification->package "dejagnu")))