diff --git a/.eslintignore b/.eslintignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 83c6ada4..00000000
--- a/.eslintignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-/node_modules/
-/coverage/
-/bundle/
-/vendor/
-/dist/
-/lib/
-/out/
-!.eslintrc.js
-!.eslintplugin/
diff --git a/.eslintrc.js b/.eslintrc.js
index a04de952..fedee9d6 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/.eslintrc.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ const config = {
     './@typescript-eslint.js',
     'plugin:eslint-plugin/recommended'
   ],
+  ignorePatterns: ['!.eslintplugin/'],
   overrides: [
     { files: ['*.spec.*'], extends: ['./jest.js'] },
     {
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ee015c82..89a409ad 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,7 +12,25 @@ Install this package:
 
 #### `.eslintignore`
 
-You can use the `.eslintignore` file used by this repo. It includes relevant files for TypeScript, Ruby, and PHP projects.
+The configurations provided in this package specify `ignorePatterns` with common
+folders to be ignored as part of best practice, meaning an `.eslintignore` file
+is not required.
+
+Projects can use this property themselves instead of an `.eslintignore` to
+ignore additional files & folders, using standard ignore-glob syntax:
+
+```js
+/** @type {import('eslint').Linter.Config} */
+const config = {
+  extends: ['ackama'],
+  ignorePatterns: ['!.myFile.js', 'test/fixtures', '!test/fixtures/**.ts']
+};
+
+module.exports = config;
+```
+
+As `ignorePatterns` is merged across all configs being extended from, you can
+use `!` to un-ignore entries.
 
 #### @typescript-eslint
 
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 2fff7c27..82d83ef1 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -11,6 +11,17 @@ const config = {
     'plugin:prettier/recommended',
     'plugin:eslint-comments/recommended'
   ],
+  ignorePatterns: [
+    '!.eslintrc.js',
+    'node_modules/',
+    'coverage/',
+    'bundle/',
+    'public/',
+    'vendor/',
+    'dist/',
+    'lib/',
+    'out/'
+  ],
   rules: {
     'eslint-comments/disable-enable-pair': ['error', { allowWholeFile: true }],
     'eslint-comments/no-unused-disable': 'error',
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 07dcd969..f47e488e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     "react.js"
   ],
   "scripts": {
-    "lint": "eslint . --ignore-pattern '!.eslintrc.js' --ext js,ts",
+    "lint": "eslint . --ext js,ts",
     "release": "semantic-release -r git+ssh://git@github.com/ackama/eslint-config-ackama.git",
     "test": "jest",
     "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit"
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
     "typescript": "^3.8.3"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "eslint": ">= 6",
+    "eslint": ">= 6.7",
     "eslint-plugin-eslint-comments": ">= 3",
     "eslint-plugin-prettier": ">= 3.1",
     "prettier": ">= 1.19"