diff --git a/jest.config.ts b/jest.config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..44a46f41f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jest.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import type { Config } from 'jest';
+
+const config: Config = {
+  transformIgnorePatterns: [
+    "jest-runner",
+  ],
+};
+
+export default config;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1acf4194d..f36ed6180 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -33,11 +33,6 @@
     "smoke-test:ci": "start-server-and-test server http://localhost:4000 smoke-test",
     "diff-lang": "./scripts/diff-lang.js"
   },
-  "jest": {
-    "transformIgnorePatterns": [
-      "jest-runner"
-    ]
-  },
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/core": "^7.3.4",
     "@babel/plugin-proposal-class-properties": "^7.3.4",