diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.coveragerc b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.coveragerc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f6e2eb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.coveragerc
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[run]
+branch = True
+source = {{cookiecutter.repo_name}}
+omit = {{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/tests/*,{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/openstack/*
+
+[report]
+ignore-errors = True
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.mailmap b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.mailmap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..516ae6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.mailmap
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Format is:
+# <preferred e-mail> <other e-mail 1>
+# <preferred e-mail> <other e-mail 2>
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/babel.cfg b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/babel.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..15cd6cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/babel.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[python: **.py]
+
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/requirements.txt b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/requirements.txt
index 4e46b89..4812c69 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/requirements.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/requirements.txt
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 pbr>=0.5.21,<1.0
+Babel>=0.9.6
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/setup.cfg b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/setup.cfg
index 91d3ba6..6c53b21 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/setup.cfg
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/setup.cfg
@@ -30,3 +30,17 @@ all_files = 1
 
 [upload_sphinx]
 upload-dir = doc/build/html
+
+[compile_catalog]
+directory = {{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/locale
+domain = {{cookiecutter.repo_name}}
+
+[update_catalog]
+domain = {{cookiecutter.repo_name}}
+output_dir = {{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/locale
+input_file = {{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/locale/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}.pot
+
+[extract_messages]
+keywords = _ gettext ngettext l_ lazy_gettext
+mapping_file = babel.cfg
+output_file = {{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/locale/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}.pot