diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ed0338a..deb2411 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,3 +7,10 @@
 **/*.rs.bk
 
 .devenv*
+
+
+# Added by cargo
+#
+# already existing elements were commented out
+
+#/target
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7f62d52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[package]
+name = "tictactoe-rust-foropenspiel"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2024"
+
+[dependencies]
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e7a11a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+fn main() {
+    println!("Hello, world!");
+}