diff --git a/.cargo/config.toml b/.cargo/config.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ec1bbf7e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.cargo/config.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+[env]
+FFMPEG_DIR = { value = ".cache/ffmpeg", relative = true }
+OCIO_RS_LINK = "static"
+OCIO_RS_ENABLE_REAL = "1"
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b84cd1968..b3fc91dcd 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -121,5 +121,4 @@ tarpaulin-out/
 .env
 # CD packaging artifacts
 /*.dmg
-.cargo/config.toml
 perf.data