diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index fad9c166a..b5b0ad144 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -82,8 +82,7 @@ jobs:
           LANG: en_US.UTF-8
       steps:
           - checkout
-          - run: brew install pkg-config imagemagick harfbuzz python
-          - run: python3 -m pip install sphinx
+          - run: brew install $(cat Brewfile|grep -v "#")
           - run: python3 setup.py build --debug --verbose
           - run: ./kitty/launcher/kitty +launch test.py
           - run: echo "export PATH=/usr/local/opt/sphinx-doc/bin:$PATH" >> $BASH_ENV
diff --git a/Brewfile b/Brewfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..717cf30ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Brewfile
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+pkg-config
+python 
+imagemagick 
+harfbuzz 
+sphinx-doc