diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index df157824..745358b7 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
         "pytest-cov",
         "pytest-sugar",
         "tox",
+        "vulture",
     ]
 }
 
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 962a36c7..02c405b8 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -48,4 +48,5 @@ commands =
     setup.py \
     scripts/ \
     tartufo/ \
-    tests/
+    tests/ \
+    vulture_whitelist.py
diff --git a/vulture_whitelist.py b/vulture_whitelist.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..407cdb5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vulture_whitelist.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# pylint: skip-file
+# type: ignore
+
+Optional  # unused import (tartufo/config.py:5)
+repo_rules_filenames  # unused variable (tartufo/config.py:80)
+Iterable  # unused import (tartufo/scanner.py:16)
+Optional  # unused import (tartufo/scanner.py:16)
+Set  # unused import (tartufo/scanner.py:16)
+Callable  # unused import (tartufo/util.py:8)