diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 2ff4f62ad07..ad8bb8f989a 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ COPYING text
 NEWS text
 README text
 *.txt text
+*.md text
 *.zip binary
 
 # C-like Sources