diff --git a/releng/org.eclipse.tm.releng/.cvsignore b/releng/org.eclipse.tm.releng/.cvsignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 3a4edf690ca..00000000000
--- a/releng/org.eclipse.tm.releng/.cvsignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-.project
diff --git a/releng/org.eclipse.tm.releng/.project b/releng/org.eclipse.tm.releng/.project
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a7b3367292e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releng/org.eclipse.tm.releng/.project
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<projectDescription>
+	<name>org.eclipse.tm.releng</name>
+	<comment></comment>
+	<projects>
+	</projects>
+	<buildSpec>
+	</buildSpec>
+	<natures>
+	</natures>
+</projectDescription>