diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3c987532
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
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diff --git a/g2core/.gitattributes b/g2core/.gitattributes
index cab052f2..145f6b60 100644
--- a/g2core/.gitattributes
+++ b/g2core/.gitattributes
@@ -2,4 +2,3 @@
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