diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d4a34e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitattributes
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+.github/ export-ignore
+benchmarks/ export-ignore
+tests/ export-ignore
+.gitattributes export-ignore
+.gitignore export-ignore
+codecov.yml export-ignore
+infection.json export-ignore
+phpbench.json export-ignore
+phpcs.xml.dist export-ignore
+phpstan.neon export-ignore
+phpunit.xml.dist export-ignore
+
+# auto detect text files and perform LF normalization
+* text=auto