diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 97a7235c95695db9c061b713d330a642f8f9915f..b8acab7d4bc900038d09c42abd94f58c196194f2 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -25,3 +25,5 @@ Doxyfile                text
 *.vcxproj*            text eol=crlf
 *.sln               text eol=crlf
 
+.gitignore          text 
+
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3a80e1c3e4ae34e015c434142cfc0585f0776e54..645277f8280f489e01fad3d6017aaffaf244f3e8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # NetBeans user-specific settings
 /bindings/java/nbproject/private/
-
+ 
 # Bindings dependecies and build folders
 /bindings/java/lib/
 /bindings/java/build/