diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 2790a981c..d7587b5c7 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ build_*/* linguist_generated=true
 *.h text
 *.csv text
 *.lk text
+*.json text
 
 # Ensure those won't be messed up with
 *.jpg binary