diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index c924b5e4..364464d2 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 *.ui text
 *.yml text
 CMakeLists.txt text
-COPYING
+COPYING text
 
 # Binary files
 *.icns binary