diff --git a/meerkat-common/src/test/resources/certs/.gitattributes b/meerkat-common/src/test/resources/certs/.gitattributes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f8fcd2f
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+++ b/meerkat-common/src/test/resources/certs/.gitattributes
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+signed-messages/* -text
\ No newline at end of file