diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 8e15ecd6721..e594b603ccd 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 qcodes/_version.py export-subst
 * text=auto eol=lf
+*.py text
 *.{cmd,[cC][mM][dD]} text eol=crlf
 *.{bat,[bB][aA][tT]} text eol=crlf
\ No newline at end of file