diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 6f9a98b2..c8ec17b2 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 tests.toml.example linguist-language=toml
 config_panel.toml.example linguist-language=toml
+*README*.md linguist-generated=true