diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a3c6108370
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.tag ident
diff --git a/.tag b/.tag
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index 0000000000..055c8729cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.tag
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+$Id$