diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index fddb8adb39..b2d7a64ef1 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -3,3 +3,14 @@
 
 # Ensure that line endings for multipart files in spring-web are not modified.
 *.multipart -text
+
+# Ensure that line endings for DOS batch files are not modified.
+*.bat -text
+
+# Ensure the following are treated as binary.
+*.gif   binary
+*.jar   binary
+*.jpeg  binary
+*.jpg   binary
+*.png   binary
+*.vsd   binary