diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
index 5bfc44bd..e1b7100f 100644
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ indent_size = 2
 [*.csproj]
 insert_final_newline = false
 
+[README.txt]
+end_of_line=crlf
+
 ##########
 ## C# formatting
 ## documentation: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/ide/editorconfig-code-style-settings-reference
diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index cd1acd35..67d0626d 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 # normalise line endings
 * text=auto
+README.txt text=crlf