diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 47ebe468ce..26f7e3d9b1 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -12,3 +12,6 @@ test-data/* text=false
 *.gif  binary
 *.ico  binary
 
+*.py diff=python
+*.rs diff=rust
+*.md diff=markdown