diff --git a/env_secrets/.gitattributes b/env_secrets/.gitattributes
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5ccf582d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/env_secrets/.gitattributes
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+* filter=git-crypt diff=git-crypt
+.gitattributes !filter !diff