diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 8ed8c6fa3..aafee01fc 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -36,4 +36,5 @@
 *.pdf binary
 *.ez binary
 *.bz2 binary
-*.swp binary
\ No newline at end of file
+*.swp binary
+*.fig binary
\ No newline at end of file