diff --git a/src/main/groovy/togit/migration/targets/git/GitUtil.groovy b/src/main/groovy/togit/migration/targets/git/GitUtil.groovy
index 27831db..4eadabc 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/togit/migration/targets/git/GitUtil.groovy
+++ b/src/main/groovy/togit/migration/targets/git/GitUtil.groovy
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ class GitUtil {
     static void setGitLfs(File path, GitOptions options) {
         options.lfs.each { file ->
             callOrDie(path, 'lfs', 'track', "'$file'")
+            callOrDie(path, "add", ".gitattributes" )
         }
     }