diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 067fcc21..4ad85d26 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+*.janet linguist-language=Janet
 *.janet text eol=lf
 *.c text eol=lf
 *.h text eol=lf