diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 1bd8c722a..1eb49ffed 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -1,2 +1,6 @@
 # Ensure lf on all machines to ensure identical snapshot outputs
-* text eol=lf
\ No newline at end of file
+* text eol=lf
+
+# Ensure tgz files are binary handled
+*.tgz binary
+*.png binary
\ No newline at end of file