diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 552ec96..c79a4d5 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -2,3 +2,9 @@
 # script with CRLF line endings does not run.
 internal/kitew/kitew text eol=lf
 internal/kitew/kitew.ps1 text eol=lf
+
+# Go sources check out with LF on every platform. The gofmt gate in CI
+# rejects a file whose line endings differ from LF, so a Windows checkout
+# under core.autocrlf=true would otherwise fail that gate on every file
+# before a single line was edited.
+*.go text eol=lf