diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index a3c61083700..1a045fa1f02 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
-.tag ident
+.tag                    export-subst
+.gitignore              export-ignore
+.gitattributes          export-ignore
+.commit-template        export-ignore
diff --git a/.tag b/.tag
index 055c8729cdc..6828f88dcb0 100644
--- a/.tag
+++ b/.tag
@@ -1 +1 @@
-$Id$
+$Format:%H$