diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1da0a3140
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Configure Languages for GitHub repository using Linguist
+
+# ignore all files, except for markdown
+* linguist-vendored
+*.md linguist-detectable=true 
+
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 51bd74ea1..ee3e61b03 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -21,5 +21,6 @@
 # ------------------------
 # Version Control
 !.gitignore
+!.gitattributes
 !.github/
 
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 730434fd2..c45700bff 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
 # Unreleased
+## Added
+- dev: set markdown as repository language with `.gitattributes`
+
 ## Changed
 - clojure-cli: enhance built-in commands description
 - code-challenge: rewrite code challenges overview