diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index a3c610837..a96f8f547 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-.tag ident
+.tag            export-subst
+.gitignore      export-ignore
+.gitattributes  export-ignore
diff --git a/.tag b/.tag
index 055c8729c..6828f88dc 100644
--- a/.tag
+++ b/.tag
@@ -1 +1 @@
-$Id$
+$Format:%H$