.gitattributes is in default excludes as well
diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 6a09518..71522b4 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@
description="--> creates a source distribution">
<mkdir dir="${src.dist.dir}"/>
+ <defaultexcludes remove="**/.gitattributes"/>
<defaultexcludes remove="**/.gitignore"/>
<defaultexcludes remove="**/.gitmodules"/>
<copy todir="${src.dist.dir}">
@@ -401,6 +402,7 @@
<param name="src.dist.dir" value="${dist.name}"/>
</antcall>
+ <defaultexcludes remove="**/.gitattributes"/>
<defaultexcludes remove="**/.gitignore"/>
<defaultexcludes remove="**/.gitmodules"/>
<zip destfile="${dist.base.source}/${dist.name}-src.zip">