diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 6aace1230..81cf2d828 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-legacy/* linguist-vendored
\ No newline at end of file
+legacy/* linguist-vendored
+* text=lf
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8025bc7dd..da6f42311 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ The first step is to ensure that you have Rust and the support software installe
 curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh
 ```
 
-_For building on Windows, follow the rustup installer instructions at https://rustup.rs/_
+_For building on Windows, follow the rustup installer instructions at https://rustup.rs/._
 
 From there, you can clone this repository:
 
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ Run the tests:
 cargo test testnet  -- --test-threads=1
 ```
 
+_On Windows, many tests will fail if the line endings aren't `LF`. Please ensure that you are have git's `core.autocrlf` set to `input` when you check out the repository to avoid any potential issues._
+
 ### Encode and sign transactions
 
 Here, we have generated a keypair that will be used for signing the upcoming transactions: