diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 2984c500918..791a084d5cf 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -1842,6 +1842,7 @@ Polynomial/include/CGAL/Polynomial_traits_d.h -text
 Polynomial/include/CGAL/polynomial_gcd.h -text
 Polynomial/include/CGAL/polynomial_utils.h -text
 Polynomial/include/CGAL/prs_resultant.h -text
+Polynomial/maintainer -text
 Polynomial/test/Polynomial/Polynomial.C -text
 Polynomial/test/Polynomial/Polynomial_traits_d.C -text
 Polynomial/test/Polynomial/makefile -text
diff --git a/Polynomial/maintainer b/Polynomial/maintainer
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..61d5ab8344d
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+Michael Hemmer <mhemmer@uni-mainz.de>
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