diff --git a/GIT-INFO b/GIT-INFO
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index 00000000..2c207fa3
--- /dev/null
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+
+GIT-INFO
+
+This file is only present in git - never in release archives. It is used as a
+sentinel file in buildconf.bat in order to differentiate a git checkout from
+release and daily snapshot archives.
+