diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
index 9a340a13..bc10bb02 100644
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -13,4 +13,8 @@ charset = utf-8
 # 4 space indentation
 [*.{py,java,r,R}]
 indent_style = space
-indent_size = 4
\ No newline at end of file
+indent_size = 4
+
+[*.md]
+trim_trailing_whitespace = false
+charset = utf-8