diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
index 3997f583..e1baa432 100755
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ charset = utf-8
 trim_trailing_whitespace = true
 insert_final_newline = true
 
-[*.md]
+[*.{md,rst}]
 trim_trailing_whitespace = false
 
 [.git*]
diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index bb7d1461..de622e06 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 *.sh text eol=lf
 *.bash text eol=lf
 
+# Docs allow trailing whitespaces
+*.md whitespace=-blank-at-eol
+*.rst whitespace=-blank-at-eol
+
 # Windows files
 *.bat text eol=crlf
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 84ed6ee7..caed0df9 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ repos:
     rev: v2.3.0
     hooks:
       - id: trailing-whitespace
+        exclude: ".(md|rst)$"
       - id: end-of-file-fixer
       - id: check-merge-conflict
       - id: mixed-line-ending