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@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@
 !README.md
 !doc/signify.txt
 !plugin/signify.vim
-!signify.png
+!signify.gif
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Features:
 
 - quick developer response! :-)
 
-![Example:signify in action](https://github.com/mhinz/vim-signify/raw/master/signify.png)
+![Example:signify in action](https://github.com/mhinz/vim-signify/raw/master/signify.gif)
 
 Limits exist only in your mind!
 
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