diff --git a/_.htaccess b/_.htaccess
index 725ded7121b8e724e7013197b0848f1335f6ba75..2e06138c403eb4f66916d4fe051bc60d95bde7fd 100644
--- a/_.htaccess
+++ b/_.htaccess
@@ -314,6 +314,11 @@ AddDefaultCharset utf-8
 	</IfModule>
 </FilesMatch>
 
+# Block access to vcs directories
+<IfModule mod_alias.c>
+	RedirectMatch 404 /\.(?:git|svn|hg)/
+</IfModule>
+
 ### End: Rewriting and Access ###