diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 22652fcd61c..540a829c2e5 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@ icu4c/source/tools/tzcode/icuzdump.cpp -text
 icu4c/source/tools/tzcode/icuzdump.vcproj -text
 icu4c/source/tools/tzcode/zdump.c -text
 icu4j/.classpath -text
-icu4j/.externalToolBuilders/ICU4J_Resources.launch -text
 icu4j/.project -text
 icu4j/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs -text
 icu4j/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs -text
diff --git a/icu4j/.externalToolBuilders/ICU4J_Resources.launch b/icu4j/.externalToolBuilders/ICU4J_Resources.launch
index 22d345df3e2..6aab43a24b6 100644
--- a/icu4j/.externalToolBuilders/ICU4J_Resources.launch
+++ b/icu4j/.externalToolBuilders/ICU4J_Resources.launch
@@ -1,22 +1,23 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<launchConfiguration type="org.eclipse.ant.AntBuilderLaunchConfigurationType">
-<booleanAttribute key="org.eclipse.debug.ui.ATTR_LAUNCH_IN_BACKGROUND" value="false"/>
-<booleanAttribute key="org.eclipse.ant.ui.DEFAULT_VM_INSTALL" value="false"/>
-<booleanAttribute key="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.DEFAULT_CLASSPATH" value="true"/>
-<stringAttribute key="org.eclipse.ant.ui.ATTR_ANT_AFTER_CLEAN_TARGETS" value="resources,"/>
-<listAttribute key="org.eclipse.debug.core.MAPPED_RESOURCE_TYPES">
-<listEntry value="1"/>
-</listAttribute>
-<stringAttribute key="org.eclipse.ui.externaltools.ATTR_RUN_BUILD_KINDS" value="full,incremental,"/>
-<booleanAttribute key="org.eclipse.ant.ui.ATTR_TARGETS_UPDATED" value="true"/>
-<stringAttribute key="org.eclipse.ui.externaltools.ATTR_WORKING_DIRECTORY" value="${workspace_loc:/ICU4J}"/>
-<booleanAttribute key="org.eclipse.ui.externaltools.ATTR_TRIGGERS_CONFIGURED" value="true"/>
-<booleanAttribute key="org.eclipse.debug.core.appendEnvironmentVariables" value="true"/>
-<stringAttribute key="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.CLASSPATH_PROVIDER" value="org.eclipse.ant.ui.AntClasspathProvider"/>
-<stringAttribute key="org.eclipse.ant.ui.ATTR_ANT_MANUAL_TARGETS" value="resources,"/>
-<stringAttribute key="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.PROJECT_ATTR" value="ICU4J"/>
-<listAttribute key="org.eclipse.debug.core.MAPPED_RESOURCE_PATHS">
-<listEntry value="/ICU4J/build.xml"/>
-</listAttribute>
-<stringAttribute key="org.eclipse.ui.externaltools.ATTR_LOCATION" value="${workspace_loc:/ICU4J/build.xml}"/>
-</launchConfiguration>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!-- Copyright (C) 2002-2007, International Business Machines Corporation and  others. All Rights Reserved. -->
+<launchConfiguration type="org.eclipse.ant.AntBuilderLaunchConfigurationType">
+<booleanAttribute key="org.eclipse.debug.ui.ATTR_LAUNCH_IN_BACKGROUND" value="false"/>
+<booleanAttribute key="org.eclipse.ant.ui.DEFAULT_VM_INSTALL" value="false"/>
+<booleanAttribute key="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.DEFAULT_CLASSPATH" value="true"/>
+<stringAttribute key="org.eclipse.ant.ui.ATTR_ANT_AFTER_CLEAN_TARGETS" value="resources,"/>
+<listAttribute key="org.eclipse.debug.core.MAPPED_RESOURCE_TYPES">
+<listEntry value="1"/>
+</listAttribute>
+<stringAttribute key="org.eclipse.ui.externaltools.ATTR_RUN_BUILD_KINDS" value="full,incremental,"/>
+<booleanAttribute key="org.eclipse.ant.ui.ATTR_TARGETS_UPDATED" value="true"/>
+<stringAttribute key="org.eclipse.ui.externaltools.ATTR_WORKING_DIRECTORY" value="${workspace_loc:/icu4j}"/>
+<booleanAttribute key="org.eclipse.ui.externaltools.ATTR_TRIGGERS_CONFIGURED" value="true"/>
+<booleanAttribute key="org.eclipse.debug.core.appendEnvironmentVariables" value="true"/>
+<stringAttribute key="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.CLASSPATH_PROVIDER" value="org.eclipse.ant.ui.AntClasspathProvider"/>
+<stringAttribute key="org.eclipse.ant.ui.ATTR_ANT_MANUAL_TARGETS" value="resources,"/>
+<stringAttribute key="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.PROJECT_ATTR" value="icu4j"/>
+<listAttribute key="org.eclipse.debug.core.MAPPED_RESOURCE_PATHS">
+<listEntry value="/icu4j/build.xml"/>
+</listAttribute>
+<stringAttribute key="org.eclipse.ui.externaltools.ATTR_LOCATION" value="${workspace_loc:/icu4j/build.xml}"/>
+</launchConfiguration>