diff --git a/grunt/svgstore.js b/grunt/svgstore.js
index beec2e3d7a..1986ca0677 100644
--- a/grunt/svgstore.js
+++ b/grunt/svgstore.js
@@ -1,14 +1,20 @@
+// svgstore.js
 module.exports = {
-    options: {
-        prefix: 'icon-',
-        cleanup: false,
-        includeTitleElement: false,
-    },
+	options: {
+		prefix: 'icon-',
+		cleanup: false,
+		includeTitleElement: false,
+		preserveDescElement: false,
+		svg: {
+			xmlns: 'http://www.w3.org/2000/svg',
+			'xmlns:xlink': 'http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink'
+		}
+	},
 
-    default: {
-        files: {
-            './assets/img/icon-sprite.svg': ['./assets/icons/**/*.svg'],
-            './templates/components/amp/common/icon-defs.html': ['./assets/icons/**/*.svg'],
-        },
-    },
-};
+	'default': {
+		files: {
+			'./assets/img/icon-sprite.svg': ['./assets/icons/**/*.svg'],
+			'./templates/components/amp/common/icon-defs.html': ['./assets/icons/**/*.svg']
+		}
+	}
+};
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