diff --git a/.copywrite.hcl b/.copywrite.hcl
index ac6fcf2e4d..126b0188df 100644
--- a/.copywrite.hcl
+++ b/.copywrite.hcl
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ project {
   # Supports doublestar glob patterns for more flexibility in defining which
   # files or folders should be ignored
   header_ignore = [
+    ".git/**",
     "enos/.enos/**",
     "enos/.terraform/**",
     "enos/k8s/.enos/**",