diff --git a/aws_lambda_builders/workflows/java_maven/workflow.py b/aws_lambda_builders/workflows/java_maven/workflow.py
index 9960fb938..f26b02d12 100644
--- a/aws_lambda_builders/workflows/java_maven/workflow.py
+++ b/aws_lambda_builders/workflows/java_maven/workflow.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class JavaMavenWorkflow(BaseWorkflow):
                             dependency_manager="maven",
                             application_framework=None)
 
-    EXCLUDED_FILES = (".aws-sam")
+    EXCLUDED_FILES = (".aws-sam", ".git")
 
     def __init__(self,
                  source_dir,
diff --git a/tests/unit/workflows/java_maven/test_workflow.py b/tests/unit/workflows/java_maven/test_workflow.py
index b4f89fbfc..e2cdacc52 100644
--- a/tests/unit/workflows/java_maven/test_workflow.py
+++ b/tests/unit/workflows/java_maven/test_workflow.py
@@ -42,3 +42,12 @@ def test_workflow_sets_up_validators(self):
         self.assertEqual(len(validators), 1)
 
         self.assertIsInstance(validators[0], MavenValidator)
+
+    def test_workflow_excluded_files(self):
+        workflow = JavaMavenWorkflow("source", "artifacts", "scratch_dir", "manifest")
+
+        self.assertIsInstance(workflow.actions[0], CopySourceAction)
+
+        self.assertEqual(".aws-sam", workflow.actions[0].excludes[0])
+
+        self.assertEqual(".git", workflow.actions[0].excludes[1])