diff --git a/projects/git-scm.org/gitconfig b/projects/git-scm.org/gitconfig
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2362cfc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/git-scm.org/gitconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[core]
+  excludesfile = %(prefix)/etc/gitignore
diff --git a/projects/git-scm.org/gitignore b/projects/git-scm.org/gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..99397bf9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/git-scm.org/gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# banish ye, the bane of our existence
+.DS_Store
diff --git a/projects/git-scm.org/package.yml b/projects/git-scm.org/package.yml
index 5ed1495d..1e39ee5c 100644
--- a/projects/git-scm.org/package.yml
+++ b/projects/git-scm.org/package.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ build:
 
     cd "{{prefix}}"
     DEBUG=1 fix-shebangs.ts bin/* libexec/git-core/*
+
+    mkdir etc
+    cp "$SRCROOT"/props/git* etc
   env:
     V: 1
     BAKE:
@@ -31,7 +34,15 @@ build:
     CONF:
     - --prefix={{ prefix }}
     - --with-perl={{ deps.perl.org.prefix }}
+    - --with-gitconfig=etc/gitconfig
     INSTALL_STRIP: -s
 
 test: |
   git clone https://github.com/teaxyz/white-paper
+
+  mkdir foo
+  cd foo
+  touch .DS_Store testfile
+  git init
+  git add .
+  test "$(git diff --name-only --cached)" = "testfile"