diff --git a/stowers/git/dot-gitconfig b/stowers/git/dot-gitconfig
index e4e879d..47c7326 100644
--- a/stowers/git/dot-gitconfig
+++ b/stowers/git/dot-gitconfig
@@ -18,3 +18,5 @@
 	format = ssh
 [alias]
 	fwl = push --force-with-lease
+[core]
+	excludesFile = ~/.gitignore
diff --git a/stowers/git/dot-gitignore b/stowers/git/dot-gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f9789a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stowers/git/dot-gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# General
+.DS_Store
+.AppleDouble
+.LSOverride
+Icon[
+]
+
+# Thumbnails
+._*
+
+# Files that might appear in the root of a volume
+.DocumentRevisions-V100
+.fseventsd
+.Spotlight-V100
+.TemporaryItems
+.Trashes
+.VolumeIcon.icns
+.com.apple.timemachine.donotpresent
+
+# Directories potentially created on remote AFP share
+.AppleDB
+.AppleDesktop
+Network Trash Folder
+Temporary Items
+.apdisk
+
+# Taskfile.dev
+.task