diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f0d3e23c69..98609f32a5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-!.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.jar
+.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.jar
 .flattened-pom.xml
 .gradle
 *.sw?
diff --git a/initializr-generator-spring/src/main/java/io/spring/initializr/generator/spring/scm/git/GitProjectGenerationConfiguration.java b/initializr-generator-spring/src/main/java/io/spring/initializr/generator/spring/scm/git/GitProjectGenerationConfiguration.java
index d7b8e19b82..7f3ae9e9a1 100644
--- a/initializr-generator-spring/src/main/java/io/spring/initializr/generator/spring/scm/git/GitProjectGenerationConfiguration.java
+++ b/initializr-generator-spring/src/main/java/io/spring/initializr/generator/spring/scm/git/GitProjectGenerationConfiguration.java
@@ -63,8 +63,7 @@ GitAttributes gitAttributes(ObjectProvider<GitAttributesCustomizer> gitAttribute
 	public GitIgnoreCustomizer mavenGitIgnoreCustomizer() {
 		return (gitIgnore) -> {
 			gitIgnore.getGeneral()
-				.add("target/", "!.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.jar", "!**/src/main/**/target/",
-						"!**/src/test/**/target/");
+				.add("target/", ".mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.jar", "!**/src/main/**/target/", "!**/src/test/**/target/");
 			gitIgnore.getNetBeans().add("build/", "!**/src/main/**/build/", "!**/src/test/**/build/");
 		};
 	}
diff --git a/initializr-generator-spring/src/test/java/io/spring/initializr/generator/spring/scm/git/GitProjectGenerationConfigurationTests.java b/initializr-generator-spring/src/test/java/io/spring/initializr/generator/spring/scm/git/GitProjectGenerationConfigurationTests.java
index 14a4856721..39259836ae 100644
--- a/initializr-generator-spring/src/test/java/io/spring/initializr/generator/spring/scm/git/GitProjectGenerationConfigurationTests.java
+++ b/initializr-generator-spring/src/test/java/io/spring/initializr/generator/spring/scm/git/GitProjectGenerationConfigurationTests.java
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ void gitIgnoreGradle() {
 			.contains(".gradle", "build/", "!gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar", "out/", "!**/src/main/**/build/",
 					"!**/src/test/**/build/", "!**/src/main/**/out/", "!**/src/test/**/out/", "bin/",
 					"!**/src/main/**/bin/", "!**/src/test/**/bin/")
-			.doesNotContain("/target/", "!.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.jar");
+			.doesNotContain("/target/", ".mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.jar");
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -81,8 +81,7 @@ void gitIgnoreMaven() {
 		description.setBuildSystem(new MavenBuildSystem());
 		description.setPlatformVersion(Version.parse("2.1.0.RELEASE"));
 		assertThat(generateGitIgnore(description))
-			.contains("target/", "!.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.jar", "!**/src/main/**/target/",
-					"!**/src/test/**/target/")
+			.contains("target/", ".mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.jar", "!**/src/main/**/target/", "!**/src/test/**/target/")
 			.doesNotContain(".gradle", "!gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar", "/out/");
 	}
 
diff --git a/initializr-generator-spring/src/test/resources/project/maven/gitignore.gen b/initializr-generator-spring/src/test/resources/project/maven/gitignore.gen
index c456c4a3ad..0d5ecc8b1d 100644
--- a/initializr-generator-spring/src/test/resources/project/maven/gitignore.gen
+++ b/initializr-generator-spring/src/test/resources/project/maven/gitignore.gen
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /target/
-!.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.jar
+.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.jar
 
 ### STS ###
 .apt_generated