diff --git a/spring-boot-devtools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/autoconfigure/DevToolsProperties.java b/spring-boot-devtools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/autoconfigure/DevToolsProperties.java
index 112627afe5d..afeb9ea51aa 100644
--- a/spring-boot-devtools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/autoconfigure/DevToolsProperties.java
+++ b/spring-boot-devtools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/autoconfigure/DevToolsProperties.java
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public class DevToolsProperties {
 
 		private static final String DEFAULT_RESTART_EXCLUDES = "META-INF/maven/**,"
 				+ "META-INF/resources/**,resources/**,static/**,public/**,templates/**,"
-				+ "**/*Test.class,**/*Tests.class";
+				+ "**/*Test.class,**/*Tests.class,git.properties";
 
 		private static final long DEFAULT_RESTART_POLL_INTERVAL = 1000;
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-devtools/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/autoconfigure/DevToolsPropertiesTests.java b/spring-boot-devtools/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/autoconfigure/DevToolsPropertiesTests.java
index 72d68e0bf55..fa50316407d 100644
--- a/spring-boot-devtools/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/autoconfigure/DevToolsPropertiesTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-devtools/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/autoconfigure/DevToolsPropertiesTests.java
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ public class DevToolsPropertiesTests {
 				restart.getAllExclude(),
 				arrayContaining("META-INF/maven/**", "META-INF/resources/**",
 						"resources/**", "static/**", "public/**", "templates/**",
-						"**/*Test.class", "**/*Tests.class", "foo/**", "bar/**"));
+						"**/*Test.class", "**/*Tests.class", "git.properties", "foo/**",
+						"bar/**"));
 	}
 
 	@Test