diff --git a/.changeset/heavy-jars-notice.md b/.changeset/heavy-jars-notice.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..66bc58c88c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/heavy-jars-notice.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@graphql-codegen/cli": patch
+---
+
+ignore events in `.git` directory
diff --git a/packages/graphql-codegen-cli/src/utils/watcher.ts b/packages/graphql-codegen-cli/src/utils/watcher.ts
index a03b9438465..b2420f65cfa 100644
--- a/packages/graphql-codegen-cli/src/utils/watcher.ts
+++ b/packages/graphql-codegen-cli/src/utils/watcher.ts
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export const createWatcher = (
     }, 100);
     emitWatching(watchDirectory);
 
-    const ignored: string[] = [];
+    const ignored: string[] = ['**/.git/**'];
     for (const entry of Object.keys(config.generates).map(filename => ({
       filename,
       config: normalizeOutputParam(config.generates[filename]),