diff --git a/templates/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh.j2 b/templates/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh.j2
index 6b36b8d..fd234f3 100755
--- a/templates/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh.j2
+++ b/templates/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh.j2
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
 # or removal of a certain file.
 sudo rm /usr/lib/python3.*/EXTERNALLY-MANAGED || true
 
+# This is a workaround on an issue with the devcontainer reported on Windows where followup git config commands would
+# fail. #9067
+git config --add safe.directory /app
+
 git config commit.template .devcontainer/git/linkorb_commit.template
 
 {% if repo.type in ['application', 'library', 'symfony-bundle'] or repo.type.startswith('php-') %}