diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/logging/logback/TraceLoggingEventEnhancer.java b/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/logging/logback/TraceLoggingEventEnhancer.java
index aad688f9c..5fcd02a44 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/logging/logback/TraceLoggingEventEnhancer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/logging/logback/TraceLoggingEventEnhancer.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ public static void setCurrentTraceId(String id) {
   public static void clearTraceId() {
     MDC.remove(TRACE_ID);
   }
+
   /**
    * Get the Trace ID associated with any logging done by the current thread.
    *
diff --git a/synth.py b/synth.py
index 322c9d59d..7af89807b 100644
--- a/synth.py
+++ b/synth.py
@@ -18,4 +18,9 @@
 
 AUTOSYNTH_MULTIPLE_COMMITS = True
 
-java.common_templates()
+java.common_templates(excludes=[
+    '.gitignore',
+    '.github/CODEOWNERS',
+    '.github/blunderbuss.yml',
+    'CONTRIBUTING.md',
+])
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