diff --git a/changes/50283-git-fma-windows-patch-policy b/changes/50283-git-fma-windows-patch-policy
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8edaf78857
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/50283-git-fma-windows-patch-policy
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- Fixed a bug where the patch policy for the Windows Git Fleet-maintained app always returned "Pass", even on hosts running an outdated version, so update automations never triggered. The generated query matched `programs.name LIKE 'Git %'`, but Git for Windows registers itself in the registry as exactly `Git`.
diff --git a/ee/maintained-apps/inputs/winget/git.json b/ee/maintained-apps/inputs/winget/git.json
index 8cf7067dd8..671e88b625 100644
--- a/ee/maintained-apps/inputs/winget/git.json
+++ b/ee/maintained-apps/inputs/winget/git.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "slug": "git/windows",
   "package_identifier": "Git.Git",
   "unique_identifier": "Git",
-  "fuzzy_match_name": true,
+  "fuzzy_match_name": "Git%",
   "installer_arch": "x64",
   "installer_type": "exe",
   "installer_scope": "machine",
diff --git a/ee/maintained-apps/outputs/git/windows.json b/ee/maintained-apps/outputs/git/windows.json
index 8326f5b3ee..2715bf9ae8 100644
--- a/ee/maintained-apps/outputs/git/windows.json
+++ b/ee/maintained-apps/outputs/git/windows.json
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
     {
       "version": "2.55.0.3",
       "queries": {
-        "exists": "SELECT 1 FROM programs WHERE name LIKE 'Git %' AND publisher = 'The Git Development Community';",
-        "patched": "SELECT 1 WHERE NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM programs WHERE name LIKE 'Git %' AND publisher = 'The Git Development Community' AND version_compare(version, '2.55.0.3') < 0);"
+        "exists": "SELECT 1 FROM programs WHERE name LIKE 'Git%' AND publisher = 'The Git Development Community';",
+        "patched": "SELECT 1 WHERE NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM programs WHERE name LIKE 'Git%' AND publisher = 'The Git Development Community' AND version_compare(version, '2.55.0.3') < 0);"
       },
       "installer_url": "https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/releases/download/v2.55.0.windows.3/Git-2.55.0.3-64-bit.exe",
       "install_script_ref": "64df8252",