diff --git a/internal/fingerprint/glob.go b/internal/fingerprint/glob.go
index c87c9ec3..930a54a3 100644
--- a/internal/fingerprint/glob.go
+++ b/internal/fingerprint/glob.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-task/task/v3/taskfile/ast"
 )
 
-func Globs(dir string, globs []*ast.Glob, gitignore bool) ([]string, error) {
+func Globs(dir string, globs []*ast.Glob, useGitignore bool) ([]string, error) {
 	resultMap := make(map[string]bool)
 	for _, g := range globs {
 		matches, err := glob(dir, g.Glob)
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func Globs(dir string, globs []*ast.Glob, gitignore bool) ([]string, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if gitignore {
+	if useGitignore {
 		resultMap = filterGitignored(resultMap, dir)
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/fingerprint/sources_checksum.go b/internal/fingerprint/sources_checksum.go
index ef9e7387..9ffdbdb6 100644
--- a/internal/fingerprint/sources_checksum.go
+++ b/internal/fingerprint/sources_checksum.go
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func (*ChecksumChecker) Kind() string {
 }
 
 func (c *ChecksumChecker) checksum(t *ast.Task) (string, error) {
-	sources, err := Globs(t.Dir, t.Sources, t.IsGitignore())
+	sources, err := Globs(t.Dir, t.Sources, t.ShouldUseGitignore())
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
diff --git a/internal/fingerprint/sources_timestamp.go b/internal/fingerprint/sources_timestamp.go
index 5d482851..929b044b 100644
--- a/internal/fingerprint/sources_timestamp.go
+++ b/internal/fingerprint/sources_timestamp.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func (checker *TimestampChecker) IsUpToDate(t *ast.Task) (bool, error) {
 		return false, nil
 	}
 
-	sources, err := Globs(t.Dir, t.Sources, t.IsGitignore())
+	sources, err := Globs(t.Dir, t.Sources, t.ShouldUseGitignore())
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, nil
 	}
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func (checker *TimestampChecker) IsUpToDate(t *ast.Task) (bool, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	generates, err := Globs(t.Dir, t.Generates, t.IsGitignore())
+	generates, err := Globs(t.Dir, t.Generates, t.ShouldUseGitignore())
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, nil
 	}
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func (checker *TimestampChecker) Kind() string {
 
 // Value implements the Checker Interface
 func (checker *TimestampChecker) Value(t *ast.Task) (any, error) {
-	sources, err := Globs(t.Dir, t.Sources, t.IsGitignore())
+	sources, err := Globs(t.Dir, t.Sources, t.ShouldUseGitignore())
 	if err != nil {
 		return time.Now(), err
 	}
diff --git a/taskfile/ast/task.go b/taskfile/ast/task.go
index f7f0f318..bff0ff59 100644
--- a/taskfile/ast/task.go
+++ b/taskfile/ast/task.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ type Task struct {
 	Method        string
 	Prefix        string `hash:"ignore"`
 	IgnoreError   bool
-	Gitignore     *bool
+	UseGitignore     *bool
 	Run           string
 	Platforms     []*Platform
 	If            string
@@ -76,10 +76,10 @@ func (t *Task) IsSilent() bool {
 	return t.Silent != nil && *t.Silent
 }
 
-// IsGitignore returns true if the task has gitignore filtering explicitly enabled.
-// Returns false if Gitignore is nil (not set) or explicitly set to false.
-func (t *Task) IsGitignore() bool {
-	return t.Gitignore != nil && *t.Gitignore
+// ShouldUseGitignore returns true if the task has gitignore filtering explicitly enabled.
+// Returns false if UseGitignore is nil (not set) or explicitly set to false.
+func (t *Task) ShouldUseGitignore() bool {
+	return t.UseGitignore != nil && *t.UseGitignore
 }
 
 // WildcardMatch will check if the given string matches the name of the Task and returns any wildcard values.
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ func (t *Task) UnmarshalYAML(node *yaml.Node) error {
 			Method        string
 			Prefix        string
 			IgnoreError   bool  `yaml:"ignore_error"`
-			Gitignore     *bool `yaml:"gitignore,omitempty"`
+			UseGitignore     *bool `yaml:"use_gitignore,omitempty"`
 			Run           string
 			Platforms     []*Platform
 			If            string
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ func (t *Task) UnmarshalYAML(node *yaml.Node) error {
 		t.Method = task.Method
 		t.Prefix = task.Prefix
 		t.IgnoreError = task.IgnoreError
-		t.Gitignore = deepcopy.Scalar(task.Gitignore)
+		t.UseGitignore = deepcopy.Scalar(task.UseGitignore)
 		t.Run = task.Run
 		t.Platforms = task.Platforms
 		t.If = task.If
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ func (t *Task) DeepCopy() *Task {
 		Method:               t.Method,
 		Prefix:               t.Prefix,
 		IgnoreError:          t.IgnoreError,
-		Gitignore:            deepcopy.Scalar(t.Gitignore),
+		UseGitignore:            deepcopy.Scalar(t.UseGitignore),
 		Run:                  t.Run,
 		IncludeVars:          t.IncludeVars.DeepCopy(),
 		IncludedTaskfileVars: t.IncludedTaskfileVars.DeepCopy(),
diff --git a/taskfile/ast/taskfile.go b/taskfile/ast/taskfile.go
index 125b2670..30dcbc8a 100644
--- a/taskfile/ast/taskfile.go
+++ b/taskfile/ast/taskfile.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ type Taskfile struct {
 	Dotenv    []string
 	Run       string
 	Interval  time.Duration
-	Gitignore bool
+	UseGitignore bool `yaml:"use_gitignore"`
 }
 
 // Merge merges the second Taskfile into the first
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func (tf *Taskfile) UnmarshalYAML(node *yaml.Node) error {
 			Dotenv    []string
 			Run       string
 			Interval  time.Duration
-			Gitignore bool
+			UseGitignore bool `yaml:"use_gitignore"`
 		}
 		if err := node.Decode(&taskfile); err != nil {
 			return errors.NewTaskfileDecodeError(err, node)
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ func (tf *Taskfile) UnmarshalYAML(node *yaml.Node) error {
 		tf.Dotenv = taskfile.Dotenv
 		tf.Run = taskfile.Run
 		tf.Interval = taskfile.Interval
-		tf.Gitignore = taskfile.Gitignore
+		tf.UseGitignore = taskfile.UseGitignore
 		if tf.Includes == nil {
 			tf.Includes = NewIncludes()
 		}
diff --git a/testdata/gitignore/Taskfile.yml b/testdata/gitignore/Taskfile.yml
index c78e5a0e..93452867 100644
--- a/testdata/gitignore/Taskfile.yml
+++ b/testdata/gitignore/Taskfile.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 version: '3'
 
-gitignore: true
+use_gitignore: true
 
 tasks:
   build:
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ tasks:
       - ./generated.txt
     method: checksum
 
-  build-no-gitignore:
-    gitignore: false
+  build-no-use_gitignore:
+    use_gitignore: false
     cmds:
       - cp ./source.txt ./generated.txt
     sources:
diff --git a/variables.go b/variables.go
index 18d716a5..2fbe1f9b 100644
--- a/variables.go
+++ b/variables.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func (e *Executor) CompiledTaskForTaskList(call *Call) (*ast.Task, error) {
 		Env:                  nil,
 		Dotenv:               origTask.Dotenv,
 		Silent:               deepcopy.Scalar(origTask.Silent),
-		Gitignore:            deepcopy.Scalar(origTask.Gitignore),
+		UseGitignore:            deepcopy.Scalar(origTask.UseGitignore),
 		Interactive:          origTask.Interactive,
 		Internal:             origTask.Internal,
 		Method:               origTask.Method,
@@ -111,9 +111,9 @@ func (e *Executor) compiledTask(call *Call, evaluateShVars bool) (*ast.Task, err
 		}
 	}
 
-	gitignore := origTask.IsGitignore()
-	if origTask.Gitignore == nil {
-		gitignore = e.Taskfile.Gitignore
+	gitignore := origTask.ShouldUseGitignore()
+	if origTask.UseGitignore == nil {
+		gitignore = e.Taskfile.UseGitignore
 	}
 
 	new := ast.Task{
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ func (e *Executor) compiledTask(call *Call, evaluateShVars bool) (*ast.Task, err
 		Env:                  nil,
 		Dotenv:               templater.Replace(origTask.Dotenv, cache),
 		Silent:               deepcopy.Scalar(origTask.Silent),
-		Gitignore:            &gitignore,
+		UseGitignore:            &gitignore,
 		Interactive:          origTask.Interactive,
 		Internal:             origTask.Internal,
 		Method:               templater.Replace(origTask.Method, cache),
diff --git a/watch.go b/watch.go
index 349dd57a..1a0dbee0 100644
--- a/watch.go
+++ b/watch.go
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ func (e *Executor) collectSources(calls []*Call) ([]string, error) {
 	var sources []string
 
 	err := e.traverse(calls, func(task *ast.Task) error {
-		files, err := fingerprint.Globs(task.Dir, task.Sources, task.IsGitignore())
+		files, err := fingerprint.Globs(task.Dir, task.Sources, task.ShouldUseGitignore())
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/website/src/public/schema.json b/website/src/public/schema.json
index 37751fa4..61f7a843 100644
--- a/website/src/public/schema.json
+++ b/website/src/public/schema.json
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
           "enum": ["none", "checksum", "timestamp"],
           "default": "none"
         },
-        "gitignore": {
+        "use_gitignore": {
           "description": "When set to true, files matching .gitignore rules will be excluded from sources and generates glob resolution. Overrides the global gitignore setting.",
           "type": "boolean",
           "default": false
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@
           "enum": ["none", "checksum", "timestamp"],
           "default": "checksum"
         },
-        "gitignore": {
+        "use_gitignore": {
           "description": "When set to true, files matching .gitignore rules will be excluded from sources and generates glob resolution for all tasks. Can be overridden per task.",
           "type": "boolean",
           "default": false