diff --git a/lib/src/main/java/com/diffplug/spotless/GitPrePushHookInstaller.java b/lib/src/main/java/com/diffplug/spotless/GitPrePushHookInstaller.java
index 0226e409d8..fe262e8afd 100644
--- a/lib/src/main/java/com/diffplug/spotless/GitPrePushHookInstaller.java
+++ b/lib/src/main/java/com/diffplug/spotless/GitPrePushHookInstaller.java
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ protected String preHookTemplate(Executor executor, String commandCheck, String
 	private String executorPath(Executor executor) {
 		final var wrapper = executorWrapperFile(executor);
 		if (wrapper.exists()) {
-			return "./" + wrapper.getName();
+			return wrapper.getAbsolutePath().replace("\\", "/");
 		}
 
 		logger.info("Local %s wrapper (%s) not found, falling back to global command '%s'",
diff --git a/plugin-gradle/CHANGES.md b/plugin-gradle/CHANGES.md
index d9f8e8d06b..987999e6d5 100644
--- a/plugin-gradle/CHANGES.md
+++ b/plugin-gradle/CHANGES.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ We adhere to the [keepachangelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) format (
 ## [Unreleased]
 ### Changes
 * Bump default `ktfmt` version to latest `0.58` -> `0.59`. ([#2681](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2681)
+* Use absolute path in the git pre push hook
 ### Fixed
 - palantirJavaFormat is no longer arbitrarily set to outdated versions on Java 17, latest available version is always used ([#2686](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2686) fixes [#2685](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/issues/2685))
 
diff --git a/plugin-maven/CHANGES.md b/plugin-maven/CHANGES.md
index ee0d73d81b..fc51b506ef 100644
--- a/plugin-maven/CHANGES.md
+++ b/plugin-maven/CHANGES.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ We adhere to the [keepachangelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) format (
 ## [Unreleased]
 ### Changes
 * Bump default `ktfmt` version to latest `0.58` -> `0.59`. ([#2681](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2681)
+* Use absolute path in the git pre push hook
 ### Fixed
 - palantirJavaFormat is no longer arbitrarily set to outdated versions on Java 17, latest available version is always used ([#2686](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2686) fixes [#2685](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/issues/2685))
 
diff --git a/plugin-maven/src/test/java/com/diffplug/spotless/maven/SpotlessInstallPrePushHookMojoTest.java b/plugin-maven/src/test/java/com/diffplug/spotless/maven/SpotlessInstallPrePushHookMojoTest.java
index 904770c0d8..519f4b7aaa 100644
--- a/plugin-maven/src/test/java/com/diffplug/spotless/maven/SpotlessInstallPrePushHookMojoTest.java
+++ b/plugin-maven/src/test/java/com/diffplug/spotless/maven/SpotlessInstallPrePushHookMojoTest.java
@@ -102,9 +102,9 @@ private void writePomWithJavaLicenseHeaderStep() throws IOException {
 
 	private String getHookContent(String resourceFile) {
 		final var executorFile = executorWrapperFile();
-		final var executorPath = executorFile.exists() ? executorFile.getName() : "mvn";
+		final var executorPath = executorFile.exists() ? executorFile.getAbsolutePath().replace("\\", "/") : "mvn";
 		return getTestResource(resourceFile)
-				.replace("${executor}", "./" + executorPath)
+				.replace("${executor}", executorPath)
 				.replace("${checkCommand}", "spotless:check")
 				.replace("${applyCommand}", "spotless:apply");
 	}
diff --git a/testlib/src/test/java/com/diffplug/spotless/GitPrePushHookInstallerTest.java b/testlib/src/test/java/com/diffplug/spotless/GitPrePushHookInstallerTest.java
index a5be4ea43c..da07ef0614 100644
--- a/testlib/src/test/java/com/diffplug/spotless/GitPrePushHookInstallerTest.java
+++ b/testlib/src/test/java/com/diffplug/spotless/GitPrePushHookInstallerTest.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 import static java.util.stream.Collectors.toList;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 
+import java.io.File;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.concurrent.CopyOnWriteArrayList;
 import java.util.stream.IntStream;
@@ -251,7 +252,7 @@ public void should_use_global_maven_when_maven_wrapper_is_not_installed() throws
 	public void should_use_maven_bat_wrapper_when_exists_for_windows() {
 		// given
 		System.setProperty("os.name", "Windows 10");
-		setFile("mvnw.bat").toContent("");
+		final var batFile = setFile("mvnw.bat").toContent("");
 		setFile("mvnw.cmd").toContent("");
 
 		final var gradle = new GitPrePushHookInstallerMaven(logger, rootFolder());
@@ -260,14 +261,14 @@ public void should_use_maven_bat_wrapper_when_exists_for_windows() {
 		final var hook = gradle.preHookTemplate(MAVEN, "spotless:check", "spotless:apply");
 
 		// then
-		assertThat(hook).contains("SPOTLESS_EXECUTOR=./mvnw.bat");
+		assertThat(hook).contains("SPOTLESS_EXECUTOR=" + fileAbsolutePath(batFile));
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void should_use_maven_cmd_wrapper_when_exists_for_windows() {
 		// given
 		System.setProperty("os.name", "Windows 10");
-		setFile("mvnw.cmd").toContent("");
+		final var executorFile = setFile("mvnw.cmd").toContent("");
 
 		final var gradle = new GitPrePushHookInstallerMaven(logger, rootFolder());
 
@@ -275,7 +276,7 @@ public void should_use_maven_cmd_wrapper_when_exists_for_windows() {
 		final var hook = gradle.preHookTemplate(MAVEN, "spotless:check", "spotless:apply");
 
 		// then
-		assertThat(hook).contains("SPOTLESS_EXECUTOR=./mvnw.cmd");
+		assertThat(hook).contains("SPOTLESS_EXECUTOR=" + fileAbsolutePath(executorFile));
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -297,7 +298,7 @@ public void should_use_maven_global_when_bat_and_cmd_files_not_exists_for_window
 	public void should_use_gradle_bat_wrapper_when_exists_for_windows() {
 		// given
 		System.setProperty("os.name", "Windows 10");
-		setFile("gradlew.bat").toContent("");
+		final var executorFile = setFile("gradlew.bat").toContent("");
 		setFile("gradlew.cmd").toContent("");
 		setFile("gradlew").toContent("");
 
@@ -307,14 +308,14 @@ public void should_use_gradle_bat_wrapper_when_exists_for_windows() {
 		final var hook = gradle.preHookTemplate(GRADLE, "spotlessCheck", "spotlessApply");
 
 		// then
-		assertThat(hook).contains("SPOTLESS_EXECUTOR=./gradlew.bat");
+		assertThat(hook).contains("SPOTLESS_EXECUTOR=" + fileAbsolutePath(executorFile));
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void should_use_gradle_cmd_wrapper_when_exists_for_windows() {
 		// given
 		System.setProperty("os.name", "Windows 10");
-		setFile("gradlew.cmd").toContent("");
+		final var executorFile = setFile("gradlew.cmd").toContent("");
 		setFile("gradlew").toContent("");
 
 		final var gradle = new GitPrePushHookInstallerMaven(logger, rootFolder());
@@ -323,7 +324,7 @@ public void should_use_gradle_cmd_wrapper_when_exists_for_windows() {
 		final var hook = gradle.preHookTemplate(GRADLE, "spotlessCheck", "spotlessApply");
 
 		// then
-		assertThat(hook).contains("SPOTLESS_EXECUTOR=./gradlew.cmd");
+		assertThat(hook).contains("SPOTLESS_EXECUTOR=" + fileAbsolutePath(executorFile));
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -366,18 +367,22 @@ public void should_handle_parallel_installation() {
 
 	private String gradleHookContent(String resourcePath, ExecutorType executorType) {
 		return getTestResource(resourcePath)
-				.replace("${executor}", executorType == ExecutorType.WRAPPER ? "./" + newFile("gradlew").getName() : "gradle")
+				.replace("${executor}", executorType == ExecutorType.WRAPPER ? fileAbsolutePath(newFile("gradlew")) : "gradle")
 				.replace("${checkCommand}", "spotlessCheck")
 				.replace("${applyCommand}", "spotlessApply");
 	}
 
 	private String mavenHookContent(String resourcePath, ExecutorType executorType) {
 		return getTestResource(resourcePath)
-				.replace("${executor}", executorType == ExecutorType.WRAPPER ? "./" + newFile("mvnw").getName() : "mvn")
+				.replace("${executor}", executorType == ExecutorType.WRAPPER ? fileAbsolutePath(newFile("mvnw")) : "mvn")
 				.replace("${checkCommand}", "spotless:check")
 				.replace("${applyCommand}", "spotless:apply");
 	}
 
+	private String fileAbsolutePath(File file) {
+		return file.getAbsolutePath().replace("\\", "/");
+	}
+
 	private void parallelRun(ThrowableRun runnable) {
 		IntStream.range(0, 5)
 				.mapToObj(i -> new Thread(() -> {