diff --git a/java-17-openjdk.spec b/java-17-openjdk.spec
index 6563ef7..04b4135 100644
--- a/java-17-openjdk.spec
+++ b/java-17-openjdk.spec
@@ -2486,6 +2486,9 @@ require "copy_jdk_configs.lua"
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Jul  8 2024 Anton Bobrov <abobrov@redhat.com> - 1:17.0.12.0.6-0.1.ea
+- generate_source_tarball.sh: Use tar exclude options for VCS files
+
 * Mon Jul  8 2024 Andrew Hughes <gnu.andrew@redhat.com> - 1:17.0.12.0.6-0.1.ea
 - generate_source_tarball.sh: Update examples in header for clarity
 - generate_source_tarball.sh: Cleanup message issued when checkout already exists
diff --git a/scripts/generate_source_tarball.sh b/scripts/generate_source_tarball.sh
index 0af33c3..5b66951 100755
--- a/scripts/generate_source_tarball.sh
+++ b/scripts/generate_source_tarball.sh
@@ -242,34 +242,21 @@ pushd "${FILE_NAME_ROOT}"
     popd
     rm -rf build
 
-    EA_PART="$(awk -F= \
-               '/^DEFAULT_PROMOTED_VERSION_PRE/ { if ($2) print "-"$2 }' \
-               "${VERSION}"/make/conf/version-numbers.conf)"
-    TARBALL_BASE=${FILE_NAME_ROOT}${EA_PART}.tar
-    pushd "${VERSION}"
-        # Omit commit checks, history, and GHA from archive.
-        for skip in .jcheck .hgtags .hgignore .gitattributes .gitignore .github
-        do
-            echo "${skip}"" export-ignore" >> .git/info/attributes
-        done
-        # Do not bother with --mtime here; specify it to tar below.
-        # Unforunately, git-archive sorts added files like .src-rev at the end;
-        # retar below to use GNU tar --sort=name ordering which sorts .src-rev
-        # at the start.
-        git archive --output "${TARBALL_BASE}" --prefix="${VERSION}"/ \
-            --add-file=.src-rev --format=tar "${VERSION}"
-    popd
-    mv "${VERSION}" "${VERSION}".git
-    tar xf "${VERSION}".git/"${TARBALL_BASE}"
     echo "Compressing remaining forest"
     if [ "$COMPRESSION" = "xz" ] ; then
         SWITCH=cJf
     else
         SWITCH=czf
     fi
-    TARBALL_NAME=${TARBALL_BASE}.${COMPRESSION}
+    EA_PART="$(awk -F= \
+               '/^DEFAULT_PROMOTED_VERSION_PRE/ { if ($2) print "-"$2 }' \
+               "${VERSION}"/make/conf/version-numbers.conf)"
+    TARBALL_NAME=${FILE_NAME_ROOT}${EA_PART}.tar.${COMPRESSION}
     XZ_OPT=${XZ_OPT-"-T0"} \
-          tar --mtime="${TAR_TIME}" --owner=root --group=root --sort=name \
+          tar --exclude-vcs --exclude=.jcheck --exclude=.hgtags \
+          --exclude=.hgignore --exclude=.gitattributes \
+          --exclude=.gitignore --exclude=.github \
+          --mtime="${TAR_TIME}" --owner=root --group=root --sort=name \
           -$SWITCH "${TARBALL_NAME}" "${TO_COMPRESS}"
     mv "${TARBALL_NAME}" ..
 popd