diff --git a/cli/src/main/kotlin/com/bazel_diff/hash/SourceFileHasher.kt b/cli/src/main/kotlin/com/bazel_diff/hash/SourceFileHasher.kt
index 384f4d5..f8fe311 100644
--- a/cli/src/main/kotlin/com/bazel_diff/hash/SourceFileHasher.kt
+++ b/cli/src/main/kotlin/com/bazel_diff/hash/SourceFileHasher.kt
@@ -92,17 +92,7 @@ class SourceFileHasherImpl : KoinComponent, SourceFileHasher {
         safePutBytes(contentHash.toByteArray())
         putBytes(byteArrayOf(0x01))
         val absoluteFilePath = workingDirectory.resolve(filenamePath)
-        val isExecutable =
-            try {
-              Files.getPosixFilePermissions(absoluteFilePath).let { perms ->
-                perms.contains(PosixFilePermission.OWNER_EXECUTE) ||
-                    perms.contains(PosixFilePermission.GROUP_EXECUTE) ||
-                    perms.contains(PosixFilePermission.OTHERS_EXECUTE)
-              }
-            } catch (_: Exception) {
-              absoluteFilePath.toFile().canExecute()
-            }
-        putBytes(byteArrayOf(if (isExecutable) 0x01 else 0x00))
+        putBytes(byteArrayOf(if (isOwnerExecutable(absoluteFilePath)) 0x01 else 0x00))
       } else {
         val absoluteFilePath = workingDirectory.resolve(filenamePath)
         val file = absoluteFilePath.toFile()
@@ -115,17 +105,7 @@ class SourceFileHasherImpl : KoinComponent, SourceFileHasher {
             }
             // Mark that file exists
             putBytes(byteArrayOf(0x01))
-            val isExecutable =
-                try {
-                  Files.getPosixFilePermissions(absoluteFilePath).let { perms ->
-                    perms.contains(PosixFilePermission.OWNER_EXECUTE) ||
-                        perms.contains(PosixFilePermission.GROUP_EXECUTE) ||
-                        perms.contains(PosixFilePermission.OTHERS_EXECUTE)
-                  }
-                } catch (_: Exception) {
-                  file.canExecute()
-                }
-            putBytes(byteArrayOf(if (isExecutable) 0x01 else 0x00))
+            putBytes(byteArrayOf(if (isOwnerExecutable(absoluteFilePath)) 0x01 else 0x00))
           }
         } else {
           logger.w { "File $absoluteFilePath not found" }
@@ -155,6 +135,16 @@ class SourceFileHasherImpl : KoinComponent, SourceFileHasher {
     return digest(sourceFileTarget, modifiedFilepaths)
   }
 
+  // Git's index only tracks the owner execute bit (100644 vs 100755); group/others bits don't
+  // affect the build and differ between checkouts under different umasks. Mirror that behavior so
+  // hashes don't churn when only group/others bits flip.
+  private fun isOwnerExecutable(absoluteFilePath: Path): Boolean =
+      try {
+        Files.getPosixFilePermissions(absoluteFilePath).contains(PosixFilePermission.OWNER_EXECUTE)
+      } catch (_: Exception) {
+        absoluteFilePath.toFile().canExecute()
+      }
+
   private fun isMainRepo(name: String): Int {
     if (name.startsWith("//")) {
       return 2
diff --git a/cli/src/test/kotlin/com/bazel_diff/hash/SourceFileHasherTest.kt b/cli/src/test/kotlin/com/bazel_diff/hash/SourceFileHasherTest.kt
index a8332c9..08890a4 100644
--- a/cli/src/test/kotlin/com/bazel_diff/hash/SourceFileHasherTest.kt
+++ b/cli/src/test/kotlin/com/bazel_diff/hash/SourceFileHasherTest.kt
@@ -240,18 +240,47 @@ internal class SourceFileHasherTest : KoinTest {
         val permsWithoutExec =
             Files.getPosixFilePermissions(filePath) - PosixFilePermission.OWNER_EXECUTE
         Files.setPosixFilePermissions(filePath, permsWithoutExec)
-        val nonExecutableHash =
-            hasher.digest(BazelSourceFileTarget(target, seed)).toHexString()
+        val nonExecutableHash = hasher.digest(BazelSourceFileTarget(target, seed)).toHexString()
 
         val permsWithExec = permsWithoutExec + PosixFilePermission.OWNER_EXECUTE
         Files.setPosixFilePermissions(filePath, permsWithExec)
-        val executableHash =
-            hasher.digest(BazelSourceFileTarget(target, seed)).toHexString()
+        val executableHash = hasher.digest(BazelSourceFileTarget(target, seed)).toHexString()
 
         // Hashes must differ when executable bit changes — currently fails (issue #325)
         assertThat(nonExecutableHash).isNotEqualTo(executableHash)
       }
 
+  // Only the OWNER execute bit matters — git's index only tracks 100644 vs 100755, so toggling the
+  // group/others execute bits should not produce a different hash (avoids churn from umask
+  // differences between checkouts).
+  @Test
+  fun testHashIgnoresGroupAndOthersExecuteBits() =
+      runBlocking<Unit> {
+        val testDir = Files.createTempDirectory("group_other_exec_test")
+        val filePath = testDir.resolve("path/to/file.txt")
+        Files.createDirectories(filePath.parent)
+        Files.createFile(filePath)
+        filePath.toFile().writeText("contents")
+
+        val target = "//path/to:file.txt"
+        val hasher = SourceFileHasherImpl(testDir, null, externalRepoResolver)
+
+        val ownerOnly = setOf(PosixFilePermission.OWNER_READ, PosixFilePermission.OWNER_WRITE)
+        Files.setPosixFilePermissions(filePath, ownerOnly)
+        val baselineHash = hasher.digest(BazelSourceFileTarget(target, seed)).toHexString()
+
+        val withGroupExec = ownerOnly + PosixFilePermission.GROUP_EXECUTE
+        Files.setPosixFilePermissions(filePath, withGroupExec)
+        val groupExecHash = hasher.digest(BazelSourceFileTarget(target, seed)).toHexString()
+
+        val withOthersExec = ownerOnly + PosixFilePermission.OTHERS_EXECUTE
+        Files.setPosixFilePermissions(filePath, withOthersExec)
+        val othersExecHash = hasher.digest(BazelSourceFileTarget(target, seed)).toHexString()
+
+        assertThat(groupExecHash).isEqualTo(baselineHash)
+        assertThat(othersExecHash).isEqualTo(baselineHash)
+      }
+
   @Test
   fun testHashEmptyFileVsDeletedFile() =
       runBlocking<Unit> {