diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/internal/cpegenerate/candidate_for_pe.go b/syft/pkg/cataloger/internal/cpegenerate/candidate_for_pe.go
index 00a032c5a..c5e29a897 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/cataloger/internal/cpegenerate/candidate_for_pe.go
+++ b/syft/pkg/cataloger/internal/cpegenerate/candidate_for_pe.go
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ func candidateVendorsForPE(p pkg.Package) fieldCandidateSet {
 		candidates.addValue("artifex")
 	}
 
+	if product == "git" || fileDesc == "git setup" || company == "the git development community" {
+		candidates.addValue("git_for_windows_project")
+		candidates.addValue("gitforwindows")
+	}
+
 	return candidates
 }
 
@@ -59,5 +64,10 @@ func candidateProductsForPE(p pkg.Package) fieldCandidateSet {
 		candidates.addValue("ghostscript")
 	}
 
+	if product == "git" || fileDesc == "git setup" {
+		candidates.addValue("git_for_windows")
+		candidates.addValue("git")
+	}
+
 	return candidates
 }