diff --git a/.changes/cli-plugin-init-no-github-by-default.md b/.changes/cli-plugin-init-no-github-by-default.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fc80edfb133a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/cli-plugin-init-no-github-by-default.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+"tauri-cli": "patch:breaking"
+"@tauri-apps/cli": "patch:breaking"
+---
+
+`tauri plugin init/new` will no longer generate a `.github` directory with workflows by default, instead use the new `--github-workflows` flag.
+
diff --git a/.changes/cli-plugin-init-no-github.md b/.changes/cli-plugin-init-no-github.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ce25c8faf0cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/cli-plugin-init-no-github.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+"tauri-cli": "patch:feat"
+"@tauri-apps/cli": "patch:feat"
+---
+
+Add `--github-workflows` flag for `tauri plugin new/init`.
+
diff --git a/crates/tauri-cli/src/plugin/init.rs b/crates/tauri-cli/src/plugin/init.rs
index 238283b3e008..06317be77f08 100644
--- a/crates/tauri-cli/src/plugin/init.rs
+++ b/crates/tauri-cli/src/plugin/init.rs
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ pub struct Options {
   #[clap(long)]
   #[clap(default_value_t = PluginIosFramework::default())]
   pub(crate) ios_framework: PluginIosFramework,
+  /// Generate github workflows
+  #[clap(long)]
+  pub(crate) github_workflows: bool,
 
   /// Initializes a Tauri core plugin (internal usage)
   #[clap(long, hide(true))]
@@ -193,6 +196,7 @@ pub fn command(mut options: Options) -> Result<()> {
                 return Ok(None);
               }
             }
+            ".github" if !options.github_workflows => return Ok(None),
             "android" => {
               if options.android || options.mobile {
                 return generate_android_out_file(
diff --git a/crates/tauri-cli/src/plugin/new.rs b/crates/tauri-cli/src/plugin/new.rs
index 55205858767a..3e000d43ad86 100644
--- a/crates/tauri-cli/src/plugin/new.rs
+++ b/crates/tauri-cli/src/plugin/new.rs
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ pub struct Options {
   #[clap(long)]
   #[clap(default_value_t = PluginIosFramework::default())]
   pub(crate) ios_framework: PluginIosFramework,
+  /// Generate github workflows
+  #[clap(long)]
+  github_workflows: bool,
 
   /// Initializes a Tauri core plugin (internal usage)
   #[clap(long, hide(true))]
@@ -58,6 +61,7 @@ impl From<Options> for super::init::Options {
       ios: o.ios,
       mobile: o.mobile,
       ios_framework: o.ios_framework,
+      github_workflows: o.github_workflows,
 
       tauri: o.tauri,
       tauri_path: o.tauri_path,