Unable to apply autoformat on precommit hook

Question

I'm building a Pre-commit Git Hook script to apply code formatting with the help of Spring JavaFormat :

#!/bin/sh

./mvnw spring-javaformat:apply

When I commit an unformatted file, I notice the following:

• The command passes (after I verify my Git console).
• The target file is committed successfully without formatting changes.
• The formatting changes are applied but not committed.

I tried many ways to make it happen, but not one works, I'm wondering why and what is the way out for this?

This is how I added the plugin to my pom.xml file:

<plugin>
    <groupId>io.spring.javaformat</groupId>
    <artifactId>spring-javaformat-maven-plugin</artifactId>
    <version>0.0.40</version>
    <executions>
        <execution>
            <phase>validate</phase>
            <inherited>true</inherited>
            <goals>
                <goal>apply</goal>
            </goals>
        </execution>
    </executions>
</plugin>

System Requirements

• Maven v3.9.5 (with wrapper)
• Spring Boot v3.2
• Spring JavaFormat v0.0.40