> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://semantic-release.gitbook.io/semantic-release/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://semantic-release.gitbook.io/semantic-release/support/git-version.md).

# Git version requirement

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**semantic-release** uses Git CLI commands to read information about the repository such as branches, commit history and tags. Certain commands and options (such as [the `--merged` option of the `git tag` command](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-tag/2.7.0#git-tag---no-mergedltcommitgt) or bug fixes related to `git ls-files`) used by **semantic-release** are only available in Git version 2.7.1 and higher.