diff --git a/src/main/java/com/widen/versioning/VersionGenerator.java b/src/main/java/com/widen/versioning/VersionGenerator.java
index 323eb9a..e307199 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/widen/versioning/VersionGenerator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/widen/versioning/VersionGenerator.java
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public static Optional<String> gitDescribe(Settings settings, File projectDir) {
                 .redirectOutput(ProcessBuilder.Redirect.PIPE)
                 .redirectError(ProcessBuilder.Redirect.INHERIT)
                 .directory(projectDir);
-            processBuilder.environment().put("GIT_DIR", projectDir.getPath() + "/.git");
+            processBuilder.environment().put("GIT_DIR", projectDir.getPath());
 
             Process process = processBuilder.start();
             String output = IOUtils.toString(process.getInputStream(), Charset.forName("UTF-8"));