diff --git a/.goreleaser.yaml b/.goreleaser.yaml
index 5fdbac035..56f31c210 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yaml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yaml
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ brews:
     name: bearer
     folder: Formula
     install: bin.install "bearer"
+    dependencies:
+      - name: git
     tap:
       owner: Bearer
       name: homebrew-tap
diff --git a/contrib/install.sh b/contrib/install.sh
index b2bc4d30d..dd1b4c561 100755
--- a/contrib/install.sh
+++ b/contrib/install.sh
@@ -244,6 +244,16 @@ http_copy() {
   echo "$body"
 }
 
+check_dependencies() {
+  log_info "Checking dependencies..."
+  if git --version &> /dev/null; then
+    log_debug "Git is installed. Version: $(git --version)"
+  else
+    log_crit "Git is not installed on this system."
+    return 1
+  fi
+}
+
 github_release() {
   owner_repo=$1
   version=$2
@@ -310,6 +320,7 @@ log_prefix() {
 	echo "$PREFIX"
 }
 
+
 PLATFORM="${OS}/${ARCH}"
 GITHUB_DOWNLOAD=https://github.com/${OWNER}/${REPO}/releases/download
 
@@ -318,6 +329,8 @@ uname_arch_check "$ARCH"
 
 parse_args "$@"
 
+check_dependencies
+
 get_binaries
 
 tag_to_version
diff --git a/internal/git/git.go b/internal/git/git.go
index 6cd424cb3..d12845bbc 100644
--- a/internal/git/git.go
+++ b/internal/git/git.go
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ func captureCommand(ctx context.Context, workingDir string, args []string, captu
 	}
 
 	if err := command.Start(); err != nil {
-		command.Cancel() //nolint:errcheck
 		return err
 	}