diff --git a/Source/MSBuild.Community.Tasks/Git/GitVersion.cs b/Source/MSBuild.Community.Tasks/Git/GitVersion.cs
index f88e012e..a3388bd6 100644
--- a/Source/MSBuild.Community.Tasks/Git/GitVersion.cs
+++ b/Source/MSBuild.Community.Tasks/Git/GitVersion.cs
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ public GitVersion()
         {
             Command = "rev-parse";
             Short = true;
+            ShortLength = 0;
             Revision = "HEAD";                    
         }
 
@@ -69,6 +70,14 @@ public GitVersion()
         /// </value>
         public bool Short { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets a value indicating short hash length.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>
+        ///   Length for short hash.
+        /// </value>
+        public int ShortLength { get; set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Generates the arguments.
         /// </summary>
@@ -78,7 +87,10 @@ protected override void GenerateArguments(CommandLineBuilder builder)
             builder.AppendSwitch("--verify");
 
             if (Short)
-                builder.AppendSwitch("--short");
+            {
+                if (ShortLength > 0) builder.AppendSwitch("--short=" + ShortLength);
+                else builder.AppendSwitch("--short");
+            }
 
             base.GenerateArguments(builder);