diff --git a/src/main/groovy/nebula/plugin/release/git/command/GitReadCommand.groovy b/src/main/groovy/nebula/plugin/release/git/command/GitReadCommand.groovy
index 7289fb4..d5834b9 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/nebula/plugin/release/git/command/GitReadCommand.groovy
+++ b/src/main/groovy/nebula/plugin/release/git/command/GitReadCommand.groovy
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ abstract class GitReadCommand implements ValueSource<String, GitCommandParameter
         List<String> commandLineArgs = ["git", "--git-dir=${rootDir.absolutePath}/.git".toString(), "--work-tree=${rootDir.absolutePath}".toString()]
         commandLineArgs.addAll(args)
         execOperations.exec {
+            it.setWorkingDir(rootDir.absolutePath)
             it.setCommandLine(commandLineArgs)
             it.standardOutput = output
             it.errorOutput = error
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ abstract class GitReadCommand implements ValueSource<String, GitCommandParameter
         List<String> commandLineArgs = ["git", "--git-dir=${rootDir.absolutePath}/.git".toString(), "--work-tree=${rootDir.absolutePath}".toString()]
         commandLineArgs.addAll(args)
         execOperations.exec {
+            it.setWorkingDir(rootDir.absolutePath)
             it.setCommandLine(commandLineArgs)
             it.standardOutput = output
             it.errorOutput = error
diff --git a/src/main/groovy/nebula/plugin/release/git/command/GitWriteCommandsUtil.groovy b/src/main/groovy/nebula/plugin/release/git/command/GitWriteCommandsUtil.groovy
index 00ce6eb..d956b48 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/nebula/plugin/release/git/command/GitWriteCommandsUtil.groovy
+++ b/src/main/groovy/nebula/plugin/release/git/command/GitWriteCommandsUtil.groovy
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ class GitWriteCommandsUtil implements Serializable {
         List<String> commandLineArgs = ["git", "--git-dir=${rootDir.absolutePath}/.git".toString(), "--work-tree=${rootDir.absolutePath}".toString()]
         commandLineArgs.addAll(args)
         execOperations.exec {
+            it.setWorkingDir(rootDir.absolutePath)
             it.ignoreExitValue = true
             it.setCommandLine(commandLineArgs)
             it.standardOutput = output