diff --git a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-git/maven-scm-provider-git-commons/pom.xml b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-git/maven-scm-provider-git-commons/pom.xml
index d1b4357..c428fcd 100644
--- a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-git/maven-scm-provider-git-commons/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-git/maven-scm-provider-git-commons/pom.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
           </execution>
         </executions>
         <configuration>
-          <version>1.0.0</version>
+          <version>1.1.0</version>
           <useJava5>true</useJava5>
           <models>
             <model>src/main/mdo/git-settings.mdo</model>
diff --git a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-git/maven-scm-provider-git-commons/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/provider/git/GitCommandUtils.java b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-git/maven-scm-provider-git-commons/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/provider/git/GitCommandUtils.java
index c56f32e..8c0db89 100644
--- a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-git/maven-scm-provider-git-commons/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/provider/git/GitCommandUtils.java
+++ b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-git/maven-scm-provider-git-commons/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/provider/git/GitCommandUtils.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 
         Commandline cl = new Commandline();
 
-        cl.setExecutable( "git" );
+        cl.setExecutable( settings.getGitCommand() );
 
         cl.setWorkingDirectory( fileSet.getBasedir().getAbsolutePath() );
 
diff --git a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-git/maven-scm-provider-git-commons/src/main/mdo/git-settings.mdo b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-git/maven-scm-provider-git-commons/src/main/mdo/git-settings.mdo
index 13150a8..2ce0252 100644
--- a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-git/maven-scm-provider-git-commons/src/main/mdo/git-settings.mdo
+++ b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-git/maven-scm-provider-git-commons/src/main/mdo/git-settings.mdo
@@ -58,6 +58,15 @@
           ]]></description>
         </field>
         <field>
+        <name>gitCommand</name>
+          <version>1.1.0+</version>
+          <type>String</type>
+          <defaultValue>git</defaultValue>
+          <description><![CDATA[
+             The actual name of the git executable
+          ]]></description>
+        </field>
+        <field>
           <name>commitNoVerify</name>
           <version>1.0.0+</version>
           <type>boolean</type>
diff --git a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-git/maven-scm-provider-gitexe/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/provider/git/gitexe/command/GitCommandLineUtils.java b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-git/maven-scm-provider-gitexe/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/provider/git/gitexe/command/GitCommandLineUtils.java
index 2599273..4f23195 100644
--- a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-git/maven-scm-provider-gitexe/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/provider/git/gitexe/command/GitCommandLineUtils.java
+++ b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-git/maven-scm-provider-gitexe/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/provider/git/gitexe/command/GitCommandLineUtils.java
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 
 import org.apache.maven.scm.ScmException;
 import org.apache.maven.scm.log.ScmLogger;
+import org.apache.maven.scm.provider.git.util.GitUtil;
+import org.apache.maven.scm.providers.gitlib.settings.Settings;
 import org.codehaus.plexus.util.cli.CommandLineException;
 import org.codehaus.plexus.util.cli.CommandLineUtils;
 import org.codehaus.plexus.util.cli.Commandline;
@@ -116,7 +118,9 @@
 
     private static void composeCommand( File workingDirectory, String command, Commandline cl )
     {
-        cl.setExecutable( "git" );
+        Settings settings = GitUtil.getSettings();
+
+        cl.setExecutable( settings.getGitCommand() );
 
         cl.createArg().setValue( command );
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cbe6109..93a031d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -476,6 +476,9 @@
     <contributor>
       <name>Richard DiCroce</name>
     </contributor>
+    <contributor>
+      <name>Thomas Meyer</name>
+    </contributor>
   </contributors>
 
   <profiles>