diff --git a/git/git.go b/git/git.go
index 645a64fd1..5a979bdb5 100644
--- a/git/git.go
+++ b/git/git.go
@@ -56,9 +56,16 @@ func ShowRefs(ref ...string) ([]Ref, error) {
 
 // CurrentBranch reads the checked-out branch for the git repository
 func CurrentBranch() (string, error) {
-	refCmd := GitCommand("symbolic-ref", "--quiet", "--short", "HEAD")
+	// Available from Git 2.22 and above
+	branchCmd := GitCommand("branch", "--show-current")
+	output, err := run.PrepareCmd(branchCmd).Output()
+
+	// Fallback to symbolic-ref
+	if err != nil {
+		refCmd := GitCommand("symbolic-ref", "--quiet", "--short", "HEAD")
+		output, err = run.PrepareCmd(refCmd).Output()
+	}
 
-	output, err := run.PrepareCmd(refCmd).Output()
 	if err == nil {
 		// Found the branch name
 		return firstLine(output), nil
diff --git a/git/git_test.go b/git/git_test.go
index 537054012..ae2bcc3e2 100644
--- a/git/git_test.go
+++ b/git/git_test.go
@@ -58,10 +58,31 @@ func Test_CurrentBranch(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func Test_CurrentBranch_show_current_error(t *testing.T) {
+	cs, teardown := test.InitCmdStubber()
+	defer teardown()
+
+	cs.StubError("")
+	expected := "branch-name"
+	cs.Stub(expected)
+
+	result, err := CurrentBranch()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("got unexpected error: %w", err)
+	}
+	if len(cs.Calls) != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 2 git calls, saw %d", len(cs.Calls))
+	}
+	if result != expected {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected branch name: %s instead of %s", result, expected)
+	}
+}
+
 func Test_CurrentBranch_detached_head(t *testing.T) {
 	cs, teardown := test.InitCmdStubber()
 	defer teardown()
 
+	cs.StubError("")
 	cs.StubError("")
 
 	_, err := CurrentBranch()
@@ -71,8 +92,8 @@ func Test_CurrentBranch_detached_head(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != ErrNotOnAnyBranch {
 		t.Errorf("got unexpected error: %s instead of %s", err, ErrNotOnAnyBranch)
 	}
-	if len(cs.Calls) != 1 {
-		t.Errorf("expected 1 git call, saw %d", len(cs.Calls))
+	if len(cs.Calls) != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 2 git calls, saw %d", len(cs.Calls))
 	}
 }
 
@@ -80,6 +101,7 @@ func Test_CurrentBranch_unexpected_error(t *testing.T) {
 	cs, teardown := test.InitCmdStubber()
 	defer teardown()
 
+	cs.StubError("lol")
 	cs.StubError("lol")
 
 	expectedError := "lol\nstub: lol"
@@ -91,8 +113,8 @@ func Test_CurrentBranch_unexpected_error(t *testing.T) {
 	if err.Error() != expectedError {
 		t.Errorf("got unexpected error: %s instead of %s", err.Error(), expectedError)
 	}
-	if len(cs.Calls) != 1 {
-		t.Errorf("expected 1 git call, saw %d", len(cs.Calls))
+	if len(cs.Calls) != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 2 git calls, saw %d", len(cs.Calls))
 	}
 }