def get_git_version(self):
        VERSION_PFX = 'git version '
        version = self.run_command(
            ['version'], show_stdout=False, stdout_only=True
        )
        if version.startswith(VERSION_PFX):
            version = version[len(VERSION_PFX):].split()[0]
        else:
            version = ''
        # get first 3 positions of the git version because
        # on windows it is x.y.z.windows.t, and this parses as
        # LegacyVersion which always smaller than a Version.
        version = '.'.join(version.split('.')[:3])
        return parse_version(version)