diff --git a/autoload/fugitive.vim b/autoload/fugitive.vim
index d834a06..9d759c7 100644
--- a/autoload/fugitive.vim
+++ b/autoload/fugitive.vim
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ endfunction
 
 function! fugitive#GitVersion(...) abort
   if !has_key(s:git_versions, g:fugitive_git_executable)
-    let s:git_versions[g:fugitive_git_executable] = matchstr(system(g:fugitive_git_executable.' --version'), "\\S\\+\n")
+    let s:git_versions[g:fugitive_git_executable] = matchstr(system(g:fugitive_git_executable.' --version'), "\\S\\+\\ze\n")
   endif
   return s:git_versions[g:fugitive_git_executable]
 endfunction