diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index ac488df..33aac05 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ dependencies {
 	runtimeOnly 'org.slf4j:slf4j-simple:2.0.9'
 }
 
-def gitHash = 'git rev-parse --verify --short HEAD'.execute().text.trim()
+def gitHash = "git -C $projectDir rev-parse --verify --short HEAD".execute().text.trim()
 def buildDate = java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss z")
                         .withZone(ZoneId.of("UTC"))
                         .format(Instant.now())