diff --git a/tests/ci/version_helper.py b/tests/ci/version_helper.py
index 966858c0747..162bab6a50a 100755
--- a/tests/ci/version_helper.py
+++ b/tests/ci/version_helper.py
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ def main():
         update_contributors()
         return
 
-    version = get_version_from_repo(args.version_path)
+    version = get_version_from_repo(args.version_path, Git(True))
 
     if args.update:
         version = version.update(args.update)