--- a/src/eric7/Plugins/VcsPlugins/vcsGit/GitDescribeDialog.py Mon Dec 12 19:50:37 2022 +0100 +++ b/src/eric7/Plugins/VcsPlugins/vcsGit/GitDescribeDialog.py Tue Dec 13 14:03:13 2022 +0100 @@ -92,11 +92,9 @@ dname, fname = self.vcs.splitPath(path) # find the root of the repo - self.repodir = dname - while not os.path.isdir(os.path.join(self.repodir, self.vcs.adminDir)): - self.repodir = os.path.dirname(self.repodir) - if os.path.splitdrive(self.repodir)[1] == os.sep: - return + self.repodir = self.vcs.findRepoRoot(dname) + if not self.repodir: + return args = self.vcs.initCommand("describe") args.append(