diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index c9ff1a2..fbda6c3 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -76,6 +76,19 @@ function isExpoProject(projPath) {
 	return !!isExpoApp;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Determines whether the project has a .git/ directory
+ * @param {string} projectPath Path to your project
+ * @return {Boolean} true if the project has a .git/ directory
+ */
+function isGitProject(projectPath) {
+	try {
+		return !!fs.statSync(path.join(projectPath, ".git"));
+	} catch (err) {}
+
+	return false;
+}
+
 /**
  * Versions your app
  * @param {Object} program commander/CLI-style options, camelCased
@@ -505,6 +518,7 @@ function version(program, projectPath) {
 							.toString()
 							.trim()
 					) &&
+					isGitProject(projPath) &&
 					child
 						.execSync("git describe --exact-match HEAD", gitCmdOpts)
 						.toString()
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index effd386..3730581 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   "bugs": {
     "url": "https://github.com/stovmascript/react-native-version/issues"
   },
-  "version": "2.6.2",
+  "version": "2.6.3-0",
   "main": "index.js",
   "bin": {
     "react-native-version": "cli.js"