diff --git a/lib/redmine/scm/adapters/git_adapter.rb b/lib/redmine/scm/adapters/git_adapter.rb
index 1dd317d72..3df6a9062 100644
--- a/lib/redmine/scm/adapters/git_adapter.rb
+++ b/lib/redmine/scm/adapters/git_adapter.rb
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ module Redmine
           end
 
           def scm_version_from_command_line
-            shellout("#{sq_bin} --version --no-color") { |io| io.read }.to_s
+            shellout("#{sq_bin} --version") { |io| io.read }.to_s
           end
         end