diff --git a/Cake.Frosting.Issues.Recipe/Cake.Frosting.Issues.Recipe/BuildServers/BaseBuildServer.cs b/Cake.Frosting.Issues.Recipe/Cake.Frosting.Issues.Recipe/BuildServers/BaseBuildServer.cs
index a62445fd..24ea8829 100644
--- a/Cake.Frosting.Issues.Recipe/Cake.Frosting.Issues.Recipe/BuildServers/BaseBuildServer.cs
+++ b/Cake.Frosting.Issues.Recipe/Cake.Frosting.Issues.Recipe/BuildServers/BaseBuildServer.cs
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 using Cake.Core.IO;
-using Cake.Git;
 using Cake.Issues;
 using System;
-using System.Linq;
 
 namespace Cake.Frosting.Issues.Recipe
 {
@@ -19,8 +17,7 @@ public virtual Uri DetermineRepositoryRemoteUrl(
             context.NotNull(nameof(context));
             repositoryRootDirectory.NotNull(nameof(repositoryRootDirectory));
 
-            var currentBranch = context.GitBranchCurrent(repositoryRootDirectory);
-            return new Uri(currentBranch.Remotes.Single(x => x.Name == "origin").Url);
+            return context.State.RepositoryInfo.GetRepositoryRemoteUrl(context, repositoryRootDirectory);
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
@@ -31,7 +28,7 @@ public virtual string DetermineCommitId(
             context.NotNull(nameof(context));
             repositoryRootDirectory.NotNull(nameof(repositoryRootDirectory));
 
-            return context.GitLogTip(repositoryRootDirectory).Sha;
+            return context.State.RepositoryInfo.GetCommitId(context, repositoryRootDirectory);
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
diff --git a/Cake.Frosting.Issues.Recipe/Cake.Frosting.Issues.Recipe/Context/Parameters/IssuesParameters.cs b/Cake.Frosting.Issues.Recipe/Cake.Frosting.Issues.Recipe/Context/Parameters/IssuesParameters.cs
index 97381b7a..0f441905 100644
--- a/Cake.Frosting.Issues.Recipe/Cake.Frosting.Issues.Recipe/Context/Parameters/IssuesParameters.cs
+++ b/Cake.Frosting.Issues.Recipe/Cake.Frosting.Issues.Recipe/Context/Parameters/IssuesParameters.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ namespace Cake.Frosting.Issues.Recipe
     /// </summary>
     public class IssuesParameters
     {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets how information about the Git repository should be determined.
+        /// Default value is <c>RepositoryInfoProviderType.CakeGit</c>.
+        /// </summary>
+        public RepositoryInfoProviderType RepositoryInfoProvider { get; set; } = RepositoryInfoProviderType.CakeGit;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the path to the output directory.
         /// A relative path will be relative to the current working directory.
diff --git a/Cake.Frosting.Issues.Recipe/Cake.Frosting.Issues.Recipe/Context/Parameters/RepositoryInfoProviderType.cs b/Cake.Frosting.Issues.Recipe/Cake.Frosting.Issues.Recipe/Context/Parameters/RepositoryInfoProviderType.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ad91a8e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Cake.Frosting.Issues.Recipe/Cake.Frosting.Issues.Recipe/Context/Parameters/RepositoryInfoProviderType.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+namespace Cake.Frosting.Issues.Recipe
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Supported ways to read repository information.
+    /// </summary>
+    public enum RepositoryInfoProviderType
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Read repository information using Cake.Git addin.
+        /// Requires system to be compatible with Cake.Git addin.
+        /// </summary>
+        CakeGit,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Read repository information using Git CLI.
+        /// Requires Git CLI to be available in path.
+        /// </summary>
+        Cli
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/Cake.Frosting.Issues.Recipe/Cake.Frosting.Issues.Recipe/Context/State/IssuesState.cs b/Cake.Frosting.Issues.Recipe/Cake.Frosting.Issues.Recipe/Context/State/IssuesState.cs
index 7f8ef378..b86ed33a 100644
--- a/Cake.Frosting.Issues.Recipe/Cake.Frosting.Issues.Recipe/Context/State/IssuesState.cs
+++ b/Cake.Frosting.Issues.Recipe/Cake.Frosting.Issues.Recipe/Context/State/IssuesState.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 using Cake.Common.Diagnostics;
 using Cake.Common.IO;
 using Cake.Core.IO;
-using Cake.Git;
+using Cake.Frosting.Issues.Recipe.RepositoryInfo;
 using Cake.Issues;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ public class IssuesState
         /// </summary>
         public FilePath SummaryIssuesReport { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the provider to read information about the Git repository.
+        /// </summary>
+        public IRepositoryInfoProvider RepositoryInfo { get; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the build server under which the build is running.
         /// Returns <c>null</c> if running locally or on an unsupported build server.
@@ -78,7 +83,9 @@ public IssuesState(IssuesContext context)
             this.BuildRootDirectory = context.MakeAbsolute(context.Directory("./"));
             context.Information("Build script root directory: {0}", this.BuildRootDirectory);
 
-            this.RepositoryRootDirectory = context.GitFindRootFromPath(this.BuildRootDirectory);
+            this.RepositoryInfo = DetermineRepositoryInfoProvider(context);
+
+            this.RepositoryRootDirectory = this.RepositoryInfo.GetRepositoryRootDirectory(context, this.BuildRootDirectory);
             context.Information("Repository root directory: {0}", this.RepositoryRootDirectory);
 
             this.BuildServer = DetermineBuildServer(context);
@@ -127,6 +134,31 @@ public void AddIssues(IEnumerable<IIssue> issues)
             this.issues.AddRange(issues);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Determines the repository info provider to use.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="context">The Cake context.</param>
+        /// <returns>The repository info provider which should be used.</returns>
+        private static IRepositoryInfoProvider DetermineRepositoryInfoProvider(IssuesContext context)
+        {
+            if (context == null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(context));
+            }
+
+            switch (context.Parameters.RepositoryInfoProvider)
+            {
+                case RepositoryInfoProviderType.CakeGit:
+                    context.Information("Using Cake.Git for providing repository information");
+                    return new CliRepositoryInfoProvider();
+                case RepositoryInfoProviderType.Cli:
+                    context.Information("Using Git CLI for providing repository information");
+                    return new CliRepositoryInfoProvider();
+                default:
+                    throw new NotImplementedException("Unsupported repository info provider");
+            }
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Determines the build server on which the build is running.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/Cake.Frosting.Issues.Recipe/Cake.Frosting.Issues.Recipe/RepositoryInfo/IRepositoryInfoProvider.cs b/Cake.Frosting.Issues.Recipe/Cake.Frosting.Issues.Recipe/RepositoryInfo/IRepositoryInfoProvider.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e753fc21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Cake.Frosting.Issues.Recipe/Cake.Frosting.Issues.Recipe/RepositoryInfo/IRepositoryInfoProvider.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+using Cake.Common;
+using Cake.Core;
+using Cake.Core.IO;
+using Cake.Git;
+using Cake.Issues;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+
+namespace Cake.Frosting.Issues.Recipe.RepositoryInfo
+{
+    public interface IRepositoryInfoProvider
+    {
+        DirectoryPath GetRepositoryRootDirectory(IssuesContext context, DirectoryPath buildRootDirectory);
+        Uri GetRepositoryRemoteUrl(IssuesContext context, DirectoryPath repositoryRootDirectory);
+        string GetCommitId(IssuesContext context, DirectoryPath repositoryRootDirectory);
+    }
+
+    public class CakeGitRepositoryInfoProvider : IRepositoryInfoProvider
+    {
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public DirectoryPath GetRepositoryRootDirectory(IssuesContext context, DirectoryPath buildRootDirectory)
+        {
+            context.NotNull(nameof(context));
+            buildRootDirectory.NotNull(nameof(buildRootDirectory));
+
+            return context.GitFindRootFromPath(buildRootDirectory);
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public Uri GetRepositoryRemoteUrl(IssuesContext context, DirectoryPath repositoryRootDirectory)
+        {
+            context.NotNull(nameof(context));
+            repositoryRootDirectory.NotNull(nameof(repositoryRootDirectory));
+
+            var currentBranch = context.GitBranchCurrent(repositoryRootDirectory);
+            return new Uri(currentBranch.Remotes.Single(x => x.Name == "origin").Url);
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public string GetCommitId(IssuesContext context, DirectoryPath repositoryRootDirectory)
+        {
+            context.NotNull(nameof(context));
+            repositoryRootDirectory.NotNull(nameof(repositoryRootDirectory));
+
+            return context.GitLogTip(repositoryRootDirectory).Sha;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public class CliRepositoryInfoProvider : IRepositoryInfoProvider
+    {
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public DirectoryPath GetRepositoryRootDirectory(IssuesContext context, DirectoryPath buildRootDirectory)
+        {
+            var result = this.GitCommand(context, buildRootDirectory, "rev-parse", "--show-toplevel");
+            return new DirectoryPath(result.Single());
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public Uri GetRepositoryRemoteUrl(IssuesContext context, DirectoryPath repositoryRootDirectory)
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public string GetCommitId(IssuesContext context, DirectoryPath repositoryRootDirectory)
+        {
+            return string.Empty;
+        }
+
+        private  IEnumerable<string> GitCommand(
+            ICakeContext context,
+            DirectoryPath repositoryRootFolder,
+            params string[] arguments)
+        {
+            if (!arguments.Any())
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(arguments));
+            }
+
+            var gitArguments = string.Join(" ", arguments);
+
+            var exitCode = context.StartProcess(
+                "git",
+                new ProcessSettings
+                {
+                    Arguments = gitArguments,
+                    WorkingDirectory = repositoryRootFolder.FullPath,
+                    RedirectStandardOutput = true,
+                    RedirectStandardError = true
+                },
+                out var redirectedStandardOutput,
+                out var redirectedErrorOutput
+            );
+
+            if (exitCode != 0)
+            {
+                throw new Exception(
+                    $"Git command failed with arguments {gitArguments}. Exit code: {exitCode}. Error output: {string.Join(Environment.NewLine, redirectedErrorOutput)}"
+                );
+            }
+
+            return redirectedStandardOutput;
+
+        }
+    }
+}
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