diff --git a/extensions/git/src/git.ts b/extensions/git/src/git.ts
index f66646bb2c5..5fd084d4a0e 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/git.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/git.ts
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ export class Repository {
 		}
 
 		const result = await this.run(args, options);
-		return result.stdout;
+		return result.stdout.trim();
 	}
 
 	async getConfigs(scope: string): Promise<{ key: string; value: string; }[]> {