diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index a108733b3..fb3fe8f50 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -49,8 +49,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         git-version:
-          - 2.20.0 # oldest supported version
-          - 2.22.5
+          - 2.22.0 # oldest supported version
           - 2.23.0
           - 2.25.1
           - 2.30.8
diff --git a/pkg/app/app.go b/pkg/app/app.go
index a999a902b..8d1d1568c 100644
--- a/pkg/app/app.go
+++ b/pkg/app/app.go
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ func (app *App) validateGitVersion() (*git_commands.GitVersion, error) {
 		return nil, minVersionError
 	}
 
-	if version.IsOlderThan(2, 20, 0) {
+	if version.IsOlderThan(2, 22, 0) {
 		return nil, minVersionError
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/i18n/english.go b/pkg/i18n/english.go
index 473ce50e8..5aa70426d 100644
--- a/pkg/i18n/english.go
+++ b/pkg/i18n/english.go
@@ -1714,7 +1714,7 @@ func EnglishTranslationSet() *TranslationSet {
 		CreateNewBranchFromCommit:                "Create new branch off of commit",
 		BuildingPatch:                            "Building patch",
 		ViewCommits:                              "View commits",
-		MinGitVersionError:                       "Git version must be at least 2.20 (i.e. from 2018 onwards). Please upgrade your git version. Alternatively raise an issue at https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/issues for lazygit to be more backwards compatible.",
+		MinGitVersionError:                       "Git version must be at least 2.22 (i.e. from 2019 onwards). Please upgrade your git version. Alternatively raise an issue at https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/issues for lazygit to be more backwards compatible.",
 		RunningCustomCommandStatus:               "Running custom command",
 		SubmoduleStashAndReset:                   "Stash uncommitted submodule changes and update",
 		AndResetSubmodules:                       "And reset submodules",