VCS not found: Not in a git repository - zerv

Error: VCS not found: Not in a git repository (--source git)

zerv could not find a Git repository at — or above — the working directory. It walks parent directories looking for a repository, and this error means the walk came up empty.

Reproduce

zerv version --source git
# Error: VCS not found: Not in a git repository (--source git)

Fix

Run from inside the repository, or point at it: zerv version -C /path/to/repo
Versioning something that is not a repo (a plain artifact, a manual value)? Skip VCS entirely:

zerv version --source none --tag-version 1.2.3 --distance 5

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Last modified on August 25, 2026