diff --git a/__test__/entrypoint.sh b/__test__/entrypoint.sh
index 064e6baa76..eac90137c2 100755
--- a/__test__/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/__test__/entrypoint.sh
@@ -19,15 +19,15 @@ git clone git://127.0.0.1/repos/test-base.git /git/local/repos/test-base
 cd /git/local/repos/test-base
 git config --global user.email "you@example.com"
 git config --global user.name "Your Name"
-echo "#test-base" > README_TEMP.md
+echo "#test-base" > README→TEMP.md
 git add .
 git commit -m "initial commit"
 git commit --allow-empty -m "empty commit for tests"
-echo "#test-base :sparkles:" > README_TEMP.md
+echo "#test-base :sparkles:" > README→TEMP.md
 git add .
 git commit -m "add sparkles" -m "Change description:
-- updates README_TEMP.md to add sparkles to the title"
-mv README_TEMP.md README.md
+- updates README→TEMP.md to add sparkles to the title"
+mv README→TEMP.md README.md
 git add .
 git commit -m "rename readme"
 git push -u
diff --git a/__test__/git-command-manager.int.test.ts b/__test__/git-command-manager.int.test.ts
index 415637c01b..360cd86442 100644
--- a/__test__/git-command-manager.int.test.ts
+++ b/__test__/git-command-manager.int.test.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ describe('git-command-manager integration tests', () => {
     expect(initialCommit.signed).toBeFalsy()
     expect(initialCommit.changes[0].mode).toEqual('100644')
     expect(initialCommit.changes[0].status).toEqual('A')
-    expect(initialCommit.changes[0].path).toEqual('README_TEMP.md')
+    expect(initialCommit.changes[0].path).toEqual('README→TEMP.md') // filename contains unicode
 
     expect(emptyCommit.subject).toEqual('empty commit for tests')
     expect(emptyCommit.tree).toEqual(initialCommit.tree) // empty commits have no tree and reference the parent's
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ describe('git-command-manager integration tests', () => {
     expect(modifiedCommit.signed).toBeFalsy()
     expect(modifiedCommit.changes[0].mode).toEqual('100644')
     expect(modifiedCommit.changes[0].status).toEqual('M')
-    expect(modifiedCommit.changes[0].path).toEqual('README_TEMP.md')
+    expect(modifiedCommit.changes[0].path).toEqual('README→TEMP.md')
 
     expect(headCommit.subject).toEqual('rename readme')
     expect(headCommit.parents[0]).toEqual(modifiedCommit.sha)
@@ -43,6 +43,6 @@ describe('git-command-manager integration tests', () => {
     expect(headCommit.changes[0].path).toEqual('README.md')
     expect(headCommit.changes[1].mode).toEqual('100644')
     expect(headCommit.changes[1].status).toEqual('D')
-    expect(headCommit.changes[1].path).toEqual('README_TEMP.md')
+    expect(headCommit.changes[1].path).toEqual('README→TEMP.md')
   })
 })
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index d20f16fa2a..558f1a0832 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -772,6 +772,8 @@ class GitCommandManager {
         return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
             const endOfBody = '###EOB###';
             const output = yield this.exec([
+                '-c',
+                'core.quotePath=false',
                 'show',
                 '--raw',
                 '--cc',
diff --git a/src/git-command-manager.ts b/src/git-command-manager.ts
index 7d60950fbd..9be35e4144 100644
--- a/src/git-command-manager.ts
+++ b/src/git-command-manager.ts
@@ -157,6 +157,8 @@ export class GitCommandManager {
   async getCommit(ref: string): Promise<Commit> {
     const endOfBody = '###EOB###'
     const output = await this.exec([
+      '-c',
+      'core.quotePath=false',
       'show',
       '--raw',
       '--cc',