diff --git a/internal/git/config.go b/internal/git/config.go
index 852d8634e..b5a7f9bd6 100644
--- a/internal/git/config.go
+++ b/internal/git/config.go
@@ -21,10 +21,30 @@ func ExtractRepoFromConfig(ctx context.Context) (result config.Repo, err error)
 	if err != nil {
 		return result, fmt.Errorf("no remote configured to list refs from")
 	}
+	// This is a relative remote URL and requires some additional processing
+	if out == "." {
+		return extractRelativeRepoFromConfig(ctx)
+	}
 	log.WithField("rawurl", out).Debugf("got git url")
 	return ExtractRepoFromURL(out)
 }
 
+func extractRelativeRepoFromConfig(ctx context.Context) (result config.Repo, err error) {
+	out, err := Clean(Run(ctx, "rev-parse", "--abbrev-ref", "--symbolic-full-name", "@{u}"))
+	if err != nil || out == "" {
+		return result, fmt.Errorf("unable to get upstream while qualifying relative remote")
+	}
+	out, err = Clean(Run(ctx, "config", "--get", fmt.Sprintf("branch.%s.remote", out)))
+	if err != nil || out == "" {
+		return result, fmt.Errorf("unable to get upstream's remote while qualifying relative remote")
+	}
+	out, err = Clean(Run(ctx, "ls-remote", "--get-url", out))
+	if err != nil {
+		return result, fmt.Errorf("unable to get upstream while qualifying relative remote")
+	}
+	return ExtractRepoFromURL(out)
+}
+
 func ExtractRepoFromURL(rawurl string) (config.Repo, error) {
 	// removes the .git suffix and any new lines
 	s := strings.TrimSuffix(strings.TrimSpace(rawurl), ".git")
diff --git a/internal/git/config_test.go b/internal/git/config_test.go
index 8de694ac3..2ffaf0747 100644
--- a/internal/git/config_test.go
+++ b/internal/git/config_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package git_test
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/internal/git"
@@ -22,6 +23,25 @@ func TestNoRemote(t *testing.T) {
 	require.EqualError(t, err, `no remote configured to list refs from`)
 }
 
+func TestRelativeRemote(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	testlib.Mktmp(t)
+	testlib.GitInit(t)
+	testlib.GitRemoteAddWithName(t, "upstream", "https://github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser.git")
+	_, err := git.Run(ctx, "pull", "upstream", "main")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	_, err = git.Run(ctx, "branch", "--set-upstream-to", "upstream/main")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	_, err = git.Run(ctx, "checkout", "--track", "-b", "relative_branch")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	gitCfg, err := git.Run(ctx, "config", "--local", "--list")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.True(t, strings.Contains(gitCfg, "branch.relative_branch.remote=."))
+	repo, err := git.ExtractRepoFromConfig(ctx)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, "goreleaser/goreleaser", repo.String())
+}
+
 func TestRepoName(t *testing.T) {
 	testlib.Mktmp(t)
 	testlib.GitInit(t)