diff --git a/pkg/app/app.go b/pkg/app/app.go
index 05d13253a..23030b37d 100644
--- a/pkg/app/app.go
+++ b/pkg/app/app.go
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func (app *App) validateGitVersion() (*git_commands.GitVersion, error) {
 		return nil, minVersionError
 	}
 
-	if version.IsOlderThan(2, 0, 0) {
+	if version.IsOlderThan(2, 20, 0) {
 		return nil, minVersionError
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/i18n/chinese.go b/pkg/i18n/chinese.go
index e9d1ee475..9533f0239 100644
--- a/pkg/i18n/chinese.go
+++ b/pkg/i18n/chinese.go
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ func chineseTranslationSet() TranslationSet {
 		LcCreateNewBranchFromCommit:         "从提交创建新分支",
 		LcBuildingPatch:                     "正在构建补丁",
 		LcViewCommits:                       "查看提交",
-		MinGitVersionError:                  "Git 版本必须至少为 2.0（即从 2014 年开始的版本）。请更新 git。或者在 https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/issues 上提出一个问题，以使 lazygit 更加向后兼容。",
+		MinGitVersionError:                  "Git 版本必须至少为 2.20（即从 2018 年开始的版本）。请更新 git。或者在 https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/issues 上提出一个问题，以使 lazygit 更加向后兼容。",
 		LcRunningCustomCommandStatus:        "正在运行自定义命令",
 		LcSubmoduleStashAndReset:            "存放未提交的子模块更改和更新",
 		LcAndResetSubmodules:                "和重置子模块",
diff --git a/pkg/i18n/english.go b/pkg/i18n/english.go
index 22c7d5c43..06ffd9b1c 100644
--- a/pkg/i18n/english.go
+++ b/pkg/i18n/english.go
@@ -1072,7 +1072,7 @@ func EnglishTranslationSet() TranslationSet {
 		LcCreateNewBranchFromCommit:         "create new branch off of commit",
 		LcBuildingPatch:                     "building patch",
 		LcViewCommits:                       "view commits",
-		MinGitVersionError:                  "Git version must be at least 2.0 (i.e. from 2014 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 2.20 (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.",
 		LcRunningCustomCommandStatus:        "running custom command",
 		LcSubmoduleStashAndReset:            "stash uncommitted submodule changes and update",
 		LcAndResetSubmodules:                "and reset submodules",
diff --git a/pkg/i18n/japanese.go b/pkg/i18n/japanese.go
index b119b0a63..5248287a9 100644
--- a/pkg/i18n/japanese.go
+++ b/pkg/i18n/japanese.go
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ func japaneseTranslationSet() TranslationSet {
 		LcCreateNewBranchFromCommit:  "コミットにブランチを作成",
 		LcBuildingPatch:              "パッチを構築",
 		LcViewCommits:                "コミットを閲覧",
-		MinGitVersionError:           "lazygitの実行にはGit 2.0以降のバージョンが必要です。Gitを更新してください。もしくは、lazygitの後方互換性を改善するために https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/issues にissueを作成してください。",
+		MinGitVersionError:           "lazygitの実行にはGit 2.20以降のバージョンが必要です。Gitを更新してください。もしくは、lazygitの後方互換性を改善するために https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/issues にissueを作成してください。",
 		LcRunningCustomCommandStatus: "カスタムコマンドを実行",
 		// LcSubmoduleStashAndReset:            "stash uncommitted submodule changes and update",
 		// LcAndResetSubmodules:                "and reset submodules",
diff --git a/pkg/i18n/korean.go b/pkg/i18n/korean.go
index b891d83c3..c191a436e 100644
--- a/pkg/i18n/korean.go
+++ b/pkg/i18n/korean.go
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ func koreanTranslationSet() TranslationSet {
 		LcCreateNewBranchFromCommit:         "커밋에서 새 브랜치를 만듭니다.",
 		LcBuildingPatch:                     "building patch",
 		LcViewCommits:                       "커밋 보기",
-		MinGitVersionError:                  "lazygit 실행을 위해서는 Git 2.0 이후의 버전(2014년 이후의)이 필요합니다. Git를 업데이트 해주세요. 아니면 lazygit이 이전 버전과 더 잘 호환되도록 https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/issues 에 issue를 작성해 주세요.",
+		MinGitVersionError:                  "lazygit 실행을 위해서는 Git 2.20 이후의 버전(2018년 이후의)이 필요합니다. Git를 업데이트 해주세요. 아니면 lazygit이 이전 버전과 더 잘 호환되도록 https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/issues 에 issue를 작성해 주세요.",
 		LcRunningCustomCommandStatus:        "커스텀 명령어 실행",
 		LcSubmoduleStashAndReset:            "stash uncommitted submodule changes and update",
 		LcAndResetSubmodules:                "and reset submodules",