diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # ChangeLog for githash
 
+## 0.1.6.3
+
+* Specify protocol.file.allow=always for latest git [#28](https://github.com/snoyberg/githash/pull/28)
+
 ## 0.1.6.2
 
 * Fixed bugs; now this library's Template Haskell functions are much more
diff --git a/githash.cabal b/githash.cabal
--- a/githash.cabal
+++ b/githash.cabal
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 cabal-version: 1.12
 
--- This file has been generated from package.yaml by hpack version 0.34.4.
+-- This file has been generated from package.yaml by hpack version 0.35.0.
 --
 -- see: https://github.com/sol/hpack
 
 name:           githash
-version:        0.1.6.2
+version:        0.1.6.3
 synopsis:       Compile git revision info into Haskell projects
 description:    Please see the README and documentation at <https://www.stackage.org/package/githash>
 category:       Development
diff --git a/test/RepoWithASubmoduleSpec.hs b/test/RepoWithASubmoduleSpec.hs
--- a/test/RepoWithASubmoduleSpec.hs
+++ b/test/RepoWithASubmoduleSpec.hs
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
             , "-m"
             , "Initial commit"
             ]
-        runGit1 ["submodule", "add", fp2, "2"]
+        runGit1 ["-c", "protocol.file.allow=always", "submodule", "add", fp2, "2"]
         runGit1
             [ "-c"
             , "user.name='Test User'"