diff --git a/deny.toml b/deny.toml
index bf86226c8..9aaa8da3b 100644
--- a/deny.toml
+++ b/deny.toml
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ allow = [
   "MIT",
   "MPL-2.0",
   "OpenSSL",
-  "Unicode-3.0",
   "Unicode-DFS-2016",
 ]
 # The confidence threshold for detecting a license from license text.
diff --git a/docs/configuration.md b/docs/configuration.md
index a5189032f..7c60eaab0 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration.md
@@ -313,6 +313,15 @@ of `~/.config/mise/config.toml`.
 Disables the specified tools. Separate with `,`. Generally used for core plugins but works with any
 tool.
 
+### `libgit2`
+
+* Type: `bool`
+* Env: `MISE_LIBGIT2`
+* Default: `true`
+
+Use libgit2 for git operations. This is generally faster but may not be as compatible if the
+system's libgit2 is not the same version as the one used by mise.
+
 ### `status.missing_tools`
 
 * Type: `enum`
diff --git a/schema/mise.json b/schema/mise.json
index 633621faf..a9d678d07 100644
--- a/schema/mise.json
+++ b/schema/mise.json
@@ -337,6 +337,11 @@
           },
           "type": "array"
         },
+        "libgit2": {
+          "description": "use libgit2 for git operations",
+          "type": "boolean",
+          "default": true
+        },
         "node_compile": {
           "description": "do not use precompiled binaries for node",
           "type": "boolean"
diff --git a/src/cli/settings/ls.rs b/src/cli/settings/ls.rs
index 2a7dc14c6..188faf50a 100644
--- a/src/cli/settings/ls.rs
+++ b/src/cli/settings/ls.rs
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ mod tests {
         jobs = 2
         legacy_version_file = true
         legacy_version_file_disable_tools = []
+        libgit2 = true
         node_compile = false
         not_found_auto_install = true
         paranoid = false
@@ -122,6 +123,7 @@ mod tests {
         jobs
         legacy_version_file
         legacy_version_file_disable_tools
+        libgit2
         node_compile
         not_found_auto_install
         paranoid
diff --git a/src/cli/settings/set.rs b/src/cli/settings/set.rs
index e586247fe..349925af9 100644
--- a/src/cli/settings/set.rs
+++ b/src/cli/settings/set.rs
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ pub mod tests {
         jobs = 2
         legacy_version_file = false
         legacy_version_file_disable_tools = []
+        libgit2 = true
         node_compile = false
         not_found_auto_install = true
         paranoid = false
diff --git a/src/cli/settings/unset.rs b/src/cli/settings/unset.rs
index e95e7eba3..eaa51c731 100644
--- a/src/cli/settings/unset.rs
+++ b/src/cli/settings/unset.rs
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ mod tests {
         jobs = 4
         legacy_version_file = true
         legacy_version_file_disable_tools = []
+        libgit2 = true
         node_compile = false
         not_found_auto_install = true
         paranoid = false
diff --git a/src/config/settings.rs b/src/config/settings.rs
index 46f8fc437..24b3c2cdd 100644
--- a/src/config/settings.rs
+++ b/src/config/settings.rs
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ pub struct Settings {
     pub legacy_version_file: bool,
     #[config(env = "MISE_LEGACY_VERSION_FILE_DISABLE_TOOLS", default = [], parse_env = list_by_comma)]
     pub legacy_version_file_disable_tools: BTreeSet<String>,
+    #[config(env = "MISE_LIBGIT2", default = true)]
+    pub libgit2: bool,
     #[config(env = "MISE_NODE_COMPILE", default = false)]
     pub node_compile: bool,
     #[config(env = "MISE_NOT_FOUND_AUTO_INSTALL", default = true)]
diff --git a/src/git.rs b/src/git.rs
index 0e2792ef0..a53d68dcf 100644
--- a/src/git.rs
+++ b/src/git.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use once_cell::sync::OnceCell;
 use xx::file;
 
 use crate::cmd;
+use crate::config::Settings;
 use crate::file::touch_dir;
 
 pub struct Git {
@@ -44,7 +45,11 @@ impl Git {
 
     pub fn repo(&self) -> Result<&git2::Repository> {
         self.repo.get_or_try_init(|| {
-            trace!("opening git repository at {:?}", self.dir);
+            if !Settings::get().libgit2 {
+                trace!("libgit2 is disabled");
+                return Err(eyre!("libgit2 is disabled"));
+            }
+            trace!("opening git repository via libgit2 at {:?}", self.dir);
             git2::Repository::open(&self.dir)
                 .wrap_err_with(|| format!("failed to open git repository at {:?}", self.dir))
                 .inspect_err(|err| warn!("{err:#}"))