diff --git a/Project.toml b/Project.toml
index 2861242..7ffb4c9 100644
--- a/Project.toml
+++ b/Project.toml
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 name = "Git"
 uuid = "d7ba0133-e1db-5d97-8f8c-041e4b3a1eb2"
 authors = ["Dilum Aluthge", "contributors"]
-version = "1.3.0"
+version = "1.4.0"
 
 [deps]
 Git_jll = "f8c6e375-362e-5223-8a59-34ff63f689eb"
+NetworkOptions = "ca575930-c2e3-43a9-ace4-1e988b2c1908"
 
 [compat]
 Git_jll = "2.36.1"
diff --git a/src/Git.jl b/src/Git.jl
index 25f9362..de03081 100644
--- a/src/Git.jl
+++ b/src/Git.jl
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ packages. This is implemented with the `git` function, which returns a
 module Git
 
 import Git_jll
+import NetworkOptions
 
 export git
 
diff --git a/src/git_function.jl b/src/git_function.jl
index 867f697..043a939 100644
--- a/src/git_function.jl
+++ b/src/git_function.jl
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ function git(; adjust_PATH::Bool = true, adjust_LIBPATH::Bool = true)
         share_git_core = joinpath(share, "git-core")
         share_git_core_templates = joinpath(share_git_core, "templates")
 
-        ssl_cert = joinpath(dirname(Sys.BINDIR), "share", "julia", "cert.pem")
+        ssl_cert = NetworkOptions.ca_roots_path()
 
         env_mapping = Dict{String,String}()
         env_mapping["GIT_EXEC_PATH"]    = libexec_git_core