diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 1389602..d66b9a7 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -480,7 +480,8 @@ const retryHelper = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(2155));
 const git_version_1 = __nccwpck_require__(3142);
 // Auth header not supported before 2.9
 // Wire protocol v2 not supported before 2.18
-exports.MinimumGitVersion = new git_version_1.GitVersion('2.18');
+// sparse-checkout not supported before 2.25
+exports.MinimumGitVersion = new git_version_1.GitVersion('2.25');
 function createCommandManager(workingDirectory, lfs, doSparseCheckout) {
     return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
         return yield GitCommandManager.createCommandManager(workingDirectory, lfs, doSparseCheckout);