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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
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-# SympleGit v1.0 - January 19, 2024
+# SympleGit v1.1 - September 19, 2024
 
 <img src="https://www.symplegit.com/img/arrow_fork2.png" />
 
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ Table of Contents
    * [The GitCommander API](#the-gitcommander-api)
       * [Short Output](#short-output)
       * [Large Output](#large-output)
+      * [Setting a Custom Git Executable](#setting-a-custom-git-executable)
       * [Setting a Timeout](#setting-a-timeout)
       * [Releasing Resources by Closing the SympleGit Instance](#releasing-resources-by-closing-the-symplegit-instance)
    * [The Facilitator API](#the-facilitator-api)
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ SympleGit requires Java version 11 or newer.
 ```xml
 <groupId>com.symplegit</groupId>
 <artifactId>symplegit</artifactId>
-<version>1.0</version>
+<version>1.1</version>
 ```
 
 ## Why Choose SympleGit Over JGit?
@@ -223,6 +224,16 @@ if (gitCommander.getSize() <= 1 * 1024 * 1024) {
 }
 ```
 
+### Setting a Custom Git Executable
+
+To enhance flexibility and ensure compatibility across various environments, SympleGit provides the option to specify a custom path for the Git executable. This feature is particularly useful if the default Git installation path is not in your system's `PATH` environment variable, or if you wish to use a specific version of Git.
+
+```java
+final Git sympleGit = SympleGit.custom()
+    .setGitExecutable("/usr/local/bin/git") // Specify the full path to the Git executable
+    .build();
+```
+
 ### Setting a Timeout
 
 SympleGit enables setting a timeout for the Git process with `Builder.setTimeout`: 
 
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 
   <groupId>com.symplegit</groupId>
   <artifactId>symplegit</artifactId>
-  <version>1.0</version>
+  <version>1.1</version>
+
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
 
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
 	String repoDirectoryPath = "I:\\_dev_sqlephant_tests\\Java";
 
 	final SympleGit sympleGit = SympleGit.custom()
+		.setGitExecutable("\\toto\\git.exe")
                 .setDirectory(repoDirectoryPath)
                 .build();
 
 
@@ -24,25 +24,34 @@
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
 
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.SystemUtils;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 import com.symplegit.api.SympleGit;
+import com.symplegit.api.SympleGit.Builder;
 import com.symplegit.api.facilitator.GitVersion;
 import com.symplegit.test.util.GitTestUtils;
 
 public class GitVersionTest {
 
     private GitVersion gitVersion;
     private File repoDir;
-
+    private SympleGit sympleGit;
+    
     @BeforeEach
     public void setUp() throws IOException {
         // Create a temporary Git repository
         repoDir = GitTestUtils.createIfNotTexistsTemporaryGitRepo();
-	final SympleGit sympleGit = SympleGit.custom()
-                .setDirectory(repoDir)
-                .build();
+        
+        Builder builder = SympleGit.custom();
+        builder.setDirectory(repoDir);
+        
+        if (SystemUtils.IS_OS_WINDOWS) {
+            builder.setGitExecutable("C:\\Program Files\\Git\\bin\\git.exe");
+        }
+
+        sympleGit= builder.build(); 
         gitVersion = new GitVersion(sympleGit);
     }
 
@@ -54,5 +63,7 @@ public void testGetVersion() throws IOException {
         // Check that the returned version string is not null and contains expected content
         assertNotNull(gitVersion, "Git version should not be null");
         assert(gitVersion.contains("git version"));
+        System.out.println("Git executable: " + sympleGit.getGitExecutable());
+        System.out.println("Git version   : " + gitVersion);
     }
 }