diff --git a/mercurial/subrepo.py b/mercurial/subrepo.py
--- a/mercurial/subrepo.py
+++ b/mercurial/subrepo.py
@@ -1117,17 +1117,17 @@ class gitsubrepo(abstractsubrepo):
                 raise
             self._gitexecutable = 'git.cmd'
             out, err = self._gitnodir(['--version'])
-        m = re.search(r'^git version (\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)', out)
+        m = re.search(r'^git version (\d+)\.(\d+)', out)
         if not m:
             self._ui.warn(_('cannot retrieve git version'))
             return
-        version = (int(m.group(1)), m.group(2), m.group(3))
+        version = (int(m.group(1)), m.group(2))
         # git 1.4.0 can't work at all, but 1.5.X can in at least some cases,
         # despite the docstring comment.  For now, error on 1.4.0, warn on
         # 1.5.0 but attempt to continue.
-        if version < (1, 5, 0):
+        if version < (1, 5):
             raise util.Abort(_('git subrepo requires at least 1.6.0 or later'))
-        elif version < (1, 6, 0):
+        elif version < (1, 6):
             self._ui.warn(_('git subrepo requires at least 1.6.0 or later'))
 
     def _gitcommand(self, commands, env=None, stream=False):