diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp b/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp
index 8154a076ebd..ff0dbf3ec10 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp
@@ -629,8 +629,7 @@ public:
 
 static bool gitHasRgbColors()
 {
-    const unsigned gitVersion = gitClient().gitVersion().result();
-    return gitVersion >= 0x020300U;
+    return gitClient().gitVersion().result() >= QVersionNumber{2, 3};
 }
 
 static QString logColorName(TextEditor::TextStyle style)
@@ -3429,24 +3428,21 @@ void GitClient::readConfigAsync(const FilePath &workingDirectory, const QStringL
                        configFileCodec());
 }
 
-static unsigned parseGitVersion(const QString &output)
+static QVersionNumber parseGitVersion(const QString &output)
 {
     // cut 'git version 1.6.5.1.sha'
     // another form: 'git version 1.9.rc1'
     const QRegularExpression versionPattern("^[^\\d]+(\\d+)\\.(\\d+)\\.(\\d+|rc\\d).*$");
-    QTC_ASSERT(versionPattern.isValid(), return 0);
+    QTC_ASSERT(versionPattern.isValid(), return {});
     const QRegularExpressionMatch match = versionPattern.match(output);
-    QTC_ASSERT(match.hasMatch(), return 0);
-    const unsigned majorV = match.captured(1).toUInt(nullptr, 16);
-    const unsigned minorV = match.captured(2).toUInt(nullptr, 16);
-    const unsigned patchV = match.captured(3).toUInt(nullptr, 16);
-    return version(majorV, minorV, patchV);
+    QTC_ASSERT(match.hasMatch(), return {});
+    return {match.captured(1).toInt(), match.captured(2).toInt(), match.captured(3).toInt()};
 }
 
 // determine version as '(major << 16) + (minor << 8) + patch' or 0.
-QFuture<unsigned> GitClient::gitVersion() const
+QFuture<QVersionNumber> GitClient::gitVersion() const
 {
-    QFutureInterface<unsigned> fi;
+    QFutureInterface<QVersionNumber> fi;
     fi.reportStarted();
 
     // Do not execute repeatedly if that fails (due to git
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitclient.h b/src/plugins/git/gitclient.h
index d92ea2031ed..0e9ab3e8e68 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitclient.h
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitclient.h
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 #include <vcsbase/vcsbaseclient.h>
 
 #include <QObject>
-#include <QString>
 #include <QStringList>
+#include <QVersionNumber>
 #include <QWidget>
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ public:
     ~GitClient();
 
     Utils::FilePath vcsBinary() const override;
-    QFuture<unsigned> gitVersion() const;
+    QFuture<QVersionNumber> gitVersion() const;
 
     void vcsExecAbortable(const Utils::FilePath &workingDirectory, const QStringList &arguments,
                           bool isRebase = false, const QString &abortCommand = {},
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ private:
                                     const QString &gitCommand, ContinueCommandMode continueMode);
 
     mutable Utils::FilePath m_gitVersionForBinary;
-    mutable unsigned m_cachedGitVersion = 0;
+    mutable QVersionNumber m_cachedGitVersion;
 
     QString m_gitQtcEditor;
     QMap<Utils::FilePath, StashInfo> m_stashInfo;
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitgrep.cpp b/src/plugins/git/gitgrep.cpp
index f4a2c4f452b..2f1f0bda49a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitgrep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitgrep.cpp
@@ -202,8 +202,8 @@ GitGrep::GitGrep()
     layout->addWidget(m_treeLineEdit);
     // asynchronously check git version, add "recurse submodules" option if available
     Utils::onResultReady(gitClient().gitVersion(), this,
-                         [this, pLayout = QPointer<QHBoxLayout>(layout)](unsigned version) {
-        if (version >= 0x021300 && pLayout) {
+                         [this, pLayout = QPointer<QHBoxLayout>(layout)](const QVersionNumber &version) {
+        if (version >= QVersionNumber{2, 13} && pLayout) {
             m_recurseSubmodules = new QCheckBox(Tr::tr("Recurse submodules"));
             pLayout->addWidget(m_recurseSubmodules);
         }
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/git/gitplugin.cpp
index 5485fa15cbc..91a309412c5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitplugin.cpp
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ public:
     GitLogEditorWidgetT() : GitLogEditorWidget(new Editor) {}
 };
 
-const unsigned minimumRequiredVersion = 0x010900;
+static const QVersionNumber minimumRequiredVersion{1, 9};
 
 const VcsBaseSubmitEditorParameters submitParameters {
     Git::Constants::SUBMIT_MIMETYPE,
@@ -1306,8 +1306,8 @@ void GitPluginPrivate::updateVersionWarning()
     QPointer<IDocument> curDocument = EditorManager::currentDocument();
     if (!curDocument)
         return;
-    Utils::onResultReady(gitClient().gitVersion(), this, [curDocument](unsigned version) {
-        if (!curDocument || !version || version >= minimumRequiredVersion)
+    Utils::onResultReady(gitClient().gitVersion(), this, [curDocument](const QVersionNumber &version) {
+        if (!curDocument || version.isNull() || version >= minimumRequiredVersion)
             return;
         InfoBar *infoBar = curDocument->infoBar();
         Id gitVersionWarning("GitVersionWarning");
@@ -1316,7 +1316,7 @@ void GitPluginPrivate::updateVersionWarning()
         infoBar->addInfo(
             InfoBarEntry(gitVersionWarning,
                          Tr::tr("Unsupported version of Git found. Git %1 or later required.")
-                             .arg(versionString(minimumRequiredVersion)),
+                             .arg(minimumRequiredVersion.toString()),
                          InfoBarEntry::GlobalSuppression::Enabled));
     });
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitutils.cpp b/src/plugins/git/gitutils.cpp
index f75fe9cf451..f7684141a9e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitutils.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitutils.cpp
@@ -58,17 +58,4 @@ bool inputText(QWidget *parent, const QString &title, const QString &prompt, QSt
     return true;
 }
 
-static inline QString versionPart(unsigned part)
-{
-    return QString::number(part & 0xff, 16);
-}
-
-QString versionString(unsigned ver)
-{
-    return QString::fromLatin1("%1.%2.%3")
-            .arg(versionPart(ver >> 16))
-            .arg(versionPart(ver >> 8))
-            .arg(versionPart(ver));
-}
-
 } // Git::Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitutils.h b/src/plugins/git/gitutils.h
index 928c8001ea9..69c60649b09 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitutils.h
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitutils.h
@@ -25,12 +25,4 @@ public:
 // Make QInputDialog  play nicely
 bool inputText(QWidget *parent, const QString &title, const QString &prompt, QString *s);
 
-// Version information following Qt convention
-inline unsigned version(unsigned major, unsigned minor, unsigned patch)
-{
-    return (major << 16) + (minor << 8) + patch;
-}
-
-QString versionString(unsigned ver);
-
 } // Git::Internal