diff --git a/core/providers/git.mjs b/core/providers/git.mjs
index d758479..381e053 100644
--- a/core/providers/git.mjs
+++ b/core/providers/git.mjs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ export default class GitProvider {
 
       for (let asset of item.assets) {
         if (!asset.name.endsWith('-sc.7z')) continue
+        if (this.config.git_required_prefix && !asset.name.startsWith(this.config.git_required_prefix)) continue
 
         return {
           version: item.name,
diff --git a/test/providers/git.test.mjs b/test/providers/git.test.mjs
index 07e2b72..da1d054 100644
--- a/test/providers/git.test.mjs
+++ b/test/providers/git.test.mjs
@@ -108,6 +108,135 @@ t.describe('#getLatestVersion()', function() {
     assert.match(err.message, /found/)
   })
 
+  // --
+
+  
+  t.test('should return correct name and link in result when git_required_prefix is specified', async function() {
+    const assertName = 'Karen'
+    const assertLink = 'Over The Future'
+    const assertFilename = 'gittest_test-sc.7z'
+    let stubber = stub()
+    let provider = new GitProvider({ git_required_prefix: 'gittest' }, stubber)
+
+    stubber.resolves({ body: [
+      { name: assertName, assets: [{ name: assertFilename, browser_download_url: assertLink }] },
+    ]})
+
+    let version = await provider.getLatestVersion()
+    assert.strictEqual(version.version, assertName)
+    assert.strictEqual(version.link, assertLink)
+    assert.strictEqual(version.filename, assertFilename)
+    assert.strictEqual(version.log, '')
+  })
+
+  t.test('should skip zip files for now even when git_required_prefix is specified', async function() {
+    const assertName = 'Karen'
+    const assertLink = 'My Wings'
+    const assertFilename = 'gittest_test-sc.zip'
+    let stubber = stub()
+    let provider = new GitProvider({ git_required_prefix: 'gittest' }, stubber)
+
+    stubber.resolves({ body: [
+      { name: assertName, assets: [{ name: assertFilename, browser_download_url: assertLink }] },
+    ]})
+
+    let err = await assert.isRejected(provider.getLatestVersion())
+    assert.match(err.message, /release/)
+    assert.match(err.message, /found/)
+  })
+
+  t.test('should skip versions with missing git_required_prefix prefix', async function() {
+    const assertName = 'name1'
+    const assertLink = 'somelink'
+    const assertFilename = 'gittest_something-sc.7z'
+    let stubber = stub()
+    let provider = new GitProvider({ git_required_prefix: 'gittest' }, stubber)
+
+    stubber.resolves({ body: [
+      { name: 'test', assets: [] },
+      { name: assertName, assets: [{ name: 'something-sc.7z', browser_download_url: 'nope' }] },
+      { name: assertName, assets: [{ name: assertFilename, browser_download_url: assertLink }] },
+    ]})
+
+    let version = await provider.getLatestVersion()
+    assert.strictEqual(version.version, assertName)
+    assert.strictEqual(version.link, assertLink)
+    assert.strictEqual(version.filename, assertFilename)
+  })
+
+  t.test('should skip versions with non-sc, non-git_required_prefix filename', async function() {
+    const assertName = 'name2'
+    const assertLink = 'somelink2'
+    const assertFilename = 'gittest_something-sc.7z'
+    let stubber = stub()
+    let provider = new GitProvider({ git_required_prefix: 'gittest' }, stubber)
+
+    stubber.resolves({ body: [
+      { name: 'test', assets: [{ name: 'nope.7z', browser_download_url: 'nope' }] },
+      { name: 'test', assets: [{ name: 'gittest_nope.7z', browser_download_url: 'nope' }] },
+      { name: assertName, assets: [{ name: assertFilename, browser_download_url: assertLink }] },
+    ]})
+
+    let version = await provider.getLatestVersion()
+    assert.strictEqual(version.version, assertName)
+    assert.strictEqual(version.link, assertLink)
+    assert.strictEqual(version.filename, assertFilename)
+  })
+
+  t.test('should skip assets with non-sc filename and non-git_required_prefix', async function() {
+    const assertName = 'name3'
+    const assertLink = 'somelink3'
+    const assertFilename = 'gittest_something-sc.7z'
+    let stubber = stub()
+    let provider = new GitProvider({ git_required_prefix: 'gittest' }, stubber)
+
+    stubber.resolves({ body: [
+      { name: 'test', assets: [{ name: 'gittest_nope.7z', browser_download_url: 'nope' }] },
+      { name: assertName, assets: [
+        { name: 'nope.7z', browser_download_url: 'nope' },
+        { name: 'gittest_nope.7z', browser_download_url: 'nope' },
+        { name: 'something-sc.7z', browser_download_url: 'nope' },
+        { name: assertFilename, browser_download_url: assertLink },
+      ] },
+    ]})
+
+    let version = await provider.getLatestVersion()
+    assert.strictEqual(version.version, assertName)
+    assert.strictEqual(version.link, assertLink)
+    assert.strictEqual(version.filename, assertFilename)
+  })
+
+  t.test('should otherwise reject non-git_required_prefix files', async function() {
+    let stubber = stub()
+    let provider = new GitProvider({ git_required_prefix: 'gittest' }, stubber)
+
+    stubber.resolves({ body: [
+      { name: 'test', assets: [{ name: 'nope.7z', browser_download_url: 'nope' }] },
+      { name: 'test2', assets: [{ name: 'nope2.7z', browser_download_url: 'nope' },] },
+      { name: 'test3', assets: [{ name: 'nope2.7z', browser_download_url: 'nope' },] },
+      { name: 'test3', assets: [{ name: 'something-sc.7z', browser_download_url: 'nope' },] },
+    ]})
+
+    let err = await assert.isRejected(provider.getLatestVersion())
+    assert.match(err.message, /release/)
+    assert.match(err.message, /found/)
+  })
+
+  t.test('should otherwise reject', async function() {
+    let stubber = stub()
+    let provider = new GitProvider({}, stubber)
+
+    stubber.resolves({ body: [
+      { name: 'test', assets: [{ name: 'nope.7z', browser_download_url: 'nope' }] },
+      { name: 'test2', assets: [{ name: 'nope2.7z', browser_download_url: 'nope' },] },
+      { name: 'test3', assets: [{ name: 'nope2.7z', browser_download_url: 'nope' },] },
+    ]})
+
+    let err = await assert.isRejected(provider.getLatestVersion())
+    assert.match(err.message, /release/)
+    assert.match(err.message, /found/)
+  })
+
   t.test('should reject if not valid body', async function() {
     let provider = new GitProvider({}, stub())