diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index d9cae07..9044e78 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "eed-basic-utils"
-version = "1.0.0"
+version = "1.1.0"
 description = "Add your description here"
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = [
diff --git a/src/eed_basic_utils/os/__init__.py b/src/eed_basic_utils/os/__init__.py
index fad5a30..4ae55e8 100644
--- a/src/eed_basic_utils/os/__init__.py
+++ b/src/eed_basic_utils/os/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 __all__ = [
     "file_exists",
+    "get_git_root",
 ]
 
 from .file_exists import file_exists
+from .get_git_root import get_git_root
diff --git a/src/eed_basic_utils/os/get_git_root.py b/src/eed_basic_utils/os/get_git_root.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a1071f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/eed_basic_utils/os/get_git_root.py
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Optional
+
+
+def get_git_root(path: Optional[Path] = None) -> Path | None:
+    """
+    Returns the root directory of the git repository containing the given path.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    path : Optional[Path], optional
+        The starting path to search for the git root. If None, uses the current working directory.
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    Path or None
+        The root directory of the git repository, or None if not found.
+
+    Notes
+    -----
+    Searches upwards from the given path until a directory containing a `.git` folder is found.
+    """
+    if path is None:
+        path = Path.cwd()
+
+    if (path / ".git").exists():
+        return path
+
+    git_root = next(iter(path.parents))
+    while not (git_root / ".git").exists() and git_root != git_root.parent:
+        git_root = git_root.parent
+    if not (git_root / ".git").exists():
+        return None
+    else:
+        return git_root
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 4aa3591..3901b33 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import os
 from collections.abc import Iterator
 from pathlib import Path
 
@@ -8,9 +7,17 @@
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
 def cfg_test() -> Iterator[dict]:
-    home_dir = os.path.expanduser("~")
+    home_dir = Path.home()
+    cwd = Path.cwd()
+    for item in cwd.iterdir():
+        if item.is_dir() and item.name[0] != ".":
+            subfolder = item
+            break
+    # Ensure cwd is a valid directory
     cfg_test = {
         "home_dir": home_dir,
+        "cwd": cwd,
+        "cwd_subfolder": cwd / subfolder,  # Example subfolder, adjust as needed
     }
     yield cfg_test
 
diff --git a/tests/os/test_get_git_root.py b/tests/os/test_get_git_root.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef68754
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/os/test_get_git_root.py
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+from eed_basic_utils.os import get_git_root
+import pytest
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "path, expected",
+    [
+        ("cwd", "eed_basic_utils"),
+        ("cwd_subfolder", "eed_basic_utils"),
+        ("home_dir", None),
+    ],
+    ids=[
+        "cwd = git root",
+        "subfolder",
+        "non_git_path",
+    ],
+)
+def test_get_git_root(cfg_test, path, expected):
+    """Test the get_git_root function."""
+    if path == "cwd":
+        path = cfg_test["cwd"]
+    elif path == "cwd_subfolder":
+        path = cfg_test["cwd_subfolder"]
+    elif path == "home_dir":
+        path = cfg_test["home_dir"]
+
+    git_root = get_git_root(path)
+    if git_root is None:
+        assert expected is git_root
+    else:
+        assert git_root.name == expected
+        assert (git_root / ".git").exists()
+        assert git_root.is_dir()
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index e79575c..4a4bf28 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "eed-basic-utils"
-version = "0.1.2"
+version = "1.1.0"
 source = { editable = "." }
 
 [package.dev-dependencies]