diff --git a/lib/git.js b/lib/git.js
index 244ecd18..25632bd1 100644
--- a/lib/git.js
+++ b/lib/git.js
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ function generateBranch() {
     return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
         try {
             console.log(`Creating ${constants_1.action.branch} branch...`);
-            yield util_1.execute(`git checkout ${constants_1.action.baseBranch || "master"} ---`, constants_1.workspace);
-            yield util_1.execute(`git checkout --orphan ${constants_1.action.branch} ---`, constants_1.workspace);
+            yield util_1.execute(`git switch ${constants_1.action.baseBranch || "master"}`, constants_1.workspace);
+            yield util_1.execute(`git switch --orphan ${constants_1.action.branch}`, constants_1.workspace);
             yield util_1.execute(`git reset --hard`, constants_1.workspace);
             yield util_1.execute(`git commit --allow-empty -m "Initial ${constants_1.action.branch} commit."`, constants_1.workspace);
             yield util_1.execute(`git push ${constants_1.repositoryPath} ${constants_1.action.branch}`, constants_1.workspace);
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ function deploy() {
             yield generateBranch();
         }
         // Checks out the base branch to begin the deployment process.
-        yield util_1.execute(`git checkout ${constants_1.action.baseBranch || "master"} ---`, constants_1.workspace);
+        yield util_1.execute(`git switch ${constants_1.action.baseBranch || "master"}`, constants_1.workspace);
         yield util_1.execute(`git fetch origin`, constants_1.workspace);
         yield util_1.execute(`git worktree add --checkout ${temporaryDeploymentDirectory} origin/${constants_1.action.branch}`, constants_1.workspace);
         /*
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ function deploy() {
         });
         // Commits to GitHub.
         yield util_1.execute(`git add --all .`, temporaryDeploymentDirectory);
-        yield util_1.execute(`git checkout -b ${temporaryDeploymentBranch} ---`, temporaryDeploymentDirectory);
+        yield util_1.execute(`git switch -c ${temporaryDeploymentBranch}`, temporaryDeploymentDirectory);
         yield util_1.execute(`git commit -m "Deploying to ${constants_1.action.branch} from ${constants_1.action.baseBranch} ${process.env.GITHUB_SHA}" --quiet`, temporaryDeploymentDirectory);
         yield util_1.execute(`git push ${constants_1.repositoryPath} ${temporaryDeploymentBranch}:${constants_1.action.branch}`, temporaryDeploymentDirectory);
         return Promise.resolve("Commit step complete...");
diff --git a/src/git.ts b/src/git.ts
index 41ef6c98..ff7f1303 100644
--- a/src/git.ts
+++ b/src/git.ts
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ export async function init(): Promise<any> {
 export async function generateBranch(): Promise<any> {
   try {
     console.log(`Creating ${action.branch} branch...`);
-    await execute(`git checkout ${action.baseBranch || "master"} ---`, workspace);
-    await execute(`git checkout --orphan ${action.branch} ---`, workspace);
+    await execute(`git switch ${action.baseBranch || "master"}`, workspace);
+    await execute(`git switch --orphan ${action.branch}`, workspace);
     await execute(`git reset --hard`, workspace);
     await execute(
       `git commit --allow-empty -m "Initial ${action.branch} commit."`,
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ export async function deploy(): Promise<any> {
   }
 
   // Checks out the base branch to begin the deployment process.
-  await execute(`git checkout ${action.baseBranch || "master"} ---`, workspace);
+  await execute(`git switch ${action.baseBranch || "master"}`, workspace);
   await execute(`git fetch origin`, workspace);
   await execute(
     `git worktree add --checkout ${temporaryDeploymentDirectory} origin/${action.branch}`,
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ export async function deploy(): Promise<any> {
   // Commits to GitHub.
   await execute(`git add --all .`, temporaryDeploymentDirectory);
   await execute(
-    `git checkout -b ${temporaryDeploymentBranch} ---`,
+    `git switch -c ${temporaryDeploymentBranch}`,
     temporaryDeploymentDirectory
   );
   await execute(