diff --git a/util/gitutil/git_commit_test.go b/util/gitutil/git_commit_test.go
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/util/gitutil/git_commit_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package gitutil
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestIsCommitSHA(t *testing.T) {
+	for truthy, commits := range map[bool][]string{
+		true: {
+			"01234567890abcdef01234567890abcdef012345", // 40 valid characters (SHA-1)
+		},
+		false: {
+			"",       // empty string
+			"abcdef", // too short
+
+			"123456789012345678901234567890123456789",   // 39 valid characters
+			"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!",  // 40 invalid characters
+			"12345678901234567890123456789012345678901", // 41 valid characters
+
+			"01234567890abcdef01234567890abcdef01234567890abcdef01234567890a",   // 63 valid characters
+			"zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz",  // 64 invalid characters
+			"01234567890abcdef01234567890abcdef01234567890abcdef01234567890abc", // 65 valid characters
+
+			// TODO: add SHA-256 support and move this up to the "true" section
+			"01234567890abcdef01234567890abcdef01234567890abcdef01234567890ab", // 64 valid characters (SHA-256)
+		},
+	} {
+		for _, commit := range commits {
+			t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("%t/%q", truthy, commit), func(t *testing.T) {
+				assert.Equal(t, truthy, IsCommitSHA(commit))
+			})
+		}
+	}
+}