diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 3b069ad..1919193 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -4799,9 +4799,11 @@ class GitCommandManager {
     branchList(remote) {
         return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
             const result = [];
-            // Note, this implementation uses "rev-parse --symbolic" because the output from
+            // Note, this implementation uses "rev-parse --symbolic-full-name" because the output from
             // "branch --list" is more difficult when in a detached HEAD state.
-            const args = ['rev-parse', '--symbolic'];
+            // Note, this implementation uses "rev-parse --symbolic-full-name" because there is a bug
+            // in Git 2.18 that causes "rev-parse --symbolic" to output symbolic full names.
+            const args = ['rev-parse', '--symbolic-full-name'];
             if (remote) {
                 args.push('--remotes=origin');
             }
@@ -4812,6 +4814,12 @@ class GitCommandManager {
             for (let branch of output.stdout.trim().split('\n')) {
                 branch = branch.trim();
                 if (branch) {
+                    if (branch.startsWith('refs/heads/')) {
+                        branch = branch.substr('refs/heads/'.length);
+                    }
+                    else if (branch.startsWith('refs/remotes/')) {
+                        branch = branch.substr('refs/remotes/'.length);
+                    }
                     result.push(branch);
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/git-command-manager.ts b/src/git-command-manager.ts
index 8085b80..74489c2 100644
--- a/src/git-command-manager.ts
+++ b/src/git-command-manager.ts
@@ -77,10 +77,12 @@ class GitCommandManager {
   async branchList(remote: boolean): Promise<string[]> {
     const result: string[] = []
 
-    // Note, this implementation uses "rev-parse --symbolic" because the output from
+    // Note, this implementation uses "rev-parse --symbolic-full-name" because the output from
     // "branch --list" is more difficult when in a detached HEAD state.
+    // Note, this implementation uses "rev-parse --symbolic-full-name" because there is a bug
+    // in Git 2.18 that causes "rev-parse --symbolic" to output symbolic full names.
 
-    const args = ['rev-parse', '--symbolic']
+    const args = ['rev-parse', '--symbolic-full-name']
     if (remote) {
       args.push('--remotes=origin')
     } else {
@@ -92,6 +94,12 @@ class GitCommandManager {
     for (let branch of output.stdout.trim().split('\n')) {
       branch = branch.trim()
       if (branch) {
+        if (branch.startsWith('refs/heads/')) {
+          branch = branch.substr('refs/heads/'.length)
+        } else if (branch.startsWith('refs/remotes/')) {
+          branch = branch.substr('refs/remotes/'.length)
+        }
+
         result.push(branch)
       }
     }