diff --git a/index.d.ts b/index.d.ts
index 8545b379..5a94769c 100644
--- a/index.d.ts
+++ b/index.d.ts
@@ -627,6 +627,9 @@ declare module "semantic-release" {
      * Any valid git url format is supported (see
      * [git protocols](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-on-the-Server-The-Protocols))
      *
+     * The value must not begin with `-`, as it would otherwise be interpreted
+     * by `git` as a command-line option rather than a URL.
+     *
      * Default: `repository` property in `package.json`, or git origin url.
      */
     repositoryUrl?: string | undefined;
diff --git a/lib/definitions/errors.js b/lib/definitions/errors.js
index 23ceff82..056f436d 100644
--- a/lib/definitions/errors.js
+++ b/lib/definitions/errors.js
@@ -42,6 +42,21 @@ Please make sure to add the \`repositoryUrl\` to the [semantic-release configura
   };
 }
 
+export function EINVALIDREPOURL({ repositoryUrl }) {
+  return {
+    message: "The `repositoryUrl` option is not a valid git URL.",
+    details: `The [repositoryUrl option](${linkify(
+      "usage/configuration#repositoryurl"
+    )}) must be a valid git URL and cannot begin with \`-\`, as \`git\` would otherwise interpret it as a command-line option rather than a URL.
+
+The invalid \`repositoryUrl\` is \`${repositoryUrl}\`.
+
+Please verify the \`repository\` property in your \`package.json\` and the [repositoryUrl option](${linkify(
+      "usage/configuration#repositoryurl"
+    )}) in your [semantic-release configuration](${linkify("usage/configuration#configuration")}).`,
+  };
+}
+
 export function EGITNOPERMISSION({ options: { repositoryUrl }, branch: { name } }) {
   return {
     message: "Cannot push to the Git repository.",
diff --git a/lib/git.js b/lib/git.js
index b6ffb46b..3f5e7281 100644
--- a/lib/git.js
+++ b/lib/git.js
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export async function getCommits(from, to, execaOptions) {
  * @throws {Error} If the `git` command fails.
  */
 export async function getBranches(repositoryUrl, execaOptions) {
-  return (await execa("git", ["ls-remote", "--heads", repositoryUrl], execaOptions)).stdout
+  return (await execa("git", ["ls-remote", "--heads", "--", repositoryUrl], execaOptions)).stdout
     .split("\n")
     .filter(Boolean)
     .map((branch) => branch.match(/^.+refs\/heads\/(?<branch>.+)$/)[1]);
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ export async function fetch(repositoryUrl, branch, ciBranch, execaOptions) {
         "--unshallow",
         "--tags",
         ...(branch === ciBranch && !isDetachedHead
-          ? [repositoryUrl]
-          : ["--update-head-ok", repositoryUrl, `+refs/heads/${branch}:refs/heads/${branch}`]),
+          ? ["--", repositoryUrl]
+          : ["--update-head-ok", "--", repositoryUrl, `+refs/heads/${branch}:refs/heads/${branch}`]),
       ],
       execaOptions
     );
@@ -127,8 +127,8 @@ export async function fetch(repositoryUrl, branch, ciBranch, execaOptions) {
         "fetch",
         "--tags",
         ...(branch === ciBranch && !isDetachedHead
-          ? [repositoryUrl]
-          : ["--update-head-ok", repositoryUrl, `+refs/heads/${branch}:refs/heads/${branch}`]),
+          ? ["--", repositoryUrl]
+          : ["--update-head-ok", "--", repositoryUrl, `+refs/heads/${branch}:refs/heads/${branch}`]),
       ],
       execaOptions
     );
@@ -143,9 +143,9 @@ export async function fetch(repositoryUrl, branch, ciBranch, execaOptions) {
  */
 export async function fetchNotes(repositoryUrl, execaOptions) {
   try {
-    await execa("git", ["fetch", "--unshallow", repositoryUrl, `+refs/notes/*:refs/notes/*`], execaOptions);
+    await execa("git", ["fetch", "--unshallow", "--", repositoryUrl, `+refs/notes/*:refs/notes/*`], execaOptions);
   } catch {
-    await execa("git", ["fetch", repositoryUrl, `+refs/notes/*:refs/notes/*`], {
+    await execa("git", ["fetch", "--", repositoryUrl, `+refs/notes/*:refs/notes/*`], {
       ...execaOptions,
       reject: false,
     });
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ export async function isGitRepo(execaOptions) {
  */
 export async function verifyAuth(repositoryUrl, branch, execaOptions) {
   try {
-    await execa("git", ["push", "--dry-run", "--no-verify", repositoryUrl, `HEAD:${branch}`], execaOptions);
+    await execa("git", ["push", "--dry-run", "--no-verify", "--", repositoryUrl, `HEAD:${branch}`], execaOptions);
   } catch (error) {
     debug(error);
     throw error;
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ export async function tag(tagName, ref, execaOptions) {
  * @throws {Error} if the push failed.
  */
 export async function push(repositoryUrl, execaOptions) {
-  await execa("git", ["push", "--tags", repositoryUrl], execaOptions);
+  await execa("git", ["push", "--tags", "--", repositoryUrl], execaOptions);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ export async function push(repositoryUrl, execaOptions) {
  * @throws {Error} if the push failed.
  */
 export async function pushNotes(repositoryUrl, ref, execaOptions) {
-  await execa("git", ["push", repositoryUrl, `refs/notes/${GIT_NOTE_REF}-${ref}`], execaOptions);
+  await execa("git", ["push", "--", repositoryUrl, `refs/notes/${GIT_NOTE_REF}-${ref}`], execaOptions);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -292,7 +292,9 @@ export async function verifyBranchName(branch, execaOptions) {
 export async function isBranchUpToDate(repositoryUrl, branch, execaOptions) {
   return (
     (await getGitHead(execaOptions)) ===
-    (await execa("git", ["ls-remote", "--heads", repositoryUrl, branch], execaOptions)).stdout.match(/^(?<ref>\w+)?/)[1]
+    (await execa("git", ["ls-remote", "--heads", "--", repositoryUrl, branch], execaOptions)).stdout.match(
+      /^(?<ref>\w+)?/
+    )[1]
   );
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/verify.js b/lib/verify.js
index 62419f71..b9a68254 100644
--- a/lib/verify.js
+++ b/lib/verify.js
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ export default async (context) => {
     errors.push(getError("ENOGITREPO", { cwd }));
   } else if (!repositoryUrl) {
     errors.push(getError("ENOREPOURL"));
+  } else if (repositoryUrl.startsWith("-")) {
+    // A `repositoryUrl` beginning with `-` would be interpreted by `git` as a
+    // command-line option rather than a URL, enabling argument injection.
+    errors.push(getError("EINVALIDREPOURL", { repositoryUrl }));
   }
 
   // Verify that compiling the `tagFormat` produce a valid Git tag
diff --git a/test/git.test.js b/test/git.test.js
index 9f384aa6..8b8ea0be 100644
--- a/test/git.test.js
+++ b/test/git.test.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { existsSync } from "node:fs";
+import path from "node:path";
 import test from "ava";
 import { temporaryDirectory } from "tempy";
 import {
@@ -423,3 +425,30 @@ test("Fetch all notes on a detached head repository", async (t) => {
 
   t.is(await gitGetNote(commit.hash, { cwd }), '{"note":"note"}');
 });
+
+test("Does not execute a `repositoryUrl` injected as an `--upload-pack` git option", async (t) => {
+  const { cwd } = await gitRepo();
+  await gitCommits(["First"], { cwd });
+  const marker = path.join(temporaryDirectory(), "upload-pack-rce");
+  // A `repositoryUrl` beginning with `-` would be parsed by git as a
+  // command-line option rather than a positional argument. `--upload-pack`
+  // lets the injected value run an arbitrary binary when fetching refs.
+  const repositoryUrl = `--upload-pack=touch ${marker}`;
+
+  await t.throwsAsync(isBranchUpToDate(repositoryUrl, "master", { cwd }));
+
+  t.false(existsSync(marker));
+});
+
+test("Does not execute a `repositoryUrl` injected as a `--receive-pack` git option", async (t) => {
+  const { cwd } = await gitRepo(true);
+  await gitCommits(["First"], { cwd });
+  const marker = path.join(temporaryDirectory(), "receive-pack-rce");
+  // `--receive-pack` is the push-side equivalent: it lets the injected value
+  // run an arbitrary binary when pushing to the (configured) remote.
+  const repositoryUrl = `--receive-pack=touch ${marker}`;
+
+  await t.throwsAsync(push(repositoryUrl, { cwd }));
+
+  t.false(existsSync(marker));
+});
diff --git a/test/verify.test.js b/test/verify.test.js
index 75cff5e7..1d08298b 100644
--- a/test/verify.test.js
+++ b/test/verify.test.js
@@ -109,6 +109,18 @@ test("Throw a SemanticReleaseError for each invalid branch", async (t) => {
   t.truthy(errors[5].details);
 });
 
+test('Throw a SemanticReleaseError if the "repositoryUrl" starts with "-"', async (t) => {
+  const { cwd } = await gitRepo(true);
+  const options = { repositoryUrl: "--upload-pack=/bin/sh", tagFormat: `v\${version}`, branches: [{ name: "master" }] };
+
+  const errors = [...(await t.throwsAsync(verify({ cwd, options }))).errors];
+
+  t.is(errors[0].name, "SemanticReleaseError");
+  t.is(errors[0].code, "EINVALIDREPOURL");
+  t.truthy(errors[0].message);
+  t.truthy(errors[0].details);
+});
+
 test('Return "true" if all verification pass', async (t) => {
   const { cwd, repositoryUrl } = await gitRepo(true);
   const options = { repositoryUrl, tagFormat: `v\${version}`, branches: [{ name: "master" }] };