diff --git a/src/io.rs b/src/io.rs
index bdf712f..f87edc5 100644
--- a/src/io.rs
+++ b/src/io.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const ENVVAR_XML_GIT_SHA: &str = "XML_GIT_SHA";
 #[derive(Debug, Error)]
 pub enum XmlGitInfoError {
     #[error("io error while getting xml git info: {msg} {source}")]
-    IOError {
+    GitCommandSpawnError {
         msg: &'static str,
         #[source]
         source: io::Error,
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ pub enum XmlGitInfoError {
 }
 
 impl XmlGitInfoError {
-    fn io_error(e: io::Error, msg: &'static str) -> Self {
-        XmlGitInfoError::IOError { msg, source: e }
+    fn git_command_spawn_error(e: io::Error, msg: &'static str) -> Self {
+        XmlGitInfoError::GitCommandSpawnError { msg, source: e }
     }
 }
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ pub(crate) fn get_xml_gitinfo(xml_path: &path::Path) -> Result<XmlGitInfo, XmlGi
                 .args(["describe", "--always", "--dirty"])
                 .current_dir(xml_path.parent().unwrap())
                 .output()
-                .map_err(|e| XmlGitInfoError::io_error(e, "git describe"))?;
+                .map_err(|e| XmlGitInfoError::git_command_spawn_error(e, "git describe"))?;
             let describe = if out_describe.status.success() {
                 String::from_utf8_lossy(&out_describe.stdout)
                     .trim()
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ pub(crate) fn get_xml_gitinfo(xml_path: &path::Path) -> Result<XmlGitInfo, XmlGi
                 .args(["log", "-1", "--pretty=format:'%cI'"])
                 .current_dir(xml_path.parent().unwrap())
                 .output()
-                .map_err(|e| XmlGitInfoError::io_error(e, "git log (timestamp)"))?;
+                .map_err(|e| XmlGitInfoError::git_command_spawn_error(e, "git log (timestamp)"))?;
             let timestamp = if timestamp_out.status.success() {
                 String::from_utf8_lossy(&timestamp_out.stdout)
                     .trim()
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ pub(crate) fn get_xml_gitinfo(xml_path: &path::Path) -> Result<XmlGitInfo, XmlGi
                 .args(["rev-parse", "HEAD"])
                 .current_dir(xml_path.parent().unwrap())
                 .output()
-                .map_err(|e| XmlGitInfoError::io_error(e, "git rev-parse (sha)"))?;
+                .map_err(|e| XmlGitInfoError::git_command_spawn_error(e, "git rev-parse (sha)"))?;
             let git_sha = if sha.status.success() {
                 String::from_utf8_lossy(&sha.stdout).trim().to_owned()
             } else {