diff --git a/.python-version b/.python-version
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b4df3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.python-version
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+3.8
diff --git a/sublime_github.py b/sublime_github.py
index b228fa7..ee4ac95 100644
--- a/sublime_github.py
+++ b/sublime_github.py
@@ -475,6 +475,8 @@ def done_toplevel(self, result):
             self.toplevel_path = result.strip()
             # get file path within repo
             absolute_path = self.view.file_name()
+            # resolve symlinks and subst drives (windows) because git does this when getting toplevel_path
+            absolute_path = os.path.realpath(absolute_path)
             # self.view.file_name() contains backslash on Windows instead of forwardslash
             absolute_path = absolute_path.replace('\\', '/')
             # we case-insensitive split because Windows