diff --git a/pkg/util/path.go b/pkg/util/path.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..932b9c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/util/path.go
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package util
+
+import (
+	"log"
+	"os/exec"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+func RootDir() string {
+	cmdOut, err := exec.Command("git", "rev-parse", "--show-toplevel").Output()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("exec.Command: %s", err)
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	rootDir := strings.TrimSpace(string(cmdOut))
+	return rootDir
+}