diff --git a/src/utils/git.rs b/src/utils/git.rs
index 129bedc..6fcae85 100644
--- a/src/utils/git.rs
+++ b/src/utils/git.rs
@@ -43,7 +43,12 @@ fn strip_ssh_port(url: &str) -> Option<String> {
         None => (String::new(), authority),
     };
     // Only normalize when there's actually a port to strip.
-    let (host, _port) = host_port.split_once(':')?;
+    let host = if host_port.starts_with('[') {
+        // IPv6 bracketed host, e.g. `[::1]:22` — split on `]:`.
+        host_port.split_once("]:").map(|(h, _)| format!("{h}]"))?
+    } else {
+        host_port.rsplit_once(':').map(|(h, _)| h.to_string())?
+    };
     Some(format!("ssh://{user_at}{host}/{path}"))
 }
 
@@ -285,6 +290,12 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn strip_ssh_port_handles_ipv6() {
+        let result = strip_ssh_port("ssh://git@[::1]:22/owner/repo.git");
+        assert_eq!(result, Some("ssh://git@[::1]/owner/repo.git".to_string()),);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn rejects_ssh_scheme_with_port_for_non_github_host() {
         assert_eq!(