diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 9d62d86b..377eaab6 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 """Testing fixtures for Pytest."""
+import subprocess
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Generator
@@ -46,3 +47,17 @@ def get_config_data(overrides: dict) -> tuple:
     version = version_config.parse(conf.current_version)
 
     return conf, version_config, version
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def git_repo(tmp_path: Path) -> Path:
+    """Generate a simple temporary git repo and return the path."""
+    subprocess.run(["git", "init"], cwd=tmp_path, check=True, capture_output=True)
+    return tmp_path
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def hg_repo(tmp_path: Path) -> Path:
+    """Generate a simple temporary mercurial repo and return the path."""
+    subprocess.run(["hg", "init"], cwd=tmp_path, check=True, capture_output=True)
+    return tmp_path
diff --git a/tests/test_scm.py b/tests/test_scm.py
index 168c2c44..aa6cb495 100644
--- a/tests/test_scm.py
+++ b/tests/test_scm.py
@@ -3,24 +3,11 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import pytest
+from pytest import param
 
 from bumpversion import scm
 from bumpversion.exceptions import DirtyWorkingDirectoryError
-from tests.conftest import inside_dir
-
-
-@pytest.fixture
-def git_repo(tmp_path: Path) -> Path:
-    """Generate a simple temporary git repo and return the path."""
-    subprocess.run(["git", "init"], cwd=tmp_path)
-    return tmp_path
-
-
-@pytest.fixture
-def hg_repo(tmp_path: Path) -> Path:
-    """Generate a simple temporary mercurial repo and return the path."""
-    subprocess.run(["hg", "init"], cwd=tmp_path)
-    return tmp_path
+from tests.conftest import get_config_data, inside_dir
 
 
 def test_git_is_usable(git_repo: Path) -> None:
@@ -88,3 +75,43 @@ def test_hg_is_usable(hg_repo: Path) -> None:
     """Should return false if it is not a mercurial repo."""
     with inside_dir(hg_repo):
         assert scm.Mercurial.is_usable()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ["repo", "scm_command", "scm_class"],
+    [
+        param("git_repo", "git", scm.Git, id="git"),
+        param("hg_repo", "hg", scm.Mercurial, id="hg"),
+    ],
+)
+def test_commit_and_tag_from_below_scm_root(repo: str, scm_command: str, scm_class: scm.SourceCodeManager, request):
+    # Arrange
+    repo_path: Path = request.getfixturevalue(repo)
+    version_path = repo_path / "VERSION"
+    version_path.write_text("30.0.3")
+    sub_dir_path = repo_path / "subdir"
+    sub_dir_path.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
+
+    overrides = {"current_version": "30.0.3", "commit": True, "tag": True, "files": [{"filename": str(version_path)}]}
+    context = {
+        "current_version": "30.0.3",
+        "new_version": "30.1.0",
+    }
+    with inside_dir(repo_path):
+        conf, version_config, current_version = get_config_data(overrides)
+        subprocess.run([scm_command, "add", "VERSION"], check=True, capture_output=True)
+        subprocess.run([scm_command, "commit", "-m", "initial commit"], check=True, capture_output=True)
+        with inside_dir(sub_dir_path):
+            version_path.write_text("30.1.0")
+
+            # Act
+            scm_class.commit_to_scm(files=[version_path], config=conf, context=context)
+            scm_class.tag_in_scm(config=conf, context=context)
+
+        # Assert
+        tag_info = scm_class.latest_tag_info("v*")
+        if scm_command == "git":
+            assert tag_info.commit_sha is not None
+            assert tag_info.distance_to_latest_tag == 0
+        assert tag_info.current_version == "30.1.0"
+        assert tag_info.dirty is False