diff --git a/hypy_utils/__init__.py b/hypy_utils/__init__.py
index 44c1132..5e31b26 100644
--- a/hypy_utils/__init__.py
+++ b/hypy_utils/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-__version__ = "1.0.19"
+__version__ = "1.0.21"
 
 import time
 from typing import Callable
diff --git a/hypy_utils/git_utils.py b/hypy_utils/git_utils.py
index 5d2824e..4eb6174 100644
--- a/hypy_utils/git_utils.py
+++ b/hypy_utils/git_utils.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class ExtractedCommit(NamedTuple):
         return dateutil.parser.isoparse(self.time)
 
 
-def git_log(path: Path, fail_silently: False) -> list[ExtractedCommit]:
+def git_log(path: Path, fail_silently: bool = False) -> list[ExtractedCommit]:
     """
     Call and parse git log. This function requires that git>=2.37.1 is installed on your system.