Performing a release with localCheckout fail on Windows

[ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-release-plugin:2.1:perform (default-cli) on project warp:
Unable to checkout from SCM
[ERROR] Provider message:
[ERROR] The git-clone command failed.
[ERROR] Command output:
[ERROR] fatal: 'C\Users\daspilker\workspaces\myproject' does not appear to be a git repository
[ERROR] fatal: The remote end hung up unexpectedly
[ERROR] -> [Help 1]
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[ERROR] To see the full stack trace of the errors, re-run Maven with the -e switch.
[ERROR] Re-run Maven using the -X switch to enable full debug logging.
[ERROR]
[ERROR] For more information about the errors and possible solutions, please read the following articles:
[ERROR] [Help 1] http://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/MAVEN/MojoFailureException
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[ERROR] After correcting the problems, you can resume the build with the command
[ERROR]   mvn <goals> -rf :myproject