diff --git a/get-git-lfs.py b/get-git-lfs.py
index c1f2197..48dd31e 100755
--- a/get-git-lfs.py
+++ b/get-git-lfs.py
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ from urllib.request import urlopen
 
 DOWNLOAD_PATH = (
     'https://github.com/github/git-lfs/releases/download/'
-    'v1.1.0/git-lfs-linux-amd64-1.1.0.tar.gz'
+    'v2.2.1/git-lfs-linux-amd64-2.2.1.tar.gz'
 )
-PATH_IN_TAR = 'git-lfs-1.1.0/git-lfs'
+PATH_IN_TAR = 'git-lfs-2.2.1/git-lfs'
 DEST_PATH = '/tmp/git-lfs/git-lfs'
 DEST_DIR = os.path.dirname(DEST_PATH)
 
diff --git a/pre_commit_hooks/check_added_large_files.py b/pre_commit_hooks/check_added_large_files.py
index 193b910..2d06706 100644
--- a/pre_commit_hooks/check_added_large_files.py
+++ b/pre_commit_hooks/check_added_large_files.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from __future__ import print_function
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 import argparse
+import json
 import math
 import os
 
@@ -13,23 +14,13 @@ from pre_commit_hooks.util import cmd_output
 
 
 def lfs_files():
-    try:  # pragma: no cover (no git-lfs)
-        lines = cmd_output('git', 'lfs', 'status', '--porcelain').splitlines()
+    try:
+        # Introduced in git-lfs 2.2.0, first working in 2.2.1
+        lfs_ret = cmd_output('git', 'lfs', 'status', '--json')
     except CalledProcessError:  # pragma: no cover (with git-lfs)
-        lines = []
+        lfs_ret = '{"files":{}}'
 
-    modes_and_fileparts = [
-        (line[:3].strip(), line[3:].rpartition(' ')[0]) for line in lines
-    ]
-
-    def to_file_part(mode, filepart):  # pragma: no cover (no git-lfs)
-        assert mode in ('A', 'R')
-        return filepart if mode == 'A' else filepart.split(' -> ')[1]
-
-    return {
-        to_file_part(mode, filepart) for mode, filepart in modes_and_fileparts
-        if mode in ('A', 'R')
-    }
+    return set(json.loads(lfs_ret)['files'])
 
 
 def find_large_added_files(filenames, maxkb):
diff --git a/tests/check_added_large_files_test.py b/tests/check_added_large_files_test.py
index 4a84463..06671d7 100644
--- a/tests/check_added_large_files_test.py
+++ b/tests/check_added_large_files_test.py
@@ -79,10 +79,6 @@ xfailif_no_gitlfs = pytest.mark.xfail(
 @xfailif_no_gitlfs
 def test_allows_gitlfs(temp_git_dir):  # pragma: no cover
     with temp_git_dir.as_cwd():
-        # Work around https://github.com/github/git-lfs/issues/913
-        cmd_output(
-            'git', 'commit', '--no-gpg-sign', '--allow-empty', '-m', 'foo',
-        )
         cmd_output('git', 'lfs', 'install')
         temp_git_dir.join('f.py').write('a' * 10000)
         cmd_output('git', 'lfs', 'track', 'f.py')