diff --git a/pontos/git/__init__.py b/pontos/git/__init__.py
index 7b8e0bf0..d19785f7 100644
--- a/pontos/git/__init__.py
+++ b/pontos/git/__init__.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     MergeStrategy,
     TagSort,
 )
-from .status import Status, StatusEntry
+from ._status import Status, StatusEntry
 
 __all__ = (
     "DEFAULT_TAG_SORT_SUFFIX",
diff --git a/pontos/git/_git.py b/pontos/git/_git.py
index 26422fad..ac3fdb1a 100644
--- a/pontos/git/_git.py
+++ b/pontos/git/_git.py
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
 )
 
 from pontos.errors import PontosError
-from pontos.git.status import StatusEntry, parse_git_status
+
+from ._status import StatusEntry, parse_git_status
 
 DEFAULT_TAG_SORT_SUFFIX = [
     "-alpha",
diff --git a/pontos/git/status.py b/pontos/git/_status.py
similarity index 100%
rename from pontos/git/status.py
rename to pontos/git/_status.py
diff --git a/tests/git/test_status.py b/tests/git/test_status.py
index fc2481b8..fc95854f 100644
--- a/tests/git/test_status.py
+++ b/tests/git/test_status.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 import unittest
 from pathlib import Path
 
-from pontos.git.status import Status, StatusEntry, parse_git_status
+from pontos.git._status import Status, StatusEntry, parse_git_status
 
 
 class StatusEntryTestCase(unittest.TestCase):