public function checkVcs()
    {
        // Cancel if not using any VCS
        if (mb_strtolower($this->config->getContextually('strategies.create-release')) !== 'clone') {
            return true;
        }

        $this->explainer->line('Checking presence of '.$this->vcs->getBinary());
        $results = $this->vcs->run('check');
        $this->toOutput($results);

        $isPresent = $this->status();
        if (!$isPresent) {
            $this->explainer->error($this->vcs->getBinary().' could not be found');
        }

        return $isPresent;
    }