Correct the contribs plugin to use --follow

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [1.1.2] 2025-04-22
+
+- Correct the contribs plugin to use the `--follow` option when obtaining
+  contributors' information.
+
 ## [1.1.1] 2025-04-18 🌵
 
 - Improve the `contribs` plugin to not pollute the logs with

neoteroi/mkdocs/__init__.py

@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "1.1.1"
+__version__ = "1.1.2"

neoteroi/mkdocs/contribs/git.py

@@ -47,17 +47,12 @@ def get_contributors(self, file_path: Path) -> List[Contributor]:
         using the Git CLI.
         """
         in_process = subprocess.Popen(
-            ["git", "log", "--pretty=short", str(file_path)], stdout=subprocess.PIPE
+            ["git", "log", "--pretty=short", "--follow", str(file_path)],
+            stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
         )
         result = self._decode(
             subprocess.check_output(
-                [
-                    "git",
-                    "shortlog",
-                    "--summary",
-                    "--numbered",
-                    "--email",
-                ],
+                ["git", "shortlog", "--summary", "--numbered", "--email"],
                 stdin=in_process.stdout,
             )
         )