diff --git a/srcpkgs/git/template b/srcpkgs/git/template
index 7af82bfe69f..3662956edaf 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/git/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/git/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for "git"
 pkgname=git
-version=2.6.0
+version=2.6.1
 revision=1
 build_pie=yes
 build_style=gnu-configure
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
 homepage="http://git-scm.com/"
 license="GPL-2"
 distfiles="https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/git-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=211beb96ff41a83727e39704431ac388ecb1cebb5219cda067999bce4e1e15a6
+checksum=fc7c727745d5eb0d796a16dc7c4b999c184830110e0aeb592c788597cc8e9ccd
 
 subpackages="git-cvs git-svn git-perl gitk git-gui git-all"