diff --git a/srcpkgs/git-annex/files/stack.yaml b/srcpkgs/git-annex/files/stack.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2677f723a47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/git-annex/files/stack.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+resolver: lts-12.4
+packages:
+- .
+extra-deps:
+- IfElse-0.85
+- aws-0.20
+- bloomfilter-2.0.1.0
+- tasty-rerun-1.1.12
+- github: bitemyapp/esqueleto
+  commit: 434f81ed41795e3dd0754dbc5c75c4ed098631b3
+flags:
+  git-annex:
+    magicmime: false
+    dbus: false
+    torrentparser: false
diff --git a/srcpkgs/git-annex/template b/srcpkgs/git-annex/template
index 1e6b2744827..e002135c8d5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/git-annex/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/git-annex/template
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 # Template file for 'git-annex'
 pkgname=git-annex
-version=6.20180626
+version=6.20180719
 revision=1
 nocross=yes
 build_style=haskell-stack
-stackage="lts-10.10"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config ghc stack"
-makedepends="gsasl-devel gnutls-devel libxml2-devel rsync curl lsof gnupg2 file-devel"
+makedepends="curl file-devel gnupg2 gnutls-devel gsasl-devel libxml2-devel
+ lsof rsync"
 # depends are utilities required by git-annex
 depends="git rsync curl lsof gnupg2"
 short_desc="Git addon for managing large files"
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ maintainer="Evan Deaubl <evan@deaubl.name>"
 license="GPL-3"
 homepage="http://git-annex.branchable.com"
 distfiles="https://git.joeyh.name/index.cgi/${pkgname}.git/snapshot/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=8eca36ce61f25079a4f0eb3c23d635e64e3208645402c5d48686eb1b5bc23a72
+checksum=6ff3cc7b6bf1f279643c811adba859ee5e9930570d0af651b52456f433b8e627
 nopie_files="/usr/bin/git-annex"
 
 # These install steps are pulled from the install target in the