diff --git a/develop/git/git.desc b/develop/git/git.desc
index cd690b064..be79ed79a 100644
--- a/develop/git/git.desc
+++ b/develop/git/git.desc
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 [L] GPL
 [S] Stable
-[V] 1.5.5.4
+[V] 1.5.6.1
 [P] X -----5---9 209.700
 
-[D] 921557050 git-1.5.5.4.tar.bz2 http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/
+[D] 710983205 git-1.5.6.1.tar.bz2 http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/