diff --git a/srcpkgs/git/template b/srcpkgs/git/template
index b736cf0637a..e56afaf4968 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/git/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/git/template
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 # Template build file for 'git".
 pkgname=git
-version=1.6.5.5
+version=1.6.6
 distfiles="http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/git-$version.tar.bz2"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 configure_args="--with-shell=/bin/sh --with-curl --with-expat --without-tcltk"
 make_install_args="install-doc"
 short_desc="GIT Tree History Storage Tool"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
-checksum=4d1aaf16b4c37c8412cceab09b009bfc0f8d7b9f30a809b82027ab7fa66fdbb3
+checksum=c3f7a384f7f8618ec1c2a732c8c0a94accf00214602beea34fbb39566041c19c
 long_desc="
  GIT is a \"directory content manager\" designed to handle absolutely massive
  projects with speed and efficiency, and the release of the 2.6.12 (and later)