diff --git a/srcpkgs/git-absorb/template b/srcpkgs/git-absorb/template
index 753d6195c03..529b191a135 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/git-absorb/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/git-absorb/template
@@ -1,21 +1,17 @@
 # Template file for 'git-absorb'
 pkgname=git-absorb
-version=0.6.15
+version=0.6.16
 revision=1
 build_style=cargo
 build_helper="qemu"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
-makedepends="libgit2-devel"
+makedepends="libgit2-1.8-devel"
 short_desc="Like git commit --fixup, but automatic"
 maintainer="icp <pangolin@vivaldi.net>"
 license="BSD-3-Clause"
 homepage="https://github.com/tummychow/git-absorb"
 distfiles="https://github.com/tummychow/git-absorb/archive/refs/tags/${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=630e61a6edf1e244c38145bda98a522217c34d3ab70a3399af1f29f19e7ced26
-
-pre_build() {
-	cargo add git2@=0.18.3
-}
+checksum=d0fac448801674a4d4d5d42d6ef2d2e21545ad66755023c531a273a47893a573
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE.md