diff --git a/templates/git/template b/templates/git/template
index 4a168927d38..46ee9fbebfd 100644
--- a/templates/git/template
+++ b/templates/git/template
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 # Template build file for 'git".
 pkgname=git
-version=1.6.4.1
+version=1.6.4.4
 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"
 short_desc="GIT Tree History Storage Tool"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
-checksum=cb38005bfea43dd647e371ff4ea9ceae43335bb8aec3358ecb789327ffad7f36
+checksum=fc7e4d6c4172c62c93d5e974019f7193b03c8bc0a1c6f3a9fcc1d0928b808d7a
 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)