diff --git a/templates/git/template b/templates/git/template
index 4e20f2c3946..42728610071 100644
--- a/templates/git/template
+++ b/templates/git/template
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 # Template build file for 'git".
 pkgname=git
-version=1.6.2.5
+version=1.6.3
 distfiles="
 http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/$pkgname-$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=aca52a50e45a8fc3a6dd6705466afdc7d6d78d5d4ed7c44e9d60a0f29ba3219e
+checksum=1c28afd152d3f254be884c288a0d8de9a72de9af5d7fac3f2df43b096b103cdc
 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)