diff --git a/srcpkgs/git/template b/srcpkgs/git/template
index c0e0a09956e..8cfa7eccf67 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/git/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/git/template
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 # Template build file for 'git".
 pkgname=git
-version=1.6.5.2
+version=1.6.5.3
 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=a7050b45a4c5a2b40db83dc67dc3ff4b422ef1864df72316b3221ead2eefb5c1
+checksum=3822c8350be782f28a7a60138ec65a6f04f259940f84f7062e508d9f9d64eefa
 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)