diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2e51c31..3c7ec07 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ CGIT_SCRIPT_PATH = /var/www/htdocs/cgit
 CGIT_CONFIG = /etc/cgitrc
 CACHE_ROOT = /var/cache/cgit
 SHA1_HEADER = <openssl/sha.h>
-GIT_VER = 1.6.0.3
+GIT_VER = 1.6.1
 GIT_URL = http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/git-$(GIT_VER).tar.bz2
 
 # Define NO_STRCASESTR if you don't have strcasestr.
diff --git a/git b/git
index 031e6c8..8104ebf 160000
--- a/git
+++ b/git
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 031e6c898f61db1ae0c0be641eac6532c1000d56
+Subproject commit 8104ebfe8276657ee803cca7eb8665a78cf3ef83