diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d39a30e..0a5055b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ CGIT_DATA_PATH = $(CGIT_SCRIPT_PATH)
 CGIT_CONFIG = /etc/cgitrc
 CACHE_ROOT = /var/cache/cgit
 SHA1_HEADER = <openssl/sha.h>
-GIT_VER = 1.6.4.3
+GIT_VER = 1.7.0
 GIT_URL = http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/git-$(GIT_VER).tar.bz2
 INSTALL = install
 
diff --git a/git b/git
index 7fb6bcf..e923eae 160000
--- a/git
+++ b/git
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 7fb6bcff2dece2ff9fbc5ebfe526d9b2a7e764c4
+Subproject commit e923eaeb901ff056421b9007adcbbce271caa7b6