diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/git/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/git/default.nix
index fe9f3136e58f..7f1b7305836b 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/git/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/git/default.nix
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ assert sendEmailSupport -> perlSupport;
 assert svnSupport -> perlSupport;
 
 let
-  version = "2.16.3";
+  version = "2.17.0";
   svn = subversionClient.override { perlBindings = perlSupport; };
 in
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/git-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "0j1dwvg5llnj3g0fp8hdgpms4hp90qw9f6509vqw30dhwplrjpfn";
+    sha256 = "1ismz7nsz8dgjmk782xr9s0mr2qh06f72pdcgbxfmnw1bvlya5p9";
   };
 
   outputs = [ "out" ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional perlSupport "gitweb";