diff --git a/srcpkgs/git/template b/srcpkgs/git/template
index 77fdae79fd6..89bbf9ad67a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/git/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/git/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template build file for "git".
 pkgname=git
-version=1.8.5.2
+version=1.8.5.3
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--with-curl --with-expat --without-tcltk
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://git-scm.com/"
 license="GPL-2"
 distfiles="http://git-core.googlecode.com/files/git-$version.tar.gz"
-checksum=024694524b8be91fe29afca65bc3a9e40de1322dd5ef2b2c0babb6849c913e8a
+checksum=3148ee4eab459fe9caf145c1a9b8b27c6a81c66c1868f790f58896054cdfe3a7
 
 post_build() {
 	make ${makejobs} -C Documentation man