diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index e31fbc3..cc4cdf9 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ os_str_bytes = { version = "~6.4", optional = true }
 run_script = { version = "^0.10.0", optional = true}
 
 [dependencies.git2]
-version = "0.18"
+version = "0.17"
 optional = true
 default-features = false