diff --git a/doc/packages-list.txt b/doc/packages-list.txt
index a940ec7c3..ff3dcace4 100644
--- a/doc/packages-list.txt
+++ b/doc/packages-list.txt
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
 * gd-2.0.33
 * gdbm-1.8.3
 * gettext-0.14.5
-* git-1.5.5
+* git-1.5.6
 * glib-2.9.6
 * glibc-2.3.6
 * gmp-4.2
diff --git a/lfs/git b/lfs/git
index b4868f47a..2b1511018 100644
--- a/lfs/git
+++ b/lfs/git
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 include Config
 
-VER        = 1.5.5
+VER        = 1.5.6
 
 THISAPP    = git-$(VER)
 DL_FILE    = $(THISAPP).tar.bz2
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ DL_FROM    = $(URL_IPFIRE)
 DIR_APP    = $(DIR_SRC)/$(THISAPP)
 TARGET     = $(DIR_INFO)/$(THISAPP)
 PROG       = git
-PAK_VER    = 2
+PAK_VER    = 3
 
 DEPS       = ""
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ objects = $(DL_FILE)
 
 $(DL_FILE) = $(DL_FROM)/$(DL_FILE)
 
-$(DL_FILE)_MD5 = 09f15f0b0e330986d930746abf6962f4
+$(DL_FILE)_MD5 = 76c4efaaa5470a5385e22d99349a97b3
 
 install : $(TARGET)