diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index f1808631f7..c26f747ac0 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ Build-Depends:
 	lsof [linux-any],
 	ikiwiki,
 	libimage-magick-perl,
-	git (>= 1:2.1),
+	git (>= 1:2.22),
 	rsync,
 	curl,
 	openssh-client,
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ Package: git-annex
 Architecture: any
 Section: utils
 Depends: ${misc:Depends}, ${shlibs:Depends},
-	git (>= 1:1.8.1),
+	git (>= 1:2.22),
 	netbase,
 	rsync,
 	curl,
diff --git a/debian/patches/standalone-build b/debian/patches/standalone-build
index bd2942db02..8e8e5f19c9 100644
--- a/debian/patches/standalone-build
+++ b/debian/patches/standalone-build
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Last-Update: 2015-04-20
 --- a/debian/control
 +++ b/debian/control
 @@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ Build-Depends:
- 	git (>= 1:1.8.1),
+ 	git (>= 1:2.22),
  	rsync,
  	curl,
 +	locales,
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Last-Update: 2015-04-20
  Architecture: any
  Section: utils
 -Depends: ${misc:Depends}, ${shlibs:Depends},
--	git (>= 1:1.8.1),
+-	git (>= 1:2.22),
 +Conflicts: git-annex
 +Provides: git-annex
 +Depends: ${misc:Depends},