diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 3ee0374e64..46c86790bd 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+git-annex (5.20140927) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  * Really depend (not just build-depend) on new enough git for --no-gpg-sign
+    to work. Closes: #763057
+
+ -- Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>  Sat, 27 Sep 2014 12:14:15 -0400
+
 git-annex (5.20140926) unstable; urgency=high
 
   * Depend on new enough git for --no-gpg-sign to work. Closes: #762446
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index b2f7d8cca0..ec29aedbfd 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ Package: git-annex
 Architecture: any
 Section: utils
 Depends: ${misc:Depends}, ${shlibs:Depends},
-	git (>= 1:1.8.4),
+	git (>= 1:2.0),
 	rsync,
 	wget,
 	curl,