diff --git a/general/prog/git.xml b/general/prog/git.xml
index fa8b6f1055..033ac91152 100644
--- a/general/prog/git.xml
+++ b/general/prog/git.xml
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@
 
   <!ENTITY git-download-http "&git-root;/git-&git-version;.tar.xz">
   <!ENTITY git-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/git-&git-version;.tar.xz">
-  <!ENTITY git-md5sum        "fe32538df1c6fa10253d77197ba32c9a">
+  <!ENTITY git-md5sum        "707c5da5d5907af8f16e137605c82406">
   <!ENTITY git-size          "3.5 MB">
-  <!ENTITY git-buildsize     "301 MB">
-  <!ENTITY git-time          "0.6 SBU (additional 4.6 SBU for tests, with -j4)">
+  <!ENTITY git-buildsize     "324 MB (additional 13 MB for the downloaded docs)">
+  <!ENTITY git-time          "0.7 SBU (additional 4.7 SBU for tests, with -j4)">
 ]>
 
 <sect1 id="git" xreflabel="git-&git-version;">
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 
     </para>
 
-    &lfs77_checked;
+    &lfs77_checked; &gcc5_checked;
 
     <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
     <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ mv        /usr/share/doc/git-&git-version;/howto/{*.,}html</userinput></screen>
           None
         </seg>
         <seg>
-          /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl&lt;5.x.y&gt;/{,&lt;arch-linux&gt;/auto/}Git,
+          /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/&lt;5.x.y&gt;/{,&lt;arch-linux&gt;/auto/}Git,
           /usr/libexec/git-core and
           /usr/share/{git-core,git-gui,gitk,gitweb,doc/git-&git-version;}
         </seg>
diff --git a/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml b/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
index 075af4e6a3..e6b0e77a65 100644
--- a/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
+++ b/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@
     <listitem>
       <para>April 28th, 2015</para>
       <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[fernando] - Update git-2.3.7. Fixes
+          <ulink url="&blfs-ticket-root;6439">#6439</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
         <listitem>
           <para>[fernando] - MIT Kerberos V5-1.13.1: comment out authentication.
           Fixes <ulink url="&blfs-ticket-root;6442">#6442</ulink>.</para>
diff --git a/packages.ent b/packages.ent
index e4440a799e..c0e118ab87 100644
--- a/packages.ent
+++ b/packages.ent
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@
 <!ENTITY gcc-version                  "4.9.2">
 <!ENTITY gc-version                   "7.4.2">
 <!ENTITY gdb-version                  "7.9">
-<!ENTITY git-version                  "2.3.6">
+<!ENTITY git-version                  "2.3.7">
 <!ENTITY guile-version                "2.0.11">
 <!ENTITY librep-version               "0.92.5">
 <!ENTITY llvm-version                 "3.6.0">