diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libgit2/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libgit2/default.nix
index af0ae5f73a7d..5e38abebd5ee 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libgit2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libgit2/default.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "libgit2";
-  version = "1.8.1";
+  version = "1.8.3";
   # also check the following packages for updates: python3Packages.pygit2 and libgit2-glib
 
   outputs = ["lib" "dev" "out"];
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     owner = "libgit2";
     repo = "libgit2";
     rev = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
-    hash = "sha256-J2rCxTecyLbbDdsyBWn9w7r3pbKRMkI9E7RvRgAqBdY=";
+    hash = "sha256-ugVvXn9/ZXlJJQgh3zTBQYPGFrVDF3yxVynQyYzvXoY=";
   };
 
   cmakeFlags = [