diff --git a/git/git.patch b/git/git.patch
index eb840f2f78..2ade3e5a8a 100644
--- a/git/git.patch
+++ b/git/git.patch
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ Index: gc-utils/doc/Makefile
  endif
  
  uninstall:
-Index: git-1.7.9/Documentation/Makefile
---- git-1.7.9/Documentation/Makefile.orig	2012-01-27 21:51:04.000000000 +0100
-+++ git-1.7.9/Documentation/Makefile	2012-01-29 11:12:42.000000000 +0100
+Index: git-1.7.9.1/Documentation/Makefile
+--- git-1.7.9.1/Documentation/Makefile.orig	2012-01-27 21:51:04.000000000 +0100
++++ git-1.7.9.1/Documentation/Makefile	2012-01-29 11:12:42.000000000 +0100
 @@ -56,10 +56,10 @@
  infodir?=$(prefix)/share/info
  MAKEINFO=makeinfo
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ Index: git-1.7.9/Documentation/Makefile
  endif
  
  -include ../config.mak.autogen
-Index: git-1.7.9/Makefile
---- git-1.7.9/Makefile.orig	2012-01-27 21:51:04.000000000 +0100
-+++ git-1.7.9/Makefile	2012-01-29 11:12:42.000000000 +0100
+Index: git-1.7.9.1/Makefile
+--- git-1.7.9.1/Makefile.orig	2012-01-27 21:51:04.000000000 +0100
++++ git-1.7.9.1/Makefile	2012-01-29 11:12:42.000000000 +0100
 @@ -324,12 +324,12 @@
  bindir = $(prefix)/$(bindir_relative)
  mandir = share/man
@@ -98,9 +98,9 @@ Index: git-1.7.9/Makefile
  	$(MAKE) -C templates DESTDIR='$(DESTDIR_SQ)' install
  	$(INSTALL) -d -m 755 '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(mergetools_instdir_SQ)'
  	$(INSTALL) -m 644 mergetools/* '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(mergetools_instdir_SQ)'
-Index: git-1.7.9/config.mak.in
---- git-1.7.9/config.mak.in.orig	2012-01-27 21:51:04.000000000 +0100
-+++ git-1.7.9/config.mak.in	2012-01-29 11:12:42.000000000 +0100
+Index: git-1.7.9.1/config.mak.in
+--- git-1.7.9.1/config.mak.in.orig	2012-01-27 21:51:04.000000000 +0100
++++ git-1.7.9.1/config.mak.in	2012-01-29 11:12:42.000000000 +0100
 @@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
  prefix = @prefix@
  exec_prefix = @exec_prefix@
@@ -113,9 +113,9 @@ Index: git-1.7.9/config.mak.in
  sysconfdir = @sysconfdir@
  
  mandir=@mandir@
-Index: git-1.7.9/perl/Makefile.PL
---- git-1.7.9/perl/Makefile.PL.orig	2012-01-27 21:51:04.000000000 +0100
-+++ git-1.7.9/perl/Makefile.PL	2012-01-29 11:12:42.000000000 +0100
+Index: git-1.7.9.1/perl/Makefile.PL
+--- git-1.7.9.1/perl/Makefile.PL.orig	2012-01-27 21:51:04.000000000 +0100
++++ git-1.7.9.1/perl/Makefile.PL	2012-01-29 11:12:42.000000000 +0100
 @@ -46,5 +46,6 @@
  	PM		=> \%pm,
  	PM_FILTER	=> qq[\$(PERL) -pe "s<\\Q++LOCALEDIR++\\E><$localedir>"],
@@ -124,9 +124,9 @@ Index: git-1.7.9/perl/Makefile.PL
 +	INSTALLDIRS	=> 'vendor',
 +	INSTALLSITEMAN3DIR => '$(SITEPREFIX)/man/man3'
  );
-Index: git-1.7.9/sha1_file.c
---- git-1.7.9/sha1_file.c.orig	2012-01-27 21:51:04.000000000 +0100
-+++ git-1.7.9/sha1_file.c	2012-01-29 11:12:42.000000000 +0100
+Index: git-1.7.9.1/sha1_file.c
+--- git-1.7.9.1/sha1_file.c.orig	2012-01-27 21:51:04.000000000 +0100
++++ git-1.7.9.1/sha1_file.c	2012-01-29 11:12:42.000000000 +0100
 @@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
  #include "pack-revindex.h"
  #include "sha1-lookup.h"
@@ -135,9 +135,9 @@ Index: git-1.7.9/sha1_file.c
  
  #ifndef O_NOATIME
  #if defined(__linux__) && (defined(__i386__) || defined(__PPC__))
-Index: git-1.7.9/templates/Makefile
---- git-1.7.9/templates/Makefile.orig	2012-01-27 21:51:04.000000000 +0100
-+++ git-1.7.9/templates/Makefile	2012-01-29 11:12:42.000000000 +0100
+Index: git-1.7.9.1/templates/Makefile
+--- git-1.7.9.1/templates/Makefile.orig	2012-01-27 21:51:04.000000000 +0100
++++ git-1.7.9.1/templates/Makefile	2012-01-29 11:12:42.000000000 +0100
 @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  TAR ?= tar
  RM ?= rm -f
diff --git a/git/git.spec b/git/git.spec
index f8cc40c59f..e097d99bf5 100644
--- a/git/git.spec
+++ b/git/git.spec
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 ##
 
 #   package version
-%define       V_git       1.7.9
+%define       V_git       1.7.9.1
 %define       V_cogito    0.18.2
 %define       V_stgit     0.14.3
 %define       V_guilt     0.35
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Class:        EVAL
 Group:        SCM
 License:      GPL
 Version:      %{V_git}
-Release:      20120129
+Release:      20120215
 
 #   package options
 %option       with_doc     no