diff --git a/vendor/code.gitea.io/git/git.go b/vendor/code.gitea.io/git/git.go
index 2cea1dc1d..9ec20c97e 100644
--- a/vendor/code.gitea.io/git/git.go
+++ b/vendor/code.gitea.io/git/git.go
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 // Copyright 2015 The Gogs Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Copyright 2017 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
 // Use of this source code is governed by a MIT-style
 // license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 
@@ -8,6 +9,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
+
+	"github.com/mcuadros/go-version"
 )
 
 // Version return this package's current version
@@ -21,6 +24,8 @@ var (
 	Debug = false
 	// Prefix the log prefix
 	Prefix = "[git-module] "
+	// GitVersionRequired is the minimum Git version required
+	GitVersionRequired = "1.8.1.6"
 )
 
 func log(format string, args ...interface{}) {
@@ -66,7 +71,13 @@ func BinVersion() (string, error) {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	BinVersion()
+	gitVersion, err := BinVersion()
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("Git version missing: %v", err))
+	}
+	if version.Compare(gitVersion, GitVersionRequired, "<") {
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("Git version not supported. Requires version > %v", GitVersionRequired))
+	}
 }
 
 // Fsck verifies the connectivity and validity of the objects in the database
diff --git a/vendor/vendor.json b/vendor/vendor.json
index b1934818a..bd809fc7d 100644
--- a/vendor/vendor.json
+++ b/vendor/vendor.json
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 	"ignore": "test",
 	"package": [
 		{
-			"checksumSHA1": "vPnpECwoEpT/TTJn8CINm2cxV8s=",
+			"checksumSHA1": "spqE5xUEPQp8YV67McMTMAUIilY=",
 			"path": "code.gitea.io/git",
-			"revision": "135704d70ee8dddec363e80f3235092493fea2c2",
-			"revisionTime": "2017-04-07T07:44:04Z"
+			"revision": "3f99247c0da807afc967c7e12b14f4109b7490ff",
+			"revisionTime": "2017-04-26T13:12:33Z"
 		},
 		{
 			"checksumSHA1": "xACJysFK1sK/D5655EpU48mw2vo=",