diff --git a/config/projects/gitlab.rb b/config/projects/gitlab.rb
index fce1b5d..9b5ed19 100644
--- a/config/projects/gitlab.rb
+++ b/config/projects/gitlab.rb
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ build_iteration 1
 # creates required build directories
 dependency "preparation"
 
+dependency "git"
 dependency "gitlab-shell"
 dependency "gitlab-webui"
 dependency "chef-gem"
diff --git a/config/software/git.rb b/config/software/git.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2db1132
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/software/git.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+name "git"
+version "1.0.0"
+
+dependency "zlib"
+dependency "openssl"
+dependency "curl"
+
+source :url => "https://git-core.googlecode.com/files/git-1.8.5.3.tar.gz",
+       :md5 => "57b966065882f83ef5879620a1e329ca"
+
+relative_path 'git-1.8.5.3'
+
+env = {
+  "LDFLAGS" => "-L#{install_dir}/embedded/lib -I#{install_dir}/embedded/include",
+  "CFLAGS" => "-L#{install_dir}/embedded/lib -I#{install_dir}/embedded/include",
+  "LD_RUN_PATH" => "#{install_dir}/embedded/lib",
+  "NO_PERL" => "1",
+  "NO_EXPAT" => "1",
+  "NO_TCLTK" => "1",
+  "NO_GETTEXT" => "1",
+  "NO_PYTHON" => "1"
+}
+
+build do
+  command ["./configure",
+           "--prefix=#{install_dir}/embedded",
+           "--with-curl=#{install_dir}/embedded",
+           "--with-ssl=#{install_dir}/embedded",
+           "--with-zlib=#{install_dir}/embedded"].join(" "), :env => env
+
+  command "make -j #{max_build_jobs}", :env => env
+  command "make install"
+end
--
libgit2 0.21.2