diff --git a/net/git/Makefile b/net/git/Makefile
index 3f646fcc5..da3509d7c 100644
--- a/net/git/Makefile
+++ b/net/git/Makefile
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=git
-PKG_VERSION:=2.6.0
+PKG_VERSION:=2.6.3
 PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@KERNEL/software/scm/git/
-PKG_MD5SUM:=6b7d43d615fb3f0dfecf4d131e23f438
+PKG_MD5SUM:=5a6375349c3f13c8dbbabfc327bae429
 
 PKG_INSTALL:=1
 PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ endef
 
 define Package/git/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/bin
-	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin/git   $(1)/usr/bin
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin/git $(1)/usr/bin
 	$(RM) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin/git-cvsserver
 	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin/git-* $(1)/usr/bin
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib/git-core
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ define Package/git/install
 		-cf - \
 		usr/lib/git-core \
 	) | ( cd $(1); $(TAR) -xf - )
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/share/git-core/templates
 endef
 
 define Package/git-http/install
diff --git a/net/git/patches/100-convert_builtin.patch b/net/git/patches/100-convert_builtin.patch
index b4920a5b7..9687bca7f 100644
--- a/net/git/patches/100-convert_builtin.patch
+++ b/net/git/patches/100-convert_builtin.patch
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 --- a/Makefile
 +++ b/Makefile
-@@ -549,16 +549,7 @@ EXTRA_PROGRAMS =
+@@ -557,16 +557,7 @@ EXTRA_PROGRAMS =
  # ... and all the rest that could be moved out of bindir to gitexecdir
  PROGRAMS += $(EXTRA_PROGRAMS)
  
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
  
  # Binary suffix, set to .exe for Windows builds
  X =
-@@ -907,6 +898,11 @@ BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/verify-commit.o
- BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/verify-pack.o
+@@ -923,6 +914,11 @@ BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/verify-pack.o
  BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/verify-tag.o
+ BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/worktree.o
  BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/write-tree.o
 +BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/daemon.o
 +BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/fast-import.o
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
  
  GITLIBS = $(LIB_FILE) $(XDIFF_LIB)
  EXTLIBS =
-@@ -1089,7 +1085,7 @@ endif
+@@ -1106,7 +1102,7 @@ endif
  EXTLIBS += -lz
  
  ifndef NO_OPENSSL
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
  	ifdef OPENSSLDIR
  		BASIC_CFLAGS += -I$(OPENSSLDIR)/include
  		OPENSSL_LINK = -L$(OPENSSLDIR)/$(lib) $(CC_LD_DYNPATH)$(OPENSSLDIR)/$(lib)
-@@ -1956,10 +1952,6 @@ endif
+@@ -1977,10 +1973,6 @@ endif
  git-%$X: %.o GIT-LDFLAGS $(GITLIBS)
  	$(QUIET_LINK)$(CC) $(ALL_CFLAGS) -o $@ $(ALL_LDFLAGS) $(filter %.o,$^) $(LIBS)
  
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@
 -
  git-http-fetch$X: http.o http-walker.o http-fetch.o GIT-LDFLAGS $(GITLIBS)
  	$(QUIET_LINK)$(CC) $(ALL_CFLAGS) -o $@ $(ALL_LDFLAGS) $(filter %.o,$^) \
- 		$(LIBS) $(CURL_LIBCURL)
-@@ -2279,10 +2271,11 @@ endif
+ 		$(CURL_LIBCURL) $(LIBS)
+@@ -2300,10 +2292,11 @@ endif
  	bindir=$$(cd '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(bindir_SQ)' && pwd) && \
  	execdir=$$(cd '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexec_instdir_SQ)' && pwd) && \
  	{ test "$$bindir/" = "$$execdir/" || \
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
  	} && \
 --- a/builtin.h
 +++ b/builtin.h
-@@ -138,5 +138,10 @@ extern int cmd_verify_pack(int argc, con
+@@ -141,5 +141,10 @@ extern int cmd_verify_pack(int argc, con
  extern int cmd_show_ref(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
  extern int cmd_pack_refs(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
  extern int cmd_replace(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
 +#include "../upload-pack.c"
 --- a/daemon.c
 +++ b/daemon.c
-@@ -1192,7 +1192,7 @@ static int serve(struct string_list *lis
+@@ -1184,7 +1184,7 @@ static int serve(struct string_list *lis
  	return service_loop(&socklist);
  }
  
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@
  {
  	int listen_port = 0;
  	struct string_list listen_addr = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
-@@ -1388,12 +1388,13 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
- 		store_pid(pid_file);
+@@ -1380,12 +1380,13 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
+ 		write_file(pid_file, "%"PRIuMAX, (uintmax_t) getpid());
  
  	/* prepare argv for serving-processes */
 -	cld_argv = xmalloc(sizeof (char *) * (argc + 2));
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
  }
 --- a/fast-import.c
 +++ b/fast-import.c
-@@ -3351,7 +3351,7 @@ static void parse_argv(void)
+@@ -3380,7 +3380,7 @@ static void parse_argv(void)
  		read_marks();
  }
  
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
  {
  	int status, help;
  	struct stat st;
-@@ -395,6 +395,7 @@ static struct cmd_struct commands[] = {
+@@ -396,6 +396,7 @@ static struct cmd_struct commands[] = {
  	{ "config", cmd_config, RUN_SETUP_GENTLY },
  	{ "count-objects", cmd_count_objects, RUN_SETUP },
  	{ "credential", cmd_credential, RUN_SETUP_GENTLY },
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
  	{ "describe", cmd_describe, RUN_SETUP },
  	{ "diff", cmd_diff },
  	{ "diff-files", cmd_diff_files, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE },
-@@ -413,6 +414,7 @@ static struct cmd_struct commands[] = {
+@@ -414,6 +415,7 @@ static struct cmd_struct commands[] = {
  	{ "grep", cmd_grep, RUN_SETUP_GENTLY },
  	{ "hash-object", cmd_hash_object },
  	{ "help", cmd_help },
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
  	{ "index-pack", cmd_index_pack, RUN_SETUP_GENTLY },
  	{ "init", cmd_init_db, NO_SETUP },
  	{ "init-db", cmd_init_db, NO_SETUP },
-@@ -461,6 +463,7 @@ static struct cmd_struct commands[] = {
+@@ -463,6 +465,7 @@ static struct cmd_struct commands[] = {
  	{ "revert", cmd_revert, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE },
  	{ "rm", cmd_rm, RUN_SETUP },
  	{ "send-pack", cmd_send_pack, RUN_SETUP },
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@
  	{ "shortlog", cmd_shortlog, RUN_SETUP_GENTLY | USE_PAGER },
  	{ "show", cmd_show, RUN_SETUP },
  	{ "show-branch", cmd_show_branch, RUN_SETUP },
-@@ -477,6 +480,7 @@ static struct cmd_struct commands[] = {
+@@ -479,6 +482,7 @@ static struct cmd_struct commands[] = {
  	{ "update-server-info", cmd_update_server_info, RUN_SETUP },
  	{ "upload-archive", cmd_upload_archive },
  	{ "upload-archive--writer", cmd_upload_archive_writer },
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@
  	{ "verify-pack", cmd_verify_pack },
 --- a/imap-send.c
 +++ b/imap-send.c
-@@ -1492,7 +1492,7 @@ static int curl_append_msgs_to_imap(stru
+@@ -1496,7 +1496,7 @@ static int curl_append_msgs_to_imap(stru
  }
  #endif
  
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@
  	const char **user_argv;
 --- a/upload-pack.c
 +++ b/upload-pack.c
-@@ -797,7 +797,7 @@ static int upload_pack_config(const char
+@@ -819,7 +819,7 @@ static int upload_pack_config(const char
  	return parse_hide_refs_config(var, value, "uploadpack");
  }
  
diff --git a/net/git/patches/300-configure_for_crosscompiling b/net/git/patches/300-configure_for_crosscompiling
index 0ccfaecd0..8a8ce289d 100644
--- a/net/git/patches/300-configure_for_crosscompiling
+++ b/net/git/patches/300-configure_for_crosscompiling
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 --- a/configure.ac
 +++ b/configure.ac
-@@ -844,7 +844,8 @@ AC_RUN_IFELSE(
+@@ -867,7 +867,8 @@ AC_RUN_IFELSE(
  		FILE *f = fopen(".", "r");
  		return f && fread(&c, 1, 1, f)]])],
  	[ac_cv_fread_reads_directories=no],
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  ])
  if test $ac_cv_fread_reads_directories = yes; then
  	FREAD_READS_DIRECTORIES=UnfortunatelyYes
-@@ -878,7 +879,8 @@ AC_RUN_IFELSE(
+@@ -901,7 +902,8 @@ AC_RUN_IFELSE(
  		  if (snprintf(buf, 3, "%s", "12345") != 5
  		      || strcmp(buf, "12")) return 1]])],
  	[ac_cv_snprintf_returns_bogus=no],
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
  ])
  if test $ac_cv_snprintf_returns_bogus = yes; then
  	SNPRINTF_RETURNS_BOGUS=UnfortunatelyYes
-@@ -901,7 +903,8 @@ yippeeyeswehaveit
+@@ -924,7 +926,8 @@ yippeeyeswehaveit
  #endif
  ]),
  	[ac_cv_sane_mode_bits=yes],
diff --git a/net/git/patches/400-imapsend_without_curl.patch b/net/git/patches/400-imapsend_without_curl.patch
index e96330c0e..5b5f472a2 100644
--- a/net/git/patches/400-imapsend_without_curl.patch
+++ b/net/git/patches/400-imapsend_without_curl.patch
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 --- a/Makefile
 +++ b/Makefile
-@@ -1058,7 +1058,7 @@ else
+@@ -1074,7 +1074,7 @@ else
  	endif
- 	curl_check := $(shell (echo 072200; curl-config --vernum | sed -e '/^70[BC]/s/^/0/') 2>/dev/null | sort -r | sed -ne 2p)
+ 	curl_check := $(shell (echo 072200; $(CURL_CONFIG) --vernum | sed -e '/^70[BC]/s/^/0/') 2>/dev/null | sort -r | sed -ne 2p)
  	ifeq "$(curl_check)" "072200"
 -		USE_CURL_FOR_IMAP_SEND = YesPlease
 +#		USE_CURL_FOR_IMAP_SEND = YesPlease