diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 5c01d30192..f0ab925ee9 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Package: gitlab
 Architecture: all
 XB-Ruby-Versions: ${ruby:Versions}
 Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}, ruby | ruby-interpreter,
- git,
+ git (>= 2.7.3~),
  rake,
  bundler,
  postgresql-client,