diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 20a0ec5..7b86eed 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ name = "git-absorb"
 path = "src/main.rs"
 
 [dependencies.git2]
-version = "~0.16"
+version = "~0.17"
 default-features = false
 
 [dependencies]