diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/introduction.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/introduction.xml
index a61740d48b..7e246b1e46 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/introduction.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/introduction.xml
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@
             must meet the following version requirements for Git, tar, and
             Python:
             <itemizedlist>
-                <listitem><para>Git 1.7.5 or greater</para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>Git 1.7.8 or greater</para></listitem>
                 <listitem><para>tar 1.24 or greater</para></listitem>
                 <listitem><para>Python 2.7.3 or greater not including
                     Python 3.x, which is not supported.</para></listitem>
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/migration.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/migration.xml
index d51bc4d8fe..efed11dcb2 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/migration.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/migration.xml
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@
             <itemizedlist>
                 <listitem><para>Python 2.7.3+</para></listitem>
                 <listitem><para>Tar 1.24+</para></listitem>
-                <listitem><para>Git 1.7.5+</para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>Git 1.7.8+</para></listitem>
                 <listitem><para>Patched version of Make if you are using
                     3.82.
                     Most distributions that provide Make 3.82 use the patched
diff --git a/documentation/yocto-project-qs/yocto-project-qs.xml b/documentation/yocto-project-qs/yocto-project-qs.xml
index 61327f567c..ea2b35234c 100644
--- a/documentation/yocto-project-qs/yocto-project-qs.xml
+++ b/documentation/yocto-project-qs/yocto-project-qs.xml
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@
             distribution that has the following versions for Git, tar, and
             Python.
             <itemizedlist>
-                <listitem><para>Git 1.7.5 or greater</para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>Git 1.7.8 or greater</para></listitem>
                 <listitem><para>tar 1.24 or greater</para></listitem>
                 <listitem><para>Python 2.7.3 or greater excluding Python
                    3.x, which is not supported.</para></listitem>