diff --git a/srcpkgs/git-absorb/template b/srcpkgs/git-absorb/template
index 27ec00eb7d8849..753d6195c0338b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/git-absorb/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/git-absorb/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'git-absorb'
 pkgname=git-absorb
-version=0.6.13
+version=0.6.15
 revision=1
 build_style=cargo
 build_helper="qemu"
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@ maintainer="icp <pangolin@vivaldi.net>"
 license="BSD-3-Clause"
 homepage="https://github.com/tummychow/git-absorb"
 distfiles="https://github.com/tummychow/git-absorb/archive/refs/tags/${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=5646857dd764d0a486405e777b3ec4e919511abc96bd0e02e71ec9e94d151115
+checksum=630e61a6edf1e244c38145bda98a522217c34d3ab70a3399af1f29f19e7ced26
+
+pre_build() {
+	cargo add git2@=0.18.3
+}
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE.md