diff --git a/git_command.py b/git_command.py
index dc542c3..5017ea9 100644
--- a/git_command.py
+++ b/git_command.py
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ from repo_trace import REPO_TRACE, IsTrace, Trace
 from wrapper import Wrapper
 
 GIT = 'git'
-MIN_GIT_VERSION = (1, 5, 4)
+# Should keep in sync with the "repo" launcher file.
+MIN_GIT_VERSION = (2, 10, 2)
 GIT_DIR = 'GIT_DIR'
 
 LAST_GITDIR = None
diff --git a/repo b/repo
index d6ce48e..0b87073 100755
--- a/repo
+++ b/repo
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ TACbBS+Up3RpfYVfd63c1cDdlru13pQAn3NQy/SN858MkxN+zym86UBgOad2
 """
 
 GIT = 'git'                      # our git command
-MIN_GIT_VERSION = (1, 7, 2)      # minimum supported git version
+MIN_GIT_VERSION = (2, 10, 2)     # minimum supported git version
 repodir = '.repo'                # name of repo's private directory
 S_repo = 'repo'                  # special repo repository
 S_manifests = 'manifests'        # special manifest repository
diff --git a/tests/test_git_command.py b/tests/test_git_command.py
index 51171a3..8d9b5f0 100644
--- a/tests/test_git_command.py
+++ b/tests/test_git_command.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class GitCallUnitTest(unittest.TestCase):
     # We don't dive too deep into the values here to avoid having to update
     # whenever git versions change.  We do check relative to this min version
     # as this is what `repo` itself requires via MIN_GIT_VERSION.
-    MIN_GIT_VERSION = (1, 7, 2)
+    MIN_GIT_VERSION = (2, 10, 2)
     self.assertTrue(isinstance(ver.major, int))
     self.assertTrue(isinstance(ver.minor, int))
     self.assertTrue(isinstance(ver.micro, int))