diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libgit2/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libgit2/default.nix
index a35ca1cdb84..c560b55a15f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libgit2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libgit2/default.nix
@@ -12,18 +12,21 @@
 , libiconv
 , Security
 , staticBuild ? stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic
+# for passthru.tests
+, libgit2-glib
+, python3Packages
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "libgit2";
-  version = "1.6.1";
-  # also check the following packages for updates: python3.pkgs.pygit2 and libgit2-glib
+  version = "1.6.2";
+  # also check the following packages for updates: python3Packages.pygit2 and libgit2-glib
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "libgit2";
     repo = "libgit2";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-W1MawEhkOOSoAEGdi2Ay+4wRo/bBPoh1HnwUxx9wHzA=";
+    hash = "sha256-XmGlh0iehQIufAPpndSkYy4EQ8vG0I6MGB+jQQpCe9k=";
   };
 
   cmakeFlags = [
@@ -41,6 +44,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   doCheck = false; # hangs. or very expensive?
 
+  passthru.tests = {
+    inherit libgit2-glib;
+    inherit (python3Packages) pygit2;
+  };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Linkable library implementation of Git that you can use in your application";
     homepage = "https://libgit2.org/";