diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/git/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/git/package.py
index 9977794a758..f0f3bfc6bac 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/git/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/git/package.py
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ class Git(AutotoolsPackage):
     #       https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/git-manpages-{version}.tar.xz
 
     releases = [
+        {
+            'version': '2.12.1',
+            'md5': 'a05c614c80ecd41e50699f1562e1130c',
+            'md5_manpages': '8dfba0c9f51c6c23fb135d136c061c78',
+        },
         {
             'version': '2.12.0',
             'md5': '11a440ce0ed02098adf554c797facfd3',