diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 5c2e210b..8bf764b3 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ packages = find:
 install_requires=
     gitpython>3
     dulwich>=0.20.34
-    pygit2>=1.5.0
+    pygit2>=1.7.2
     pygtrie>=2.3.2
     fsspec>=2021.7.0
     pathspec>=0.9.0,<0.10.0