diff --git a/gnu/packages/version-control.scm b/gnu/packages/version-control.scm
index 15d8656c379..e5141fa7dad 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/version-control.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/version-control.scm
@@ -1405,6 +1405,20 @@ write native speed custom Git applications in any language with bindings.")
                                arg))
                          #$flags))))))
 
+(define-public libgit2-1.9
+  (package
+    (inherit libgit2-1.8)
+    (version "1.9.0")
+    (source (origin
+              (inherit (package-source libgit2-1.8))
+              (uri (git-reference
+                    (url "https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2")
+                    (commit (string-append "v" version))))
+              (file-name (git-file-name "libgit2" version))
+              (sha256
+               (base32
+                "06ajn5i5l1209z7x7jxcpw68ph0a6g3q67bmx0jm381rr8cb4zdz"))))))
+
 (define-public libgit2-1.6
   (package
     (inherit libgit2)