diff --git a/project/build.sbt b/project/build.sbt
index 4e182b8e1..0d4b6d6d2 100644
--- a/project/build.sbt
+++ b/project/build.sbt
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ updateOptions := updateOptions.value.withLatestSnapshots(false)
 libraryDependencies ++= List(
   // set to jgit 5, because 6 is compatible only with java 11,
   // context https://github.com/scalacenter/bloop/pull/2101
-  "org.eclipse.jgit" % "org.eclipse.jgit" % "5.13.3.202401111512-r",
-  "org.eclipse.jgit" % "org.eclipse.jgit.ssh.jsch" % "5.13.3.202401111512-r",
+  "org.eclipse.jgit" % "org.eclipse.jgit" % "7.0.0.202409031743-r",
+  "org.eclipse.jgit" % "org.eclipse.jgit.ssh.jsch" % "7.0.0.202409031743-r",
   "commons-codec" % "commons-codec" % "1.17.1",
   "org.kohsuke" % "github-api" % "1.324",
   ("ch.epfl.scala" % "jarjar" % "1.7.2-patched")