diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 4b9a3cd96..43fedb531 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -3192,9 +3192,9 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/git-utils/-/git-utils-5.5.0.tgz",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/git-utils/-/git-utils-5.6.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-eOBROJEQPQtkqzZe5V0m43YhKjhmzXTqULxlhoaCwORClnHtZIwkJQTS6THXRbvIqDq/cRHta85IqTbVzdvB5g==",
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bdfdb8bf8..ba55ec36f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
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     "fuzzy-finder": "https://www.atom.io/api/packages/fuzzy-finder/versions/1.13.7/tarball",
     "git-diff": "file:packages/git-diff",
-    "git-utils": "5.5.0",
+    "git-utils": "5.6.0",
     "github": "https://www.atom.io/api/packages/github/versions/0.29.0/tarball",
     "glob": "^7.1.1",
     "go-to-line": "file:packages/go-to-line",