diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/g/git/git-2.41.0-gfbf-2023b-nodocs.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/g/git/git-2.41.0-gfbf-2023b-nodocs.eb
index 97c3230ddab..93ff47d7fde 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/g/git/git-2.41.0-gfbf-2023b-nodocs.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/g/git/git-2.41.0-gfbf-2023b-nodocs.eb
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ dependencies = [
     ('cURL', '8.3.0'),
     ('expat', '2.5.0'),
     ('gettext', '0.22'),
-    ('Perl', '5.36.1'),
+    ('Perl', '5.38.0'),
     ('OpenSSL', '1.1', '', SYSTEM),
 ]