diff --git a/bom/runtime/pom.xml b/bom/runtime/pom.xml
index c78d51dce..9fb39665a 100644
--- a/bom/runtime/pom.xml
+++ b/bom/runtime/pom.xml
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
         <awaitility.version>4.0.2</awaitility.version>
         <jprocesses.version>1.6.5</jprocesses.version>
         <jboss-logmanager.version>1.0.4</jboss-logmanager.version>
-        <jgit.version>5.5.1.201910021850-r</jgit.version>
+        <jgit.version>5.6.0.201912101111-r</jgit.version>
         <flyway.version>6.2.2</flyway.version>
         <yasson.version>1.0.6</yasson.version>
         <neo4j-java-driver.version>4.0.0</neo4j-java-driver.version>
diff --git a/extensions/jgit/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/jgit/deployment/JGitProcessor.java b/extensions/jgit/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/jgit/deployment/JGitProcessor.java
index 8d1beacf2..e00a8c826 100644
--- a/extensions/jgit/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/jgit/deployment/JGitProcessor.java
+++ b/extensions/jgit/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/jgit/deployment/JGitProcessor.java
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ class JGitProcessor {
                 "org.eclipse.jgit.lib.CoreConfig$EOL",
                 "org.eclipse.jgit.lib.CoreConfig$EolStreamType",
                 "org.eclipse.jgit.lib.CoreConfig$HideDotFiles",
-                "org.eclipse.jgit.lib.CoreConfig$SymLinks");
+                "org.eclipse.jgit.lib.CoreConfig$SymLinks",
+                "org.eclipse.jgit.lib.CoreConfig$LogRefUpdates");
     }
 
     @BuildStep