diff --git a/README b/README
index 18e685672d..4192eb4129 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -23,10 +23,9 @@ GNU Guix currently depends on the following packages:
   - [[https://gnu.org/software/guile/][GNU Guile 2.2.x or 2.0.x]], version 2.0.9 or later
   - [[https://gnupg.org/][GNU libgcrypt]]
   - [[https://www.gnu.org/software/make/][GNU Make]]
+  - [[https://www.gnutls.org][GnuTLS]] compiled with guile support enabled.
+  - [[https://gitlab.com/guile-git/guile-git][Guile-Git]]
   - optionally [[https://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/guile-json/][Guile-JSON]], for the 'guix import pypi' command
-  - optionally [[https://www.gnutls.org][GnuTLS]] compiled with guile support enabled, for HTTPS support
-    in the 'guix download' command.  Note that 'guix import pypi' requires
-    this functionality.
 
 Unless `--disable-daemon' was passed, the following packages are needed: