diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 53a0137f..64b46af7 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1041,11 +1041,11 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "git2"
-version = "0.16.1"
+version = "0.18.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ccf7f68c2995f392c49fffb4f95ae2c873297830eb25c6bc4c114ce8f4562acc"
+checksum = "fbf97ba92db08df386e10c8ede66a2a0369bd277090afd8710e19e38de9ec0cd"
 dependencies = [
- "bitflags 1.3.2",
+ "bitflags 2.3.1",
  "libc",
  "libgit2-sys",
  "log",
@@ -1425,9 +1425,9 @@ checksum = "2b00cc1c228a6782d0f076e7b232802e0c5689d41bb5df366f2a6b6621cfdfe1"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "libgit2-sys"
-version = "0.14.2+1.5.1"
+version = "0.16.1+1.7.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7f3d95f6b51075fe9810a7ae22c7095f12b98005ab364d8544797a825ce946a4"
+checksum = "f2a2bb3680b094add03bb3732ec520ece34da31a8cd2d633d1389d0f0fb60d0c"
 dependencies = [
  "cc",
  "libc",
@@ -1439,9 +1439,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "libssh2-sys"
-version = "0.2.21"
+version = "0.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e0186af0d8f171ae6b9c4c90ec51898bad5d08a2d5e470903a50d9ad8959cbee"
+checksum = "2dc8a030b787e2119a731f1951d6a773e2280c660f8ec4b0f5e1505a386e71ee"
 dependencies = [
  "cc",
  "libc",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index b21b007a..c6a7b18b 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ crossterm = "0.22.1"
 dirs = "3.0.1"
 env_logger = "0.8.1"
 fs-err = "2.5.0"
-git2 = "0.16.1"
+git2 = "0.18.1"
 hex = "0.4.2"
 indoc = "1.0.3"
 log = "0.4.11"
diff --git a/src/git_util.rs b/src/git_util.rs
index f0ab3ae4..38d89b58 100644
--- a/src/git_util.rs
+++ b/src/git_util.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ fn make_credentials_callback(
     let mut token_tried = false;
 
     move |url, username, allowed_types| {
+        if allowed_types.contains(CredentialType::SSH_KEY) {
+            let username = username.unwrap();
+            return Cred::ssh_key_from_agent(username);
+        }
+
         if allowed_types.contains(CredentialType::USER_PASS_PLAINTEXT) {
             if let Some(token) = &access_token {
                 if !token_tried {
diff --git a/wally-registry-backend/Cargo.toml b/wally-registry-backend/Cargo.toml
index 1c044d1a..3b8f0e11 100644
--- a/wally-registry-backend/Cargo.toml
+++ b/wally-registry-backend/Cargo.toml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ constant_time_eq = "0.1.5"
 figment = "0.10.9"
 fs-err = "2.5.0"
 futures = "0.3.13"
-git2 = "0.16.1"
+git2 = "0.18.1"
 reqwest = { version = "0.11.0", features = ["blocking", "json"] }
 rocket = { git = "https://github.com/SergioBenitez/Rocket", rev = "91f6288ea4aeb3d5a502b2f18b2b9677a85463ea", features = ["json"] }
 rusoto_core = { version = "0.48.0", optional = true }