diff --git a/api/v1beta2/gitrepository_types.go b/api/v1beta2/gitrepository_types.go
index 0827737d6..f85191e87 100644
--- a/api/v1beta2/gitrepository_types.go
+++ b/api/v1beta2/gitrepository_types.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ type GitRepositorySpec struct {
 	// SecretRef specifies the Secret containing authentication credentials for
 	// the GitRepository.
 	// For HTTPS repositories the Secret must contain 'username' and 'password'
-	// fields.
+	// fields for basic auth or 'bearerToken' field for token auth.
 	// For SSH repositories the Secret must contain 'identity'
 	// and 'known_hosts' fields.
 	// +optional
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/source.toolkit.fluxcd.io_gitrepositories.yaml b/config/crd/bases/source.toolkit.fluxcd.io_gitrepositories.yaml
index f22c42398..8a4c80e05 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/source.toolkit.fluxcd.io_gitrepositories.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/source.toolkit.fluxcd.io_gitrepositories.yaml
@@ -492,8 +492,9 @@ spec:
               secretRef:
                 description: SecretRef specifies the Secret containing authentication
                   credentials for the GitRepository. For HTTPS repositories the Secret
-                  must contain 'username' and 'password' fields. For SSH repositories
-                  the Secret must contain 'identity' and 'known_hosts' fields.
+                  must contain 'username' and 'password' fields for basic auth or
+                  'bearerToken' field for token auth. For SSH repositories the Secret
+                  must contain 'identity' and 'known_hosts' fields.
                 properties:
                   name:
                     description: Name of the referent.
diff --git a/controllers/gitrepository_controller_test.go b/controllers/gitrepository_controller_test.go
index 7ecab241f..0db3b856a 100644
--- a/controllers/gitrepository_controller_test.go
+++ b/controllers/gitrepository_controller_test.go
@@ -331,6 +331,9 @@ func TestGitRepositoryReconciler_reconcileSource_authStrategy(t *testing.T) {
 				*conditions.UnknownCondition(meta.ReadyCondition, meta.ProgressingReason, "foo"),
 			},
 		},
+		// TODO: Add test case for HTTPS with bearer token auth secret. It
+		// depends on gitkit to have support for bearer token based
+		// authentication.
 		{
 			name:     "SSH with private key secret makes Reconciling=True",
 			protocol: "ssh",
diff --git a/docs/api/source.md b/docs/api/source.md
index 628de7c62..e98b1aa3f 100644
--- a/docs/api/source.md
+++ b/docs/api/source.md
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/meta.LocalObjectReference
 <p>SecretRef specifies the Secret containing authentication credentials for
 the GitRepository.
 For HTTPS repositories the Secret must contain &lsquo;username&rsquo; and &lsquo;password&rsquo;
-fields.
+fields for basic auth or &lsquo;bearerToken&rsquo; field for token auth.
 For SSH repositories the Secret must contain &lsquo;identity&rsquo;
 and &lsquo;known_hosts&rsquo; fields.</p>
 </td>
@@ -1748,7 +1748,7 @@ github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/meta.LocalObjectReference
 <p>SecretRef specifies the Secret containing authentication credentials for
 the GitRepository.
 For HTTPS repositories the Secret must contain &lsquo;username&rsquo; and &lsquo;password&rsquo;
-fields.
+fields for basic auth or &lsquo;bearerToken&rsquo; field for token auth.
 For SSH repositories the Secret must contain &lsquo;identity&rsquo;
 and &lsquo;known_hosts&rsquo; fields.</p>
 </td>
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 075a4a4d4..09bffff39 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ require (
 	github.com/fluxcd/go-git/v5 v5.0.0-20221206140629-ec778c2c37df
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/event v0.2.0
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/meta v0.18.0
-	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/git v0.7.0
-	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/git/gogit v0.4.0
+	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/git v0.8.0
+	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/git/gogit v0.5.0
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/gittestserver v0.8.0
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/helmtestserver v0.10.0
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/lockedfile v0.1.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 64a3e69e5..9f7fd3afb 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -535,10 +535,10 @@ github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/event v0.2.0 h1:cmAtkZfoEaNVYegI4SFM8XstdRAil3O9AoP+8
 github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/event v0.2.0/go.mod h1:OyzKqs90J+MK7rQaEOFMMCkALpPkfmxlkabgyY2wSFQ=
 github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/meta v0.18.0 h1:s0LeulWcQ4DxVX6805vgDTxlA6bAYk+Lq1QHSnNdqLM=
 github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/meta v0.18.0/go.mod h1:pYvXRFi1UKNNrGR34jw3uqOnMXw9X6dTkML8j5Z7tis=
-github.com/fluxcd/pkg/git v0.7.0 h1:sQHRpFMcOzEdqlyGMjFv2LKMdcoE5xeUr2UcRrsLRG8=
-github.com/fluxcd/pkg/git v0.7.0/go.mod h1:3deiLPws4DSQ3hqwtQd7Dt66GXTN/4RcT/yHAljXaHo=
-github.com/fluxcd/pkg/git/gogit v0.4.0 h1:u2Rcd/jHdvXUfgv72CES5Gq/nxAp/PblgrBDAm8ZQtQ=
-github.com/fluxcd/pkg/git/gogit v0.4.0/go.mod h1:fMBM6efbAPqDEoU2M/ve+P3b/oQCuwRbia4bn9006jM=
+github.com/fluxcd/pkg/git v0.8.0 h1:7mIbdqSf+qXwY17+A+Kge2yWIJCMJ1p1DiBDGnKRohg=
+github.com/fluxcd/pkg/git v0.8.0/go.mod h1:3deiLPws4DSQ3hqwtQd7Dt66GXTN/4RcT/yHAljXaHo=
+github.com/fluxcd/pkg/git/gogit v0.5.0 h1:3Fzx2W16K/37ZHT6WmLFuRYgs+CGvzka+dwY7ktoxJE=
+github.com/fluxcd/pkg/git/gogit v0.5.0/go.mod h1:cqoJhKXCmWuN2ezD/2ECUYwR8gR7svMRJoHRr9VyTQc=
 github.com/fluxcd/pkg/gittestserver v0.8.0 h1:YrYe63KScKlLxx0GAiQthx2XqHDx0vKitIIx4JnDtIo=
 github.com/fluxcd/pkg/gittestserver v0.8.0/go.mod h1:/LI/xKMrnQbIsTDnTyABQ71iaYhFIZ8fb4cvY7WAlBU=
 github.com/fluxcd/pkg/helmtestserver v0.10.0 h1:/cnx1D6/cln7v06iXZMLeshl82mV1wv3OVZoBE9Bbm4=