diff --git a/lib/modules/manager/vendir/__fixtures__/invalid-vendir.yaml b/lib/modules/manager/vendir/__fixtures__/invalid-vendir.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..534ff2789703ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/modules/manager/vendir/__fixtures__/invalid-vendir.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+apiVersion: vendir.k14s.io/v1alpha1
+kind: Config
+directories:
+- path: vendor
+  contents:
+  - path: github.com/cloudfoundry/cf-k8s-networking
+    test:
+      # http or ssh urls are supported (required)
+      url: https://github.com/cloudfoundry/cf-k8s-networking
+      # branch, tag, commit; origin is the name of the remote (required)
+      # optional if refSelection is specified (available in v0.11.0+)
+      ref: origin/master
diff --git a/lib/modules/manager/vendir/__fixtures__/valid-contents.yaml b/lib/modules/manager/vendir/__fixtures__/valid-contents.yaml
index 04334c59af9d41..9492aebf173199 100644
--- a/lib/modules/manager/vendir/__fixtures__/valid-contents.yaml
+++ b/lib/modules/manager/vendir/__fixtures__/valid-contents.yaml
@@ -31,3 +31,8 @@ directories:
       version: "7.10.1"
       repository:
         url: oci://test
+  # Normal Git Repo
+  - path: custom-repo-custom-version
+    git:
+      url: https://github.com/test/test
+      ref: "7.10.1"
diff --git a/lib/modules/manager/vendir/__fixtures__/valid-vendir.yaml b/lib/modules/manager/vendir/__fixtures__/valid-vendir.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..3635b4f6873742
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/modules/manager/vendir/__fixtures__/valid-vendir.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+apiVersion: vendir.k14s.io/v1alpha1
+kind: Config
+directories:
+- path: vendor
+  contents:
+  # Normal Helm Chart
+  - path: custom-repo-custom-version
+    helmChart:
+      name: contour
+      version: "7.10.1"
+      repository:
+        url: https://charts.bitnami.com/bitnami
+  # Normal Helm Chart 2 for handling lists
+  - path: thing
+    helmChart:
+      name: test
+      version: "7.10.1"
+      repository:
+        url: https://charts.bitnami.com/bitnami
+  # Normal Git Repo
+  - path: custom-repo-custom-version
+    git:
+      url: https://github.com/test/test
+      ref: "7.10.1"
+  # OCI Helm Chart
+  - path: custom-repo-custom-version
+    helmChart:
+      name: contour
+      version: "7.10.1"
+      repository:
+        url: oci://charts.bitnami.com/bitnami
+  # Aliased OCI Helm Chart
+  - path: custom-repo-custom-version
+    helmChart:
+      name: oci
+      version: "7.10.1"
+      repository:
+        url: oci://test
diff --git a/lib/modules/manager/vendir/artifacts.spec.ts b/lib/modules/manager/vendir/artifacts.spec.ts
index 32d7ce8efdc23b..8726fe3a31c546 100644
--- a/lib/modules/manager/vendir/artifacts.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/modules/manager/vendir/artifacts.spec.ts
@@ -462,7 +462,6 @@ describe('modules/manager/vendir/artifacts', () => {
       fs.readLocalFile.mockResolvedValueOnce(vendirLockFile1);
       fs.getSiblingFileName.mockReturnValueOnce('vendir.lock.yml');
       fs.readLocalFile.mockResolvedValueOnce(vendirLockFile2);
-      fs.readLocalFile.mockResolvedValueOnce('0.35.0');
       const execSnapshots = mockExecAll();
       fs.privateCacheDir.mockReturnValue(
         '/tmp/renovate/cache/__renovate-private-cache',
diff --git a/lib/modules/manager/vendir/extract.spec.ts b/lib/modules/manager/vendir/extract.spec.ts
index e6e3c36b2bf1c0..66fd02e686ad05 100644
--- a/lib/modules/manager/vendir/extract.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/modules/manager/vendir/extract.spec.ts
@@ -72,6 +72,12 @@ describe('modules/manager/vendir/extract', () => {
             packageName: 'quay.example.com/organization/aliased-oci-chart',
             pinDigests: false,
           },
+          {
+            currentValue: '7.10.1',
+            depName: 'https://github.com/test/test',
+            packageName: 'https://github.com/test/test',
+            datasource: 'git-refs',
+          },
         ],
       });
     });
diff --git a/lib/modules/manager/vendir/extract.ts b/lib/modules/manager/vendir/extract.ts
index 94049a52ae628b..34b1387dab0aba 100644
--- a/lib/modules/manager/vendir/extract.ts
+++ b/lib/modules/manager/vendir/extract.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import { logger } from '../../../logger';
+import { getHttpUrl } from '../../../util/git/url';
 import { parseSingleYaml } from '../../../util/yaml';
+import { GitRefsDatasource } from '../../datasource/git-refs';
 import { HelmDatasource } from '../../datasource/helm';
 import { getDep } from '../dockerfile/extract';
 import { isOCIRegistry } from '../helmv3/utils';
@@ -8,7 +10,12 @@ import type {
   PackageDependency,
   PackageFileContent,
 } from '../types';
-import { HelmChartDefinition, Vendir, VendirDefinition } from './schema';
+import {
+  GitRefDefinition,
+  HelmChartDefinition,
+  Vendir,
+  VendirDefinition,
+} from './schema';
 
 // TODO: Add support for other vendir types (like git tags, github releases, etc.)
 // Recommend looking at the kustomize manager for more information on support.
@@ -27,6 +34,7 @@ export function extractHelmChart(
       ...dep,
       depName: helmChart.name,
       packageName: dep.depName,
+      depType: 'HelmChart',
       // https://github.com/helm/helm/issues/10312
       // https://github.com/helm/helm/issues/10678
       pinDigests: false,
@@ -35,11 +43,26 @@ export function extractHelmChart(
   return {
     depName: helmChart.name,
     currentValue: helmChart.version,
+    depType: 'HelmChart',
     registryUrls: [helmChart.repository.url],
     datasource: HelmDatasource.id,
   };
 }
 
+export function extractGitSource(
+  gitSource: GitRefDefinition,
+): PackageDependency | null {
+  const httpUrl = getHttpUrl(gitSource.url);
+  return {
+    depName: httpUrl,
+    packageName: httpUrl,
+    depType: 'GitSource',
+    currentValue: gitSource.ref,
+    registryUrls: [httpUrl],
+    datasource: GitRefsDatasource.id,
+  };
+}
+
 export function parseVendir(
   content: string,
   packageFile?: string,
@@ -71,12 +94,16 @@ export function extractPackageFile(
   // grab the helm charts
   const contents = pkg.directories.flatMap((directory) => directory.contents);
   for (const content of contents) {
-    const dep = extractHelmChart(content.helmChart, config.registryAliases);
-    if (dep) {
-      deps.push({
-        ...dep,
-        depType: 'HelmChart',
-      });
+    if ('helmChart' in content && content.helmChart) {
+      const dep = extractHelmChart(content.helmChart, config.registryAliases);
+      if (dep) {
+        deps.push(dep);
+      }
+    } else if ('git' in content && content.git) {
+      const dep = extractGitSource(content.git);
+      if (dep) {
+        deps.push(dep);
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/modules/manager/vendir/readme.md b/lib/modules/manager/vendir/readme.md
index 3c7eaf0f97e591..a9861052c993ce 100644
--- a/lib/modules/manager/vendir/readme.md
+++ b/lib/modules/manager/vendir/readme.md
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-Renovate supports updating Helm Chart references in vendir.yml via the [vendir](https://carvel.dev/vendir/) tool. Renovate requires the presence of a [vendir lock file](https://carvel.dev/vendir/docs/v0.40.x/vendir-lock-spec/) which is generated by vendir and should be stored in source code.
+Renovate supports updating Helm Chart references and git references in vendir.yml via the [vendir](https://carvel.dev/vendir/) tool. Renovate requires the presence of a [vendir lock file](https://carvel.dev/vendir/docs/v0.40.x/vendir-lock-spec/) which is generated by vendir and should be stored in source code.
+
+### Helm Charts
 
 It supports both https and oci helm chart repositories.
 
-```yaml title="Example vendir.yml"
+```yaml title="Example helm chart vendir.yml"
 apiVersion: vendir.k14s.io/v1alpha1
 kind: Config
 
@@ -32,3 +34,27 @@ directories:
 #### OCI
 
 Aliases for OCI registries are supported via the dockerfile/docker manager
+
+### Git
+
+Renovates supporting explicit refs in for git references in vendir.yml
+
+```yaml title="Example git vendir.yml"
+apiVersion: vendir.k14s.io/v1alpha1
+kind: Config
+
+# one or more directories to manage with vendir
+directories:
+  - path: config/_ytt_lib
+    contents:
+      path: github.com/cloudfoundry/cf-k8s-networking
+      git:
+        # http or ssh urls are supported (required)
+        url: https://github.com/cloudfoundry/cf-k8s-networking
+        # branch, tag, commit; origin is the name of the remote (required)
+        # optional if refSelection is specified (available in v0.11.0+)
+        ref: origin/master
+        # depth of commits to fetch; 0 (default) means everything (optional; v0.29.0+)
+        depth: 1
+        ...
+```
diff --git a/lib/modules/manager/vendir/schema.ts b/lib/modules/manager/vendir/schema.ts
index 8e761a450a01e7..03418dc0eac191 100644
--- a/lib/modules/manager/vendir/schema.ts
+++ b/lib/modules/manager/vendir/schema.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ export const VendirResource = z.object({
   kind: z.literal('Config'),
 });
 
+export const GitRef = z.object({
+  ref: z.string(),
+  url: z.string().regex(/^(?:ssh|https?):\/\/.+/),
+  depth: z.number().optional(),
+});
+
 export const HelmChart = z.object({
   name: z.string(),
   version: z.string(),
@@ -14,11 +20,18 @@ export const HelmChart = z.object({
   }),
 });
 
-export const Contents = z.object({
+export const HelmChartContent = z.object({
   path: z.string(),
   helmChart: HelmChart,
 });
 
+export const GitRefContent = z.object({
+  path: z.string(),
+  git: GitRef,
+});
+
+export const Contents = z.union([HelmChartContent, GitRefContent]);
+
 export const Vendir = VendirResource.extend({
   directories: z.array(
     z.object({
@@ -30,3 +43,4 @@ export const Vendir = VendirResource.extend({
 
 export type VendirDefinition = z.infer<typeof Vendir>;
 export type HelmChartDefinition = z.infer<typeof HelmChart>;
+export type GitRefDefinition = z.infer<typeof GitRef>;