diff --git a/pri/libgit2detect.pri b/pri/libgit2detect.pri
index 7458d3746..4f5018996 100644
--- a/pri/libgit2detect.pri
+++ b/pri/libgit2detect.pri
@@ -13,25 +13,26 @@
 # along with Fritzing. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 # ********************************************************************
 
+# Windows and Linux still use the old variant, libgit 0.28, static linked
+# macOS uses already uses the 1.7.1 version
+# Use libgit2 1.7.1 ( https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/pull/6471 )
+LIBGIT_VERSION=1.7.1
+LIBGITPATH = $$absolute_path($$_PRO_FILE_PWD_/../libgit2-$$LIBGIT_VERSION)
 
-packagesExist(libgit2) {
-} else {
-    LIBGIT_STATIC = true
-}
+!macx {
+	if ($$LIBGIT_STATIC) {
+		LIBGIT2INCLUDE = "$$_PRO_FILE_PWD_/../libgit2/include"
 
-if ($$LIBGIT_STATIC) {
-    LIBGIT2INCLUDE = "$$_PRO_FILE_PWD_/../libgit2/include"
-    exists($$LIBGIT2INCLUDE/git2.h) {
-        message("found libgit2 include path at $$LIBGIT2INCLUDE")
-    } else {
-        message("Fritzing requires libgit2")
-        message("Build it from the repo at https://github.com/libgit2")
-        message("See https://github.com/fritzing/fritzing-app/wiki for details.")
+		exists($$LIBGIT2INCLUDE/git2.h) {
+			message("found libgit2 include path at $$LIBGIT2INCLUDE")
+		} else {
+			message("Fritzing requires libgit2")
+			message("Build it from the repo at https://github.com/libgit2")
+			message("See https://github.com/fritzing/fritzing-app/wiki for details.")
 
-        error("libgit2 include path not found in $$LIBGIT2INCLUDE")
-    }
-
-    INCLUDEPATH += $$LIBGIT2INCLUDE
+			error("libgit2 include path not found in $$LIBGIT2INCLUDE")
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 win32 {
@@ -47,10 +48,11 @@ win32 {
         error("libgit2 library not found in $$LIBGIT2LIB")
     }
 
+	INCLUDEPATH += $$LIBGIT2INCLUDE
     LIBS += -L$$LIBGIT2LIB -lgit2
 }
 
-unix {
+unix:!macx {
     if ($$LIBGIT_STATIC) {
         LIBGIT2LIB = $$_PRO_FILE_PWD_/../libgit2/build
         exists($$LIBGIT2LIB/libgit2.a) {
@@ -58,14 +60,31 @@ unix {
         } else {
             error("static libgit2 library not found in $$LIBGIT2LIB")
         }
-        macx {
-            LIBS += $$LIBGIT2LIB/libgit2.a -framework Security
-        } else {
-            LIBS += $$LIBGIT2LIB/libgit2.a  -lssl -lcrypto
-        }
+		INCLUDEPATH += $$LIBGIT2INCLUDE
+		LIBS += $$LIBGIT2LIB/libgit2.a  -lssl -lcrypto
     } else {
-        !build_pass:warning("Using dynamic linking for libgit2.")
+		QMAKE_PKG_CONFIG_PATH += $$LIBGITPATH/pkgconfig
+		!build_pass:warning("Using dynamic linking for libgit2. This is not tested on macos, probably doesn't work.")
         #message("Enabled dynamic linking of libgit2")
         PKGCONFIG += libgit2
     }
 }
+
+macx {
+	if ($$LIBGIT_STATIC) {
+		LIBGIT2LIB = $$LIBGITPATH/lib
+		exists($$LIBGIT2LIB/libgit2.a) {
+			message("found libgit2 library in $$LIBGIT2LIB")
+		} else {
+			error("static libgit2 library not found in $$LIBGIT2LIB")
+		}
+		INCLUDEPATH += $$LIBGITPATH/include
+		LIBS += $$LIBGIT2LIB/libgit2.a -framework Security
+	} else {
+		QMAKE_PKG_CONFIG_PATH += $$LIBGITPATH/pkgconfig
+		!build_pass:warning("Using dynamic linking for libgit2. This is not tested on macos, probably doesn't work")
+		#message("Enabled dynamic linking of libgit2")
+		PKGCONFIG += libgit2
+	}
+}
+
diff --git a/pri/quazipdetect.pri b/pri/quazipdetect.pri
index 9f480ec6a..a44799f15 100644
--- a/pri/quazipdetect.pri
+++ b/pri/quazipdetect.pri
@@ -5,14 +5,16 @@ message("Using fritzing quazip detect script.")
 SOURCES += \
     src/zlibdummy.c \
 
-exists($$absolute_path($$PWD/../../quazip_qt$$QT_MAJOR_VERSION)) {
-        QUAZIPPATH = $$absolute_path($$PWD/../../quazip_qt$$QT_MAJOR_VERSION)
-        message("found quazip in $${QUAZIPPATH}")
-    } else {
-        error("quazip could not be found.")
-    }
+!macx {
+	exists($$absolute_path($$PWD/../../quazip_qt$$QT_MAJOR_VERSION)) {
+		QUAZIPPATH = $$absolute_path($$PWD/../../quazip_qt$$QT_MAJOR_VERSION)
+		message("found quazip in $${QUAZIPPATH}")
+	} else {
+	error("quazip could not be found.")
+	}
 
-message("including $$absolute_path($${QUAZIPPATH}/include/quazip)")
+	message("including $$absolute_path($${QUAZIPPATH}/include/quazip)")
+}
 
 unix:!macx {
     message("including quazip library on linux")
@@ -22,11 +24,16 @@ unix:!macx {
 }
 
 macx {
-    message("including quazip library on mac os")
-    INCLUDEPATH += $$absolute_path($${QUAZIPPATH}/include/quazip)
-    LIBS += -L$$absolute_path($${QUAZIPPATH}/lib) -lquazip1-qt$$QT_MAJOR_VERSION
-    QMAKE_RPATHDIR += $$absolute_path($${QUAZIPPATH}/lib)
-    LIBS += -lz
+	QUAZIP_VERSION=1.4
+	QUAZIP_PATH=$$absolute_path($$PWD/../../quazip-$$QT_VERSION-$$QUAZIP_VERSION)
+	QUAZIP_INCLUDE_PATH=$$QUAZIP_PATH/include/QuaZip-Qt6-$$QUAZIP_VERSION/quazip
+	QUAZIP_LIB_PATH=$$QUAZIP_PATH/lib
+
+	message("including quazip library on mac os")
+	INCLUDEPATH += $$QUAZIP_INCLUDE_PATH
+	LIBS += -L$$QUAZIP_LIB_PATH -lquazip1-qt$$QT_MAJOR_VERSION
+	QMAKE_RPATHDIR += $$QUAZIP_LIB_PATH
+	LIBS += -lz
 }
 
 win32 {
@@ -39,7 +46,7 @@ win32 {
     } else {
         message("Fritzing requires quazip")
         error("quazip include path not found in $$QUAZIPINCLUDE")
-    }
+	}
 
     INCLUDEPATH += $$QUAZIPINCLUDE
 
@@ -56,4 +63,4 @@ win32 {
     }
 
     LIBS += -L$$QUAZIPLIB -lquazip1-qt$$QT_MAJOR_VERSION
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}