diff --git a/CMakeExternals/tinyxml2.cmake b/CMakeExternals/tinyxml2.cmake
index 8b24f8c184..900956a1b2 100644
--- a/CMakeExternals/tinyxml2.cmake
+++ b/CMakeExternals/tinyxml2.cmake
@@ -1,52 +1,52 @@
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # tinyxml2
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # Sanity checks
 if(DEFINED tinyxml2_DIR AND NOT EXISTS ${tinyxml2_DIR})
   message(FATAL_ERROR "tinyxml2_DIR variable is defined but corresponds to non-existing directory")
 endif()
 
 set(proj tinyxml2)
 set(proj_DEPENDENCIES )
 set(${proj}_DEPENDS ${proj})
 
 if(NOT DEFINED tinyxml2_DIR)
 
   set(additional_cmake_args )
   if(WIN32)
     set(additional_cmake_args -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS:BOOL=OFF)
   endif()
 
   if(CTEST_USE_LAUNCHERS)
     list(APPEND additional_cmake_args
       "-DCMAKE_PROJECT_${proj}_INCLUDE:FILEPATH=${CMAKE_ROOT}/Modules/CTestUseLaunchers.cmake"
     )
   endif()
 
   ExternalProject_Add(${proj}
      LIST_SEPARATOR ${sep}
-     URL ${MITK_THIRDPARTY_DOWNLOAD_PREFIX_URL}/tinyxml2-8.0.0.tar.gz
-     URL_MD5 5dc535c8b34ee621fe2128f072d275b5
+     GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/leethomason/tinyxml2.git
+     GIT_TAG 8.0.0
      CMAKE_GENERATOR ${gen}
      CMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM ${gen_platform}
      CMAKE_ARGS
        ${ep_common_args}
        ${additional_cmake_args}
      CMAKE_CACHE_ARGS
        ${ep_common_cache_args}
        -DBUILD_TESTING:BOOL=OFF
        -DBUILD_TESTS:BOOL=OFF
      CMAKE_CACHE_DEFAULT_ARGS
        ${ep_common_cache_default_args}
      DEPENDS ${proj_DEPENDENCIES}
     )
 
   set(${proj}_DIR ${ep_prefix})
   mitkFunctionInstallExternalCMakeProject(${proj})
 
 else()
 
   mitkMacroEmptyExternalProject(${proj} "${proj_DEPENDENCIES}")
 
 endif()