diff --git a/syntax/requirements.vim b/syntax/requirements.vim
index bd7f49d..ffbf987 100644
--- a/syntax/requirements.vim
+++ b/syntax/requirements.vim
@@ -13,11 +13,13 @@ syn match requirementsComment "#.*$"
 syn match requirementsCommandOption "\v^\[?--?[a-zA-Z\-]*\]?"
 syn match requirementsVersionSpecifiers "\v(\=\=\=?|\<\=?|\>\=?|\~\=|\!\=)"
 syn match requirementsPackageName "\v^[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z\-0-9]*"
+syn match requirementsVersionControls "\v(git\+?|hg\+|svn\+|bzr\+)\S+$"
 
 hi link requirementsComment Comment
 hi link requirementsCommandOption Special
 hi link requirementsVersionspecifiers Boolean
 hi link requirementsPackageName Identifier
+hi link requirementsVersionControls Identifier
 
 let b:current_syntax = "requirements"