Changes since Git for Windows v2.56.0(3) (October 22nd 2026) This is another urgent security bug fix release, addressing CVE-2026-111497. Bug Fixes The executables included in the 32-bit MinGit had corrupt code-signatures, which has been fixed. Upgrades the included brotli component to v1.2.1 to address CVE-2026-111497. Filename SHA-256 Git-2.56.0.4-64-bit.exe 4961a4a8cc778d8b6e00a5819e5fe4d078b75…
Changes since Git for Windows v2.56.0(2) (October 5th 2026) This is a security fix release, addressing the eMudhra Intermediate CA Compromise. It also addresses Git LFS' CVE-2026-105803 by upgrading to v3.8.1. New Features Comes with OpenSSH v10.6.P1. Comes with cURL v8.23.0. Comes with Git LFS v3.8.1. Filename SHA-256 Git-2.56.0.3-64-bit.exe dc6d3db061999136e139f31376c5582a9ed6f36a4ea12f15e54ad7f…
Changes since Git for Windows v2.56.0 (September 28th 2026) New Features Comes with OpenSSL v3.5.9. To help with fixing stale references to the Git Credential Manager after Git for Windows v2.56.0's MINGW64 -> UCRT64 migration, a compatibility shim is now installed. Bug Fixes Suppressing the user-wide Git config via GIT_CONFIG_GLOBAL=NUL was broken in v2.56.0 (surprisingly, as a consequence of the…
Changes since Git for Windows v2.55.0(5) (August 20th 2026) Following the MSYS2 project, on which Git for Windows is based, Windows 8.1 support was dropped; In doing so, internal paths changed (/mingw64/bin/git.exe does not exist anymore, /ucrt64/bin/git.exe takes its role; if this breaks your setups, consider switching to /cmd/git.exe instead, which is guaranteed to stay stable). An issue with th…
Changes since Git for Windows v2.55.0(5) (August 20th 2026) Following the MSYS2 project, on which Git for Windows is based, Windows 8.1 support was dropped; In doing so, internal paths changed (/mingw64/bin/git.exe does not exist anymore, /ucrt64/bin/git.exe takes its role; if this breaks your setups, consider switching to /cmd/git.exe instead, which is guaranteed to stay stable). An issue with th…
Changes since Git for Windows v2.55.0(5) (August 20th 2026) Following the MSYS2 project, on which Git for Windows is based, Windows 8.1 support was dropped; In doing so, internal paths changed (/mingw64/bin/git.exe does not exist anymore, /ucrt64/bin/git.exe takes its role; if this breaks your setups, consider switching to /cmd/git.exe instead, which is guaranteed to stay stable). An issue with th…
Changes since Git for Windows v2.55.0(5) (August 20th 2026) Following the MSYS2 project, on which Git for Windows is based, Windows 8.1 support was dropped; In doing so, internal paths changed (/mingw64/bin/git.exe does not exist anymore, /ucrt64/bin/git.exe takes its role; if this breaks your setups, consider switching to /cmd/git.exe instead, which is guaranteed to stay stable). An issue with th…
Changes since Git for Windows v2.55.0(4) (August 11th 2026) Following the MSYS2 project, on which Git for Windows is based, Windows 8.1 support will be dropped after Git for Windows v2.55. New Features Comes with the MSYS2 runtime (Git for Windows flavor) based on Cygwin v3.6.10. Comes with OpenSSH v10.5.P1. Bug Fixes The long-standing bug where Git Bash's screen was cleared after git.exe called v…
Changes since Git for Windows v2.55.0(3) (July 14th 2026) Following the MSYS2 project, on which Git for Windows is based, Windows 8.1 support will be dropped after Git for Windows v2.55. This is a security fix release, addressing CVE-2026-62960. CVE-2026-62960, Git for Windows: Attacker-controlled servers may advertise bundle URIs that point to network shares, causing Windows to transparently perf…
Changes since Git for Windows v2.54.0(2) (July 14th 2026) This is a security fix release, addressing CVE-2026-62960. CVE-2026-62960, Git for Windows: Attacker-controlled servers may advertise bundle URIs that point to network shares, causing Windows to transparently perform NTLM authentication and disclose the user's NTLMv2 hash. Since NTLM hashing is weak, the captured hash can potentially be bru…
Changes since Git for Windows v2.53.0(3) (April 14th 2026) This is a security fix release, addressing CVE-2026-62960. CVE-2026-62960, Git for Windows: Attacker-controlled servers may advertise bundle URIs that point to network shares, causing Windows to transparently perform NTLM authentication and disclose the user's NTLMv2 hash. Since NTLM hashing is weak, the captured hash can potentially be br…
Changes since Git for Windows v2.55.0(2) (July 2nd 2026) New Features Comes with Git Credential Manager v2.9.0. Bug Fixes Fixes heap overflows in the credential helper wincred, see GHSA-rxqw-wxqg-g7hw for full details. Filename SHA-256 Git-2.55.0.3-64-bit.exe af12577d0fdff74243a5988197aa49b957d5044edc17004f6ddf0768996f1dca Git-2.55.0.3-arm64.exe e3d7f5a2214f214f0a93cf0d8915dab236a0e91c7de6de70a7db…
Changes since Git for Windows v2.54.0 (Apr 20th 2026) New Features Comes with Git Credential Manager v2.9.0. Filename SHA-256 MinGit-2.54.0.2-64-bit.zip 7caad4bda0cb70cf4e8d1c07c4bd13054d0f3cbc4ffd434eaef0f9cf62939186 MinGit-2.54.0.2-arm64.zip 0cd06cb13d4109e78875fceeaad9607d8417d5a72e28e9bce0ee2ce5d24693a5 MinGit-2.54.0.2-32-bit.zip a5fa4d40e848d903dc3844bd868f840a38fc92070df62e37d468785882b0ae6c…
Changes since Git for Windows v2.55.0 (June 29th 2026) Following the MSYS2 project, on which Git for Windows is based, Windows 8.1 support will be dropped after Git for Windows v2.55. Bug Fixes NTLM opt-in support, which had been prematurely disabled altogether (a glimpse into this fall when NTLM will be disabled, no opt-in possible) was fixed by temporarily enabling optional NTLM support again. F…
ImportantNTLM support was inadvertently disabled completely in this release. Please hold off from upgrading if you still rely on NTLM authentication. Changes since Git for Windows v2.54.0 (April 20th 2026) Following the MSYS2 project, on which Git for Windows is based, Windows 8.1 support will be dropped after Git for Windows v2.55. New Features Comes with Git v2.55.0. Comes with the MSYS2 runtime…
Changes since Git for Windows v2.54.0 (April 20th 2026) Following the MSYS2 project, on which Git for Windows is based, Windows 8.1 support will be dropped after Git for Windows v2.55. New Features Comes with Git v2.55.0-rc2. Comes with the MSYS2 runtime (Git for Windows flavor) based on Cygwin v3.6.9. Comes with Git Credential Manager v2.8.0. Comes with cURL v8.20.0. Comes with less 702. The FSCa…
Changes since Git for Windows v2.54.0 (April 20th 2026) Following the MSYS2 project, on which Git for Windows is based, Windows 8.1 support will be dropped after Git for Windows v2.55. New Features Comes with Git v2.55.0-rc1. Comes with the MSYS2 runtime (Git for Windows flavor) based on Cygwin v3.6.9. Comes with Git Credential Manager v2.8.0. Comes with cURL v8.20.0. Comes with less 702. The FSCa…
Changes since Git for Windows v2.54.0 (April 20th 2026) Following the MSYS2 project, on which Git for Windows is based, Windows 8.1 support will be dropped after Git for Windows v2.55. New Features Comes with Git v2.55.0-rc0. Comes with the MSYS2 runtime (Git for Windows flavor) based on Cygwin v3.6.9. Comes with Git Credential Manager v2.8.0. Comes with cURL v8.20.0. Comes with less 702. Comes wi…
Changes since Git for Windows v2.53.0(3) (April 14th 2026) Due to persistent maintenance challenges, git svn is no longer included in Git for Windows. Users who still need this command are highly encouraged to use a Linux version of git svn via the Windows Subsystem for Linux instead, or switch to a regular MSYS2 setup: install MSYS2, then run the following command in the MSYS2 UCRT64 Bash: pacman…
Changes since Git for Windows v2.53.0(3) (April 14th 2026) Due to persistent maintenance challenges, git svn is no longer included in Git for Windows. Users who still need this command are highly encouraged to use a Linux version of git svn via the Windows Subsystem for Linux instead, or switch to a regular MSYS2 setup: install MSYS2, then run the following command in the MSYS2 UCRT64 Bash: pacman…
Changes since Git for Windows v2.53.0(2) (March 10th 2026) This is a security fix release, addressing CVE-2026-32631. CVE-2026-32631, Git for Windows: When a user clones a repository containing symbolic links pointing to network drives, Git follows those symlinks during checkout, causing Windows to transparently perform NTLM authentication and disclose the user's NTLMv2 hash to an attacker-control…
Changes since Git for Windows v2.53.0(2) (March 10th 2026) Due to persistent maintenance challenges, git svn is no longer included in Git for Windows. Users who still need this command are highly encouraged to use a Linux version of git svn via the Windows Subsystem for Linux instead, or switch to a regular MSYS2 setup: install MSYS2, then run the following command in the MSYS2 UCRT64 Bash: pacman…
Changes since Git for Windows v2.53.0(2) (March 10th 2026) Due to persistent maintenance challenges, git svn is no longer included in Git for Windows. Users who still need this command are highly encouraged to use a Linux version of git svn via the Windows Subsystem for Linux instead, or switch to a regular MSYS2 setup: install MSYS2, then run the following command in the MSYS2 UCRT64 Bash: pacman…
Changes since Git for Windows v2.47.1(2) (January 14th 2025): This is a security fix release, addressing CVE-2024-50349, CVE-2024-52006, CVE-2025-27613, CVE-2025-27614, CVE-2025-46334, CVE-2025-46835, CVE-2025-48384, CVE-2025-48385, and CVE-2025-48386. New Features Comes with Git v2.47.3. Bug Fixes CVE-2025-27613, Gitk: When a user clones an untrusted repository and runs Gitk without additional co…