Git for Windows

Changes since Git for Windows v2.47.1(2) (January 14th 2025)

Git for Windows v2.48.1 is the last version to ship with the i686 ("32-bit") variant of the installer, portable Git and archive. Only 32-bit MinGit will be built for future versions, until April 2029.

Due to persistent maintenance challenges and the community's limited engagement and usage, git svn support in Git for Windows will be phased out over the next few months.

New Features

• Comes with Git v2.48.1.
• Comes with MinTTY v3.7.7.
• New Git for Windows installation now default to the Windows-native HTTPS transport backend.
• Comes with the MSYS2 runtime (Git for Windows flavor) based on Cygwin v3.5.7 (Git for Windows sk

Changes since Git for Windows v2.47.1 (November 25th 2024)

New Features

• Comes with Git v2.48.0-rc2.
• Comes with cURL v8.11.1.
• Comes with MinTTY v3.7.7.
• New Git for Windows installation now default to the Windows-native HTTPS transport backend.

Bug Fixes

• The installer now correctly blocks the installation on Windows 7 and Windows 8 as these versions of Windows are no longer supported since Git for Windows v2.47.0
• When using the cache credential helper, it could error out with "fatal: unable to connect to cache daemon: Unknown error" under certain circ

Changes since Git for Windows v2.47.1 (November 25th 2024)

New Features

• Comes with Git v2.48.0-rc1.
• Comes with cURL v8.11.1.
• Comes with MinTTY v3.7.7.
• Comes with the MSYS2 runtime (Git for Windows flavor) based on Cygwin v3.5.5. Git for Windows 2.48.0-rc1.windows.1 was supposed to come with the MSYS2 runtime (Git for Windows flavor) based on Cygwin v3.5.5. Due to random hangs that couldn't be fixed in time, this has been reverted.

Bug Fixes

• The installer now correctly blocks the installation on Windows 7 and Windows 8 as these versions of Windows are no longe

Changes since Git for Windows v2.47.1 (November 25th 2024)

New Features

• Comes with Git v2.48.0-rc0.
• Comes with cURL v8.11.1.

Bug Fixes

• The installer now correctly blocks the installation on Windows 7 and Windows 8 as these versions of Windows are no longer supported since Git for Windows v2.47.0

Changes since Git for Windows v2.47.0(2) (October 22nd 2024)

This release comes with the first early native support of Windows/ARM64, ready for testing. Please report any issues!

New Features

• Comes with Git v2.47.1.
• Comes with cURL v8.11.0.
• Comes with

Changes since Git for Windows v2.47.0 (October 8th 2024)

Bug Fixes

• A regression in v2.47.0 where git maintenance start crashed immediately was fixed.
• A regression where clones, fetches and pushes via SSH would dead-lock was fixed.
• As of Git for Windows v2.47.0, Scalar was supposed to enable an optimized push algorithm, but for a typo didn't, which was fixed.
• A few documentation and other, minor bug fixes from upstream Git were integrated into Git for Windows early.

Changes since Git for Windows v2.46.2 (September 24th 2024)

Git for Windows for Windows v2.47 drops support for Windows 7 and for Windows 8, as announced previously.

Please also note that the 32-bit variant of Git for Windows is deprecated; Its last official release is planned for 2025.

New Features

• Comes with Git v2.47.0.
• Comes with the MSYS2 runtime (Git for Windows flavor) based on Cygwin v3.5.4, which drops Windows 7 and Windows 8 support.
• The new, experimental git backfill command was added: It helps fetching relevant Git objects smartly in a partial, sparse clone.
• The new, experimental git survey command was added. This command is designed to help identify less-than-ide

Changes since Git for Windows v2.46.2 (September 24th 2024)

Git for Windows for Windows v2.47 drops support for Windows 7 and for Windows 8, as announced previously.

Please also note that the 32-bit variant of Git for Windows is deprecated; Its last official release is planned for 2025.

New Features

• Comes with Git v2.47.0-rc1.
• Comes with the MSYS2 runtime (Git for Windows flavor) based on Cygwin v3.5.4, which drops Windows 7 and Windows 8 support.
• The new, experimental git backfill command was added: It helps fetching relevant Git objects smartly in a partial, sparse clone.
• The new, expe

Changes since Git for Windows v2.46.2 (September 24th 2024)

Git for Windows for Windows v2.47 drops support for Windows 7 and for Windows 8, as announced previously.

Please also note that the 32-bit variant of Git for Windows is deprecated; Its last official release is planned for 2025.

New Features

• Comes with Git v2.47.0-rc0.
• Comes with the MSYS2 runtime (Git for Windows flavor) based on Cygwin v3.5.4, which drops Windows 7 and Windows 8 support.
• The new, experimental git backfill command was added: It helps fetching relevant Git objects smartly in a partial, sparse clone.
• The new, expe

Changes since Git for Windows v2.46.1 (September 18th 2024)

New Features

• Comes with Git v2.46.2.
• Comes with OpenSSH v9.9.P1.
• Comes with MinTTY v3.7.6.
• Comes with Bash v5.2.37.
• Comes with the new, experimental --full-name-hash option for git repack that helps packing monorepos more tightly.

Changes since Git for Windows v2.46.0 (July 29th 2024)

New Features

• Comes with Git v2.46.1.
• Comes with Bash v5.2.32.
• Comes with OpenSSL v3.2.3.
• Comes with MinTTY v3.7.5.
• Comes with cURL v8.10.1.

Bug Fixes

• The support code enabled via core.WSLCompat did not work well with files stored in subdirectories of the worktree, which has been fixed.
• When using an askpass helper (e.g. implicitly when running inside VS Code's internal terminal), Git v2.46.0 would error out with "read error: Invalid argument"; This bug has been fixed.