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Another security bug fix release: Git for Windows 2.56.0.4 is available! github.com/git-for-wind... (this updates the brotli component shipped with Git for Windows, to address the HTTP2shell vulnerability).

github.comRelease Git for Windows v2.56.0.windows.4 · git-for-windows/gitChanges 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 ha...
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Hot fix release for NTLM authentication issues! Git for Windows 2.55.0(2) is available! github.com/git-for-wind... (Please note that NTLM support is scheduled to be dropped later this year.)

github.comRelease Git for Windows v2.55.0.windows.2 · git-for-windows/gitChanges 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 NT...
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Apologies for a Friday release, but this is important: Git for Windows v2.51.1 addresses CVE-2025-26625, rated High severity (8.6/10). Please avoid cloning or pulling repositories before upgrading to this release! github.com/git-for-wind...

github.comRelease Git for Windows v2.51.1.windows.1 · git-for-windows/gitChanges since Git for Windows v2.51.0(2) (September 29th 2025) This is a security release! Git LFS (which is enabled by default in Git for Windows) fixes CVE-2025-26625 (Severity rated High, 8.6 / ...
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Maybe Git for Windows should include `jj`. What do you think?

Andrew Lilley Brinker@alilleybrinker.com

Idea: jj makes edits safer. In Git it's easy to end up in broken states; gnarly merge conflicts, difficult rebases, etc. jj, by making editing history (splitting up commits, combining commits, deleting commits, changing commit parents, etc.) really easy, and having first-class conflicts, is safer.