Addendum: Please also note that the code-signing certificate used to sign Git for Windows' executables was renewed and may cause Smart Screen to show a warning until the certificate has gained a certain minimum reputation. This is nothing to worry about, it is just the regular code-signing certificate renewal mechanics. If you want to make extra certain that you got the correct file, please just compare the SHA-256 checksum against the one listed below. Oh, and please test! This is _the_ chance we have to hammer out a solid, robust Git for Windows v2.41.0. Thank you, Johannes On Wed, 17 May 2023, Johannes Schindelin wrote: > Dear Git users, > > I hereby announce that Git for Windows 2.41.0-rc0 is available from: > > https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/releases/tag/v2.41.0-rc0.windows.1 > > Changes since Git for Windows v2.40.1 (April 25th 2023) > > As announced previously, Git for Windows will drop support for Windows > 7 and for Windows 8 in one of the next versions, following Cygwin's and > MSYS2's lead (Git for Windows relies on MSYS2 for components such as > Bash and Perl). > > Following the footsteps of the MSYS2 and Cygwin projects on which Git > for Windows depends, the 32-bit variant of Git for Windows is being > phased out. As of Git for Windows v2.41.0, the 32-bit variant of the > POSIX emulation layer (known as "MSYS2 runtime", powering Git Bash > among other components shipped with Git for Windows) is in maintenance > mode and will only see security bug fixes (if any). Users relying on > 32-bit Git for Windows are highly encouraged to switch to the 64-bit > version whenever possible. > > New Features > > * Comes with Git v2.41.0-rc0. > * Comes with OpenSSH v9.3p1 > * Comes with cURL v8.0.1. > * Comes with MinTTY v3.6.4. > * The Git for Windows installer now also includes the Git LFS > documentation (i.e. git help git-lfs now works). > * Comes with Perl v5.36.1. > * Comes with GNU Privacy Guard v2.2.41. > * Comes with Git Credential Manager v2.1.2. > * Comes with MSYS2 runtime (Git for Windows flavor) based on Cygwin > 3.4.6. (This does not extend to 32-bit Git for Windows, which is > stuck with v3.3.* of the MSYS2 runtime forever.) > * To help with Git for Windows' release mechanics, Git for Windows > now ships with two variants of libcurl. > > Bug Fixes > > * Git GUI's Repository>Explore Working Copy was broken since v2.39.1, > which has been fixed. > > Git-2.41.0-rc0-64-bit.exe | 7b0bfa1e1e059f7bc5e5a5a172f3da0fac8e1f5b6011366527ed6afcc50a82aa > Git-2.41.0-rc0-32-bit.exe | 2048117413bdda01eaa358f9451973876e0e06b7011fe0636f8df794b6b5ad8f > PortableGit-2.41.0-rc0-64-bit.7z.exe | 09085f5414f97e406b13a023482684d2728bb9788eca687dbf19434ab157ef96 > PortableGit-2.41.0-rc0-32-bit.7z.exe | cff7a350d6b312112b1cf4eb33344f37a6c85bdca8dc07ce90a23752b01abd47 > MinGit-2.41.0-rc0-64-bit.zip | 7b45fc53600f19008d322848305551fbc5600136caae0769ee6d10774c3688a4 > MinGit-2.41.0-rc0-32-bit.zip | c49966732c4ba4b8c76057c2ebc13981f39be728c454aaf5849db3833ce049a9 > MinGit-2.41.0-rc0-busybox-64-bit.zip | 8792014287b6327bccec16f1ad7d970b10f0566b667f40c57462e6e27b98e0fd > MinGit-2.41.0-rc0-busybox-32-bit.zip | 67030d81d36caf0febab51d0fd1e3f20d2441197b3ca306d41f5f7658c3399a1 > Git-2.41.0-rc0-64-bit.tar.bz2 | e741dc0cc7211e974d588f624fa566a4b92e50317e3f735894b443583c8e5d0e > Git-2.41.0-rc0-32-bit.tar.bz2 | 0c0a97258b36b1054c97379b59ad5fe674e539d366618e7df1bc2e20e5666c5d > > Ciao, > Johannes >
