⁨Git⁩ version history

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1. 2.56.0.windows.4

   Latest Patch release via GitHub Releases Released on 26 October 2026

   Changelog

   Changes since Git for Windows v2.56.0(3) (October 22nd 2026) This is another urgent security bug fix release, addressing [CVE-2026-111497](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-111497). ### Bug Fixes * The executables included in the 32-bit MinGit had corrupt code-signatures, which [has been fixed](https://github.com/git-for-windows/MINGW-packages/pull/231). * Upgrades [the included brotli component](https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/issues/6514) to v1.2.1 to address [CVE-2026-111497](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-111497). Filename | SHA-256 -------- | ------- Git-2.56.0.4-64-bit.exe | 4961a4a8cc778d8b6e00a5819e5fe4d078b754555aff7aedc2d77a5d74c2de80 Git-2.56.0.4-arm64.exe | e7dcc4adbb0eb373064598cd18bc75e60128707d816ead51cd9bd98e356f0075 PortableGit-2.56.0.4-64-bit.7z.exe | b1f3e52216e2ed6882d1bebfd4d3fdf319bec40d2edbbf9fd26ec4fd3fce7ed1 PortableGit-2.56.0.4-arm64.7z.exe | 044110f9d951858452ddb5e4b5415ea0f2b5b2598e794d6fec77fe28b9aa8cc0 MinGit-2.56.0.4-64-bit.zip | e3bf78351fe777fba47ddee5950082f8a98bb0f02604fdc7ba3ee2cb68ffa877 MinGit-2.56.0.4-arm64.zip | 70f7649f78088c1db1d2f3571ca46a04d5bef06e4e9d56d8ed7f9829e8c6c4db MinGit-2.56.0.4-32-bit.zip | 6b3d71c7536d3c85baebaeb26d461e74c755895ccc1f4c817d0e289470419ccc MinGit-2.56.0.4-busybox-64-bit.zip | c4f27d9356ef471dd9fea1f89e5c176cfff7c85b29912a00f3cc7fb59197a39f MinGit-2.56.0.4-busybox-arm64.zip | 90f882fd91398dc2bd00f91af32401425815dd2f049a95fee68c9e783c311c7a MinGit-2.56.0.4-busybox-32-bit.zip | 62dc9ff7c421a0742fd6128d91e9ebb2ec035fa21db6a6a2de0f2a018ca7831b Git-2.56.0.4-64-bit.tar.bz2 | 0dae059764ba7c447c9604eb6cb0f4afaf2d90b003ecf1c8cf2dbe5a13e4442c Git-2.56.0.4-arm64.tar.bz2 | e3903db2fea42263b4df0d2f581ca8e07ec1c7c9f878156a8d01284f35011642

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2. 2.56.0.windows.3

   via GitHub Releases Released on 22 October 2026

   Changelog

   Changes since Git for Windows v2.56.0(2) (October 5th 2026) This is a security fix release, addressing [the eMudhra Intermediate CA Compromise](https://emudhra.we-have-a-problem.com/). It also addresses Git LFS' [CVE-2026-105803](https://github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/security/advisories/GHSA-x72p-hmqp-46hw) by upgrading to v3.8.1. ### New Features * Comes with [OpenSSH v10.6.P1](https://github.com/openssh/openssh-portable/releases/tag/V_10_6_P1). * Comes with [cURL v8.23.0](https://curl.se/changes.html#8_23_0). * Comes with [Git LFS v3.8.1](https://github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/releases/tag/v3.8.1). Filename | SHA-256 -------- | ------- Git-2.56.0.3-64-bit.exe | dc6d3db061999136e139f31376c5582a9ed6f36a4ea12f15e54ad7fa2bfc0bf2 Git-2.56.0.3-arm64.exe | 53cfe6358a1f0573c8c777c9ad71151df8f29986759c689c7b8a5cbb84cca495 PortableGit-2.56.0.3-64-bit.7z.exe | 4fc27b779829a36df77911e3f4dea09c66c790dd6c5f7dfa3b6a5479f1fe354f PortableGit-2.56.0.3-arm64.7z.exe | 12c56c9d39b998074d93797eff4784ce6ec418910938500a04f6c8d3360ac2fb MinGit-2.56.0.3-64-bit.zip | 2e5619966e588fde5f8122c5557cad50c0fbafcaed736689f40ec1dfb1d78ea7 MinGit-2.56.0.3-arm64.zip | 042e7fda964e2072c11435fd0efeb822083c8f5a07c8b00456247bbb5334589d MinGit-2.56.0.3-32-bit.zip | eaf8d826a2ff4440db847078424b282d09f9ac9d03524faab8189c279455926d MinGit-2.56.0.3-busybox-64-bit.zip | ab4aabd3b8b1c2610725f4b48312511b5e4ff7af99f6e0ae1aa286ea19faaf85 MinGit-2.56.0.3-busybox-arm64.zip | 26e21351ad4d3f8d81a68fbe79688bb8baf45798d8f4c4281b91846f7c7c4693 MinGit-2.56.0.3-busybox-32-bit.zip | 356374ce00e5facf75b3f14eb60529e6ec692ed92a9f71288e3509743bbc7236 Git-2.56.0.3-64-bit.tar.bz2 | 2460cdc329f9061e0682672eb9995da9da1da0ffb9761494c7abb3559ecbc40e Git-2.56.0.3-arm64.tar.bz2 | 4e065c301a08b04ceb17e88ba2479acd5d46e214f799d2f915953a1d728ca33f

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