git-for-windows/git v2.44.0-rc2.windows.1

Git for Windows v2.44.0-rc2.windows.1

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Changes since Git for Windows v2.43.0 (November 20th 2023)

Git for Windows for Windows v2.44 is the last version to support for Windows 7 and for Windows 8, see MSYS2's corresponding deprecation announcement (Git for Windows relies on MSYS2 for components such as Bash and Perl).

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 v2.44.0-rc2.
• Comes with libfido2 v1.14.0.
• Comes with the MSYS2 runtime (Git for Windows flavor) based on Cygwin v3.4.10.
• Comes with Perl v5.38.2.
• Git for Windows learned to detect and use native Windows support for ANSI sequences, which allows using 24-bit colors in terminal windows.
• Comes with Git LFS v3.4.1.
• The repository viewer Tig that is included in Git for Windows can now be called also directly from PowerShell/CMD.
• Comes with OpenSSH v9.6.P1.
• Comes with Bash v5.2.26.
• Comes with GNU TLS v3.8.3.
• Comes with OpenSSL v3.2.1.
• Comes with cURL v8.6.0.
• Comes with GNU Privacy Guard v2.4.4.

Bug Fixes

• The 32-bit variant of Git for Windows was missing some MSYS2 runtime updates, which was addressed; Do note 32-bit support is phased out.
• The Git for Windows installer showed cut-off text in some setups. This has been fixed.
• The git credential-manager --help command previously would not find a page to display in the web browser, which has been fixed.
• A couple of bugs that could cause Git Bash to hang in certain scenarios were fixed.