git-for-windows/git v2.55.0-rc0.windows.1

Git for Windows v2.55.0-rc0.windows.1

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Changes since Git for Windows v2.54.0 (April 20th 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.

New Features

• Comes with Git v2.55.0-rc0.
• Comes with the MSYS2 runtime (Git for Windows flavor) based on Cygwin v3.6.9.
• Comes with Git Credential Manager v2.8.0.
• Comes with cURL v8.20.0.
• Comes with less 702.
• Comes with Bash v5.3.12.
• The FSCache now accelerates more git add scenarios.
• Comes with OpenSSL v3.5.7.
• The diff helper handling Word documents was ported from Perl to Rust.

Bug Fixes

• A regression in v2.54.0 that could cause endless "Unlink of file '.git/objects/pack/pack-.idx' failed. Should I try again?" loops on older Windows 10 versions during git fetch operations was fixed.
• A bug that prevented proper shutdown of processes launched via Git Bash under certain circumstances was fixed.
• A bug was fixed which could cause parallel checkouts to fail under certain circumstances when the FSCache is enabled.
• Git Bash (MinTTY) now respects screen scaling settings under more circumstances.