# Git 2.56-rc0 Released With Updated Contribution Guidelines, Improvements For Swift

DevFeed: [Git 2.56-rc0 Released With Updated Contribution Guidelines, Improvements For Swift](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/git-2-56-rc0-released-with-updated-contribution-guidelines-improvements-for-swift-12406.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.phoronix.com/news/Git-2.56-rc0>)

Author: Michael Larabel

Published: 2026-09-11T10:20:00Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [Phoronix](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/phoronix.md>)

Topics: [Git](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/git.md>), [Swift](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/swift.md>), [configuration](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/configuration.md>)

Tags: [announcement](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/announcement.md>), [community-contribution](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/community-contribution.md>), [desktop-linux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/desktop-linux.md>), [documentation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/documentation.md>), [git](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/git.md>), [linux-benchmarking](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux-benchmarking.md>), [linux-hardware-benchmarks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux-hardware-benchmarks.md>), [linux-hardware-reviews](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux-hardware-reviews.md>), [linux-how-to](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux-how-to.md>), [linux-performance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux-performance.md>), [linux-server-benchmarks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux-server-benchmarks.md>), [open-source-graphics](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source-graphics.md>), [phoronix](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/phoronix.md>), [phoronix-test-suite](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/phoronix-test-suite.md>), [release](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release.md>), [swift](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/swift.md>), [ubuntu-benchmarks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ubuntu-benchmarks.md>), [ubuntu-hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ubuntu-hardware.md>)

## AI overview

Git 2.56-rc0 introduces Swift-specific diff patterns, hardens the ORT merge back-end against corrupt trees, adds a project-specific b4 configuration, and updates contribution guidelines and documentation.

## Source excerpt

While still ultimately working toward Git 3.0 with SHA-256 hashes by default and the "main" branch name by default, among other breaking changes (and potentially coming around the end of 2026), Git 2.56-rc0 is now available for testing...