# Git v2.56.0 released

DevFeed: [Git v2.56.0 released](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/git-v2-56-0-released-61382.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://lwn.net/Articles/1097213/>)

Author: jake

Published: 2026-09-28T17:33:58Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [LWN.net](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/lwn-net.md>)

Topics: [Git](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/git.md>), [version-control](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/version-control.md>)

Tags: [git](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/git.md>), [github](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github.md>), [merge](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/merge.md>), [v2](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/v2.md>), [version-control](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/version-control.md>)

## AI overview

Git 2.56 has been released with 748 non-merge commits from 104 developers, including 39 first-time contributors. Changes include a safer conflict-resolution workflow, smaller path-walk repacks, and a new git history drop subcommand.

## Source excerpt

Version 2.56 of the Git distributed version-control system has been released. It has 748 non-merge commits since Git 2.55 was released back in June; those commits came from 104 developers, 39 of whom are first-time contributors. New features include a safer workflow for conflict resolution, smaller path-walk repacks, a new git history drop sub-command, and much more. LWN looked at Git 2.56 recently and the GitHub blog has a lengthy look at 2.56 as well.