Infrastructure

Git 2.54.0 released

Git 2.54.0 ships with history rewriting and mobile-friendly gitweb interface, powered by 66 first-time contributors among 137 total developers.

Monday, April 20, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: LWN.netBY sys://pipeline

Git 2.54.0 released with contributions from 137 developers (66 first-time contributors). Key improvements include Git history rewriting and a mobile-friendly gitweb interface. Maintainer Junio Hamano takes a two-week break following release.

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Highlights from Git 2.54

Git 2.54 debuts an experimental `git history` command for simpler repository rewrites and introduces config-based hooks enabling centralized hook definitions across projects.