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commit-rewriter 0.2

Simon Willison released commit-rewriter 0.2 on 24th September 2026, adding support for branches other than the default branch via the command `uvx commit-rewriter --branch other`, tracked in GitHub issue #3. The tool's update lets developers run the commit-rewriting utility against a named branch instead of only the default branch.

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24th September 2026

Support for branches other than the default branch. Use uvx commit-rewriter --branch other to run against another branch. #3

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