{"slug": "git-2-55-0-released", "title": "Git 2.55.0 released", "summary": "Git 2.55.0 was released with contributions from 100 people, including 33 first-time contributors. The update introduces new features for the experimental 'git history' command and adds the Git fsmonitor daemon for Linux systems.", "body_md": "# Git 2.55.0 released\n\nGit maintainer Junio Hamano has [announced](https://lwn.net/ml/all/xmqqv7b1w9vr.fsf%40gitster.g/)\nGit 2.55.0, which has non-merge commits from 100 people; 33 of\nthose are first-time contributors to the project. LWN [recently covered](https://lwn.net/Articles/1079596/) some of\nthe noteworthy changes in 2.55, including new features for the\nexperimental \"`git history`\" command, addition of the Git [fsmonitor](https://www.man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/git-fsmonitor--daemon.1.html)\ndaemon for Linux systems, and more.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/git-2-55-0-released", "canonical_source": "https://lwn.net/Articles/1080188/", "published_at": "2026-06-29 20:22:59+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-29 20:52:36.069134+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["developer-tools"], "entities": ["Git", "Junio Hamano", "LWN"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/git-2-55-0-released", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/git-2-55-0-released.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/git-2-55-0-released.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/git-2-55-0-released.jsonld"}}