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What’s new in Git 2.52.0?

Nov 17, 2025Christian Couder
What’s new in Git 2.52.0?
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This post details the introduction of the `git-last-modified(1)` command in Git 2.52, which significantly improves the efficiency of retrieving the last commit for each file in a tree by performing a single history walk. It also highlights improvements to `git-fast-export(1)` and `git-fast-import(1)` for handling cryptographic commit and tag signatures during history rewriting, and the addition of a new 'geometric' maintenance strategy for `git-maintenance(1)` to enhance scalability for large monorepos.

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