What’s new in Git 2.54.0?
Apr 20, 2026Patrick Steinhardt

Summary
Introduced pluggable object databases to Git, enabling alternative storage formats for objects. Developed `git history` subcommands (`reword`, `split`) for easier commit history editing, inspired by Jujutsu. Enhanced `git repo structure` to display largest objects by type, making it a native replacement for `git-sizer(1)`.