Release 2.18.0 =$$$Released: 2025-10-31$$$$$$TortoiseGit no longer ships the necessary Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable 2015–2022 (cf. issue #4209). Make sure you have the latest version installed before upgrading:$$$ * x64: https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vc_redist.x64$$$ * ARM64: https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vc_redist.arm64$$$ * x86: https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vc_redist.x86 (also needed on x64 for context menu in x86 applications)$$$$$$This version drops support for all Windows versions < 10 version 1607.$$$$$$TortoiseGit no longer ships Notepad2e any more; but now defaults to Windows Notepad that also supports LF EOL.$$$If you want to use Notepad2e; you will need to set it up manually (https://github.com/ProgerXP/Notepad2e)$$$and configure it in TortoiseGit settings as alternative editor.$$$$$$Git for Windows has stopped providing builds for 32-bit Windows; and TortoiseGit will follow suit with one of the next releases.$$$$$$== Features ==$$$ * Fixed issue #3826: Help links dont open in a sensible browser; TortoiseGit now ships HTML files$$$ * Update TortoiseGitPlink to PuTTY Plink 0.83$$$ * Update shipped PuTTY binaries to 0.83$$$ * Update Scintilla to 5.5.7 and Lexilla to 5.4.5$$$ * Updated libgit to version 2.50.1 based on Git for Windows sources$$$ * Update libgit2 to 1.9.1$$$ * Update json library to 3.12$$$ * Update pcre2 to 10.46$$$ * Update editorconfig to 0.12.10$$$ * Fixed issue #4200: Cant see; copy merged the file path or the full file name or explore to in TortoiseGitMerge$$$ Added Explore to to the context menu of the low panel$$$ * Fixed issue #4210: Add hint of active filter in file list$$$ * Fixed issue #4185: TortoiseGit->Tag should open popup to Push Tags$$$ * Automatically register Windows 11 context menu for all users (on login)$$$ * Gravatar now uses SHA256 for hashing email addresses$$$$$$== Bug Fixes ==$$$ * Fixed issue #4191: Fix \r handling in log output window to avoid accidentally overwriting remote messages$$$ * Fixed issue #4201: Commit message should not autocomplete when typing opening bracket$$$ * Fixed an off-by-one error in the spell checker$$$ * Fixed issue #4216: Crash - Log viewer - Click refresh repeated rapidly$$$ * Fixed issue #4225: Worktree list - remember column widths$$$ * Fixed GDI handle leaks in TortoiseGitShell$$$ * Fixed possible crashes in LogDlg caused by calls to TerminateThread$$$ * Fixed issue #4131: TortoseGit causing Windows 11 Sysprep to fail -> Do not register Win11 context menu when in OOBE environment$$$$$$== Known issues ==$$$ * Issue #4013: Incorrect info displayed in title bar of Windows Explorer windows$$$ At the moment the numbers are only updated when the index or the current branch change.$$$ This only applies to Windows 10; as Windows 11 Explorer does not have a title bar any more.

= Release 2.17.0.2 =$$$Released: 2024-11-01$$$$$$This is the last version that will work on Windows 7 and 8 (and possibly 8.1).$$$$$$The TortoiseGit 2.17.0.1 installer was missing statically linked x86 libraries for the x64 build.$$$$$$== Bug Fixes ==$$$ * Fixed issue #4177: TortoiseGit dialogs may not be visible (when a modal sub dialog is shown too early during dialog initialization)$$$ This reverts the fix for issue #4118: When dark mode is enabled; dialogs momentarily flicker with light mode UI elements on opening$$$$$$== Known issues ==$$$ * Issue #4013: Incorrect info displayed in title bar of Windows Explorer windows$$$ At the moment the numbers are only updated when the index or the current branch change.

= Release 2.17.0.2 =$$$Released: 2024-11-01$$$$$$This is the last version that will work on Windows 7 and 8 (and possibly 8.1).$$$$$$The TortoiseGit 2.17.0.1 installer was missing statically linked x86 libraries for the x64 build.$$$$$$== Bug Fixes ==$$$ * Fixed issue #4177: TortoiseGit dialogs may not be visible (when a modal sub dialog is shown too early during dialog initialization)$$$ This reverts the fix for issue #4118: When dark mode is enabled; dialogs momentarily flicker with light mode UI elements on opening$$$$$$== Known issues ==$$$ * Issue #4013: Incorrect info displayed in title bar of Windows Explorer windows$$$ At the moment the numbers are only updated when the index or the current branch change.

Release 2.16.0 =$$$Released: 2024-04-30$$$$$$Support for Windows 7 and 8 will be dropped with one of the next releases.$$$$$$Contains a fix for a critical vulnerability (CVE-2024-31497) in PuTTY with 521-bit ECDSA keys; see notes for release 2.15.0.1.$$$$$$== Features ==$$$ * Updated OGDF to 2023.09 (Elderberry)$$$ * Update Scintilla to 5.5.0 and Lexilla to 5.3.2$$$ * Updated zlib to 1.3.1$$$ * TortoiseGitMerge: Add ignore line endings button to Ribbon$$$ * Allow BugTraq Select issue-button at the same time as the textbox$$$ * Add support for GIT_TEMPLATE_DIR environment variable$$$ * Updated libgit to 2.43 based on Git for Windows sources$$$ * Updated libgit2 to 1.8.0$$$ libgit2 now supports worktree config$$$ * Updated pcre2 to 10.43$$$ * Update json library to 3.11.3$$$ * Update editorconfig to 0.12.7$$$ * Fixed issue #3881: Compare Revisions - Revert - can not undo an Add action$$$ * Fixed issue #4097: Revert to parent version menu missing for added files in Log Viewer$$$ * Fixed issue #4112: After conducting a hard reset; git clean should be offered$$$ * Fixed issue #3325: Display repository name first in window title$$$ Can be controlled using the DialogTitles advanced setting.$$$ * Fixed issue #3981: Add stash controls to the Switch/Checkout progress dialog$$$ * Fixed issue #4015: Add --force option for worktree remove$$$$$$== Bug Fixes ==$$$ * Fixed issue #4085: ImportPatch is closing even click NO$$$ * Fixed issue #4082: TortoiseGitMerge: Particular usage undo/redo function casue exception/freeze window$$$ * Fixed issue #4086: ResolveDlg: Merge conflict file gets changed after fixing merge and pressing Resolve$$$ * Fixed issue #3917: Git not getting LFS files (SSHAskPass not showing)$$$ * Fixed issue #4083: TortoiseGitMerge: Infinite loop when diff file has only 1 line and perform Redo$$$ * Sanitize GIT_* environment variables to prevent passing environment variables to git that are currently unsupported in TortoiseGit/libgit2 to prevent inconsistencies$$$ * Fixed issue #4096: Git configuration under XDG_CONFIG_HOME is not recognized correctly$$$ * TortoiseGitBlame: Fix blaming a file from another working tree$$$ * Fixed issue #4073: TortoiseGit extremely slow on network shares / UNC paths since 2.14$$$ * Fixed issue #4106: Submodule Update with force not working when using the Git Sync Dialog$$$ * Fixed issue #4110: TortoiseGitMerge: Ribbon becomes empty after maximizing on Windows 11$$$ * Fixed issue #4004: TortoiseGit closes window after commit when pressing push when the owning explorer window has been closed$$$ * Fixed issue #3909: App freezes when pasting from a closed logs window$$$ * Fixed issue #3959: The slash direction of the abbreviated path displayed in the dialog box is different$$$ * Fixed issue #4122: TortoiseGitMerge Encountered an improper argument error message$$$$$$== Known issues ==$$$ * Issue #4013: Incorrect info displayed in title bar of Windows Explorer windows$$$ At the moment the numbers are only updated when the index or the current branch change.

= Release 2.15.0 =$$$Released: 2023-10-03$$$$$$Support for Windows 7 and 8 will be dropped with one of the next releases.$$$$$$== Features ==$$$ * Fixed issue #4027: Autocompletion doesnt handle JS classes$$$ * Updated libapr to 1.7.4$$$ * Updated libapr-util to 1.6.3$$$ * Updated pcre2 to 10.42$$$ * Updated libgit to 2.40.1 based on Git for Windows sources$$$ * Updated libgit2 to 1.7.1$$$ * Updated zlib to 1.3$$$ * Update TortoiseGitPlink to PuTTY Plink 0.79$$$ * Update shipped PuTTY binaries to 0.79$$$ * Fixed issue #3974: Windows 11 Context Menus only display in single user when has multiple users$$$ Added a button to register the win11 context menu for the current user in TortoiseGit settings on the Windows 11 contextmenu page$$$ * Update Scintilla to 5.3.6 and Lexilla to 5.2.7$$$ * Fixed issue #3435: Dramatically speed up revert operations$$$ * Fixed issue #3053: Abort button in merge conflict dialogue is misleading -> opens Abort merge dialog now$$$ * Fixed issue #4034: After git lfs lock; UI suggest a pull$$$ * Allow the dark mode to be always enabled if possible (e.g.; using Ctrl+Alt+D)$$$ * Add support for SVG files in TortoiseGitIDiff$$$ * Fixed issue #4033: Add workaround for broken scoop shim$$$ * Lots of refactorings and performance optimizations$$$ * Fixed issue #4040: TortoiseGitBlame: Ability to select multiple commits (line highlighting)$$$ * Make TortoiseGitMerge and SSHAskPass multi-monitor DPI aware$$$ * Fixed issue #3698: Resolve conflict using theirs is extremely slow $$$ * Update editorconfig to 0.12.6$$$ * Fixed issue #3745: Support show log for both A..B and B..A$$$ * Fixed issue #2754: Add hint for pressing F5 for Refresh in TortoiseGit Commit window$$$$$$== Bug Fixes ==$$$ * Fixed redraw bug in log list$$$ * Fixed issue #3843: Revert does not work for submodules$$$ * Fixed issue #4030: TortoiseGitMerge Dark mode flashes white when opening$$$ * Fixed issue #4041: Git Worktree Add command error 129 when directory path contains spaces$$$ * Improved Cygwin and Msys2 compatibility$$$ * TortoiseGitMerge: Fixed optical glitch if wrap mode is enabled with non-ASCII files$$$ * Fixed issue #4049: Diff with previous version - ENTER closes dialog$$$ * Fixed issue #4051: Copy ref names in nested view does not copy full ref name$$$ * Fixed issue #3373: Refresh log after shallow clone depth update$$$ * Improve crash resistance in log dialog on broken repositories$$$ * Fixed issue #4057: Clean up fails to delete files with Unicode characters in name if core.quotepath is not explicitly set$$$ * Fixed issue #4058: Performance issue when the Git index contains a large number of files$$$ * Fixed issue #3874: TortoiseGitMerge GUI elements overlap with Ribbon on Windows 7$$$$$$== Known issues ==$$$ * Issue #4013: Incorrect info displayed in title bar of Windows Explorer windows$$$ At the moment the numbers are only updated when the index or the current branch change.$$$

= Release 2.14.0.1 =$$$Released: 2023-04-15$$$$$$== Bug Fixes ==$$$ * Fixed issue #3997: TortoiseGit crashes with libgit2 returned: failed to get security information: Incorrect function.

= Release 2.14.0 =$$$Released: 2023-02-05$$$$$$== Features ==$$$ * Fixed issue #3860: Highlight keywords; such as error; fatal and warning in output of git commands$$$ * Update Scintilla to 5.3.2 and Lexilla to 5.2.1$$$ * Allow to see diff to previous commit on commit dialog for merge commits$$$ * Update libgit to 2.37.5 based on Git for Windows sources$$$ * Update libgit2 to 1.5.0$$$ * Update OGDF to version 2022.02$$$ * Fixed issue #3873: Submodule Add Dialog does not automatically grab the Git Clone link from the clipboard$$$ * Update zlib to 1.2.13$$$ * Update pcre2 to 10.40$$$ * Update hunspell to 1.7.2$$$ * LogDlg: Prevent the graph from drawing an unfinished line for each ignored parent on first-parent only walk$$$ * Update shipped PuTTY binaries to 0.78$$$ * Update TortoiseGitPlink to PuTTY Plink 0.78$$$ * Update TortoiseOverlays to 1.1.5$$$ * Fixed issue #3932: RebaseDlg: Remember last selection of add cherry picked from$$$ * Fixed issue #3938: Add Switch/Checkout... option after fetch$$$ * Fixed issue #3935: Submodule update is slow for repositories with several submodules$$$ * Fixed issue #3797: Add additional information to the Windows Explorer title$$$ * Fixed issue #3937: Support worktree operations (Add; remove; lock; unlock; prune) and worktree list$$$ Worktrees can also be created by dragndrop of a repository root directory$$$ * Fixed issue #3903: Wrong (empty) icon in Windows 11 taskbar$$$ * Fixed issue #3867: GitLog does not show super project pointers in conflicted submodule$$$ * Fixed issue #3789: Commit dialog: Amend Last Commit in Message section unclear$$$ * Fixed issue #3958: Pasting a path in the input box should automatically trim the quotes$$$ * Improved parsing Git URLs/branch names from clipboard for push/pull/fetch dialgos$$$ * CommitDlg: Allow to see diff to previous commit also for merge commits$$$ * Add special environment variable TGIT_INITIATED_CALL to indicate that a git call was issued from TortoiseGit$$$ * Add initial support for ARM64 (with separate MSI installer)$$$ * Fixed issue #3996: Improve compatibility with Win32-OpenSSH (Git hanging on waiting passphrase from stdin)$$$ * Fixed issue #3994: LogDlg: Allow to open new log dialog$$$$$$== Bug Fixes ==$$$ * Fixed issue #3865: Ampersand in branch name not shown in Windows context menu$$$ * Fixed issue #3868: 2.13 has bug for clone without checkout$$$ * Fixed issue #3863: Push... menu item in the log window context menu does not honor last selection of pushing all branches$$$ * Fixed issue #3870: Dialog after Bisect reset offers bisect step options$$$ * Removed right anchor from Staging Support checkbox on commit dialog$$$ * Fixed issue #3905: TortoiseGitMerge doesnt apply Settings/Colors/Misc/Whitespaces$$$ * Fixed issue #3900: Adjust min. height of Log Message dialog$$$ * Fixed issue #3929: commit window handles double-click strangely$$$ * Fixed issue #3926: TortoiseGitMerge undo/redo can cause window to become unresponsive$$$ * Fixed issue #3930: TortoiseGitMerge optimized docking PatchFileView$$$ * Fixed issue #3927: Support deleted files for Compare two files$$$ * Fixed issue #3911: TortoiseGitMerge: The text is identical ... dialog causes display issues$$$ * Fixed issue #3940: restore scroll position of list$$$ * Fixed issue #3906: Pull dialog always defaults to the wrong branch in submodules$$$ * Fixed issue #3897: Bisect refs are incorrect when working with worktrees$$$ * Fixed issue #3952: Log window wrong branch after cherry pick if switched after log window brought up$$$ * Fixed issue #3953: Disabling ShowListFullPathTooltip doesnt hide tooltips in Changed Files dialog$$$ * Fixed issue #3945: Combine to one commit sometimes broken$$$ * Fixed issue #3663: Wrong window has focus after pull$$$ * Fixed issue #3956: Sometimes rebase contains wrong list of files$$$ * LogDlg: Prevent the graph from drawing an unfinished line for each ignored parent on first-parent only walk$$$ * Start TGit processes without identity from the shell extension$$$

= Release 2.13.0.1 =$$$Released: 2022-02-06$$$$$$== Bug Fixes ==$$$ * Fixed issue #3856: Documentation Problem - Rebase needs more info and accurate info for setting upstream from CLI$$$ * Fixed issue #3855: Shell integration broken after upgrade to 2.13 (on Windows < 10)$$$ * Fixed issue #3859: Incorrect count of removed files if some files do not exist$$$ * Fixed issue #3857: Log Messages filter breaks Russian characters on pasting$$$

Release 2.13.0 =$$$Released: 2022-01-31$$$$$$== Changes ==$$$ * Git (for Windows) 2.24 or newer is now required$$$$$$== Features ==$$$ * Update Scintilla and Lexilla to 5.1.0$$$ * Fixed issue #3744: Update TortoiseGitPlink to PuTTY 0.76 and shipped binaries to PuTTY 0.76$$$ * Fixed issue #2379: Show changes as unified diff from Commit window on N files opens N diff windows$$$ * Fixed issue #3738: Added force flag on LFSLocksDlg$$$ * Fixed issue #2299: Better support the git staging process$$$ * Update libgit2 to 1.3.0$$$ * Update pcre2 to 10.39$$$ * Update editorconfig to 0.12.5$$$ * Update libgit to 2.32.0 based on Git for Windows sources$$$ * Fixed issue #3764: Add TortoiseGit menu to the right click menu in Windows 11$$$ * Fixed issue #3818: Change icon image for Cherry-Pick$$$ * Fixed issue #3728: Log Browser: Add an option to switch on full history (--full-history)$$$ * Fixed issue #2562: Automatically track remote when pushing untracked branch$$$ * Add support for Ctrl+A in BrowseRefsDlg and RepositoryBrowser$$$ * Fixed issue #3820: Stash changes should not offer stash pop/apply after no changes were stashed$$$ * Fixed issue #3812: Extend `:rebase` command with additional parameters$$$ * Fixed issue #3702: Push all branches should be unchecked when Push command is issued with a specific branch$$$ * Allow to keep changelists after committing$$$ * Fixed issue #3602: Make it possible to select multiple old commit messages from log history$$$ * Fixed issue #3782: Stash window may operate on unwanted stash under some circumstances when view is not refreshed$$$ * Fixed issue #3661: Exit code of TortoiseGitMerge should be based on success of a merge resolution$$$ * Fixed issue #3741: In `Browse Refs` show `gone` for branches tracking remote branches that have been deleted$$$ * TortoiseGitMerge: Correctly handle BOM changes to files when applying patches$$$ * Fixed issue #3787: Implement expanding/collapsing nodes in the log tree on demand$$$ * Fixed issue #3692: 64-bit version should bundle 64-bit pageant (and maybe other PuTTY binaries)$$$$$$== Bug Fixes ==$$$ * Fixed issue #3736: LFS force unlock not working$$$ * Fixed issue #3740: Setting DownloadAnimation=false has no effect; the turtle still flies$$$ * Remove extra space in front of Log Messages when drawing labels on right side$$$ * Fixed issue #3750: Dramatic speedup saving of large files from TortoiseMerge$$$ * Fixed issue #3781: TortoiseGitMerge Redo is not recorded as change$$$ * Fixed issue #3794: Submodules option is truncated in the Clean up dialog$$$ * Fixed issue #3813: Filter is checking for % incorrectly$$$ * Fixed issue #3779: Show branches this commit is on (References commit is on window) takes a very long time to find branches and tags$$$ * Fixed issue #3808: LFS stopped working (maybe related to major upgrade of git-lfs 3.x)$$$ * Fixed issue #3822: Crash (0xc0000409) in TortoiseGitProc when invoking git log$$$ * Fixes issue #3826: Help links to TortoiseGit site dont open in a sensible browser$$$ * Fixed issue #3815: TortoiseGitMerge crashes on Windows 7 on startup when winrt libraries are installed$$$ * Fixed issue #3831: TortoiseGitMerge omits text after null byte when word wrap is enabled$$$ * Fixed issue #3799: Display of Long lines with Chinese characters is truncated in TortoiseGitMerge dialog$$$ * Fixed issue #3836: TortoiseGitMerge: With line wrapping enabled; show the current column as in the wrapped line; not as the visible column$$$ * Fixed issue #3837: TortoiseGitMerge support link is outdated$$$ * Fixed issue #3834: Log window hangs on pasting wrong SHA-1 into commit log list when working tree changes are selected$$$ * Fixed issue #3793: Diff with previous version dialog does not clear files list during validation / for invalid version$$$ * Fixed issue #3784: Rebase dialog does not ask to pop stash when post rebase options in the lower left are used$$$ * Fixed issue #3625: Commit dialog shows wrong branch after committing failed when new branch was spec