Thread (2 messages) flat view 2 messages, 2 authors, 7h ago

What will come after Git 2.56?

From: Junio C Hamano <hidden>
Date: 2026-09-06 07:03:22

http://tinyurl.com/gitcal tells us that the current development
cycle for Git 2.56 will conclude around the end of this month.  As
our typical development cycle lasts between 8 and 12 weeks, we will
have exactly one more cycle after that before the end of the year.

Now, the question is what that release should be called.  A few
thoughts.

 (1) Git 3.0: it is tempting to conclude the year with a big
     version bump.  Splash!

 (2) Git 2.99: by leaving no more room until 3.0, we will
     conclude the year with a version that is still in the 2.X
     series, but will hopefully force us to seriously prepare for
     a big version bump with the first release of the year 2027.

 (3) Git 2.98 (or 2.97): we admit that we are not ready for even
     (2) and chicken out, leaving us breathing room for a few
     more preparatory releases before the big one.

 (4) Git 2.57: doing business as usual.

Needless to say, this is not a popularity contest, nor is it even a
democracy.  Regardless, we should review what we have in the
'BreakingChanges' document and ask ourselves how ready we are.
Keyboard shortcuts
hback out one level
jnext message in thread
kprevious message in thread
ldrill in
Escclose help / fold thread tree
?toggle this help