The open source Git project just released Git 2.29 with features and bug fixes from over 89 contributors, 24 of them new. Last time we caught up with you, Git 2.28 had just been released. One version later, let’s take a look at the most interesting features and changes that have happened since then. Experimental SHA-256 support Git 2.29 includes experimental support for writing your repository’s objects using a SHA-256 hash of their contents, instead of using SHA-1. What does all of that mean?