From beadddfca56bec774b1bd7f24168a884ce789d57 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Matthias=20A=C3=9Fhauer?= Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:14:03 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] requirements.md: accurately reflect 2.56.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit We've moved to UCRT64 and left Windows 8.1 behind. Update our requirements document accordingly. Signed-off-by: Matthias Aßhauer --- content/requirements.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/content/requirements.md b/content/requirements.md index f02a4a3..6a65e5f 100644 --- a/content/requirements.md +++ b/content/requirements.md @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ This page lists the prerequisites required to run [Git for Windows](https://gitf ## Windows version -Git for Windows requires Windows 8.1 or later on a 64-bit CPU (x64 or amd64). The last version to support Windows 7, 8, Server 2008 R2 and Server 2012 was [v2.46.2](https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/releases/tag/v2.46.2.windows.1). The last version to support Windows Vista and Server 2008 was [v2.37.1](https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/releases/tag/v2.37.1.windows.1). The last version of Git for Windows to support Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 is [v2.10.0](https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/releases/tag/v2.10.0.windows.1). +Git for Windows requires Windows 10 or later on a 64-bit CPU (x64 or amd64). The last version to support Windows 8.1 and Server 2012 R2 was [v2.55.0(5)](https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/releases/tag/v2.55.0.windows.5). The last version to support Windows 7, 8, Server 2008 R2 and Server 2012 was [v2.46.2](https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/releases/tag/v2.46.2.windows.1). The last version to support Windows Vista and Server 2008 was [v2.37.1](https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/releases/tag/v2.37.1.windows.1). The last version of Git for Windows to support Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 is [v2.10.0](https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/releases/tag/v2.10.0.windows.1). The last version with full 32-bit (i686) support was v2.40.x. After that, 32-bit installers continued to be offered with reduced component updates; the last version to ship with the 32-bit installer, Portable Git and archive was [v2.48.1](https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/releases/tag/v2.48.1.windows.1). Since then, the only official 32-bit artifact is [MinGit](https://gitforwindows.org/mingit.html), a minimal subset intended for third-party applications. For details, see the [32-bit support timeline](https://gitforwindows.org/32-bit.html).