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Assessment

Difficulty
1/5
Estimated time
Under an hour
Newbie friendliness
72/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
git
Domain
release

Research direction

Start with the Git.Git manifest for version 2.56.0.4 and compare its installer details with the linked Git for Windows v2.56.0.windows.4 release. Update the package manifest for the requested security release, then validate it with the repository’s manifest validation workflow.

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Description

Help-Wanted Needs-Triage Package-Update
What type of update are you requesting?

A new version of an existing package

Current Package Identifier

Git.Git

Package Version

2.56.0.4

Please describe the changes you would like to see

This is an urgent security patch update to 2.56.0.3 addressing CVE-2026-111497.
https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/releases/tag/v2.56.0.windows.4

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  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

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