Git 2.49 focused on packing performance improvements and introduced groundwork for a Rust-based foreign language interface, part of the project's longer-term modernization effort.
The release consisted of contributions refining internal tooling and continued the trend of converting integration tests to faster unit tests.
Full details: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Git-2.49-Released
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