[ANNOUNCE] Git for Windows 2.52.0-rc2

[Johannes Schindelin]

Dear Git users,

I hereby announce that Git for Windows 2.52.0-rc2 is available from:

https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/releases/tag/v2.52.0-rc2.windows.1

Changes since Git for Windows v2.51.2 (October 28th 2025)

As announced in several recent release notes, git svn is no longer
supported by the Git for Windows project.

New Features

* Comes with Git v2.52.0-rc2.
* Comes with PCRE2 v10.47.
* Comes with cURL v8.17.0.
* The Git for Windows installer is now built with version 6.6.0 of
InnoSetup, giving it a more modern look.

Git-2.52.0-rc2-64-bit.exe | e25c0eb211c093adc3a23b6c668a146a61896f81d84b30cebe3e9cadd2396efe
Git-2.52.0-rc2-arm64.exe | c99c4cf3d91ea29a2eefa49603e051782fda6f378de6f4b385236984026b88b9
PortableGit-2.52.0-rc2-64-bit.7z.exe | 326b0d3fda15522cbe15c06f2b09fa088a9df9270579ebfd18aefb5ac60f8cbb
PortableGit-2.52.0-rc2-arm64.7z.exe | 47003eb65bf34fa1929189d4571e43a307a15b01210957236e4a25420517ffa3
MinGit-2.52.0-rc2-64-bit.zip | e5e0f1d89256c7dd63b4132688ac7dc6034dc8252857c3e0c33d7d673063acf1
MinGit-2.52.0-rc2-arm64.zip | 92097c06ebbd5b3c28449fd13f03220f7bc4ff49240185a7ae4a8caf52864529
MinGit-2.52.0-rc2-32-bit.zip | 1e2c8eb4f5e06b2a3b33fd882563bc12679436a4fc59b5ce7ed2252014950917
MinGit-2.52.0-rc2-busybox-64-bit.zip | 4a626dc900364de41fdfeeff4adaa70361d32e7daa65d929349b3482b54c4fef
MinGit-2.52.0-rc2-busybox-32-bit.zip | b103a371e93e364ddf5d738e0af63a6280afe42f072462be3370c7df3bbb7477
Git-2.52.0-rc2-64-bit.tar.bz2 | 8ccf466bb7a862a1e1789aaa8d5c5532c3431a2d1b61d59d18f695cffaf8c2c7
Git-2.52.0-rc2-arm64.tar.bz2 | 033e4a862d4fd7b9aab62979dc36f0d679d6f24e713c136e61a2c96b02abb354

Ciao,
Johannes