Git for Windows

Updating Git

Git for Windows includes a built-in command to update itself to the latest version.

Using update-git-for-windows

git update-git-for-windows

This command checks for the latest version and updates Git automatically.

Minimum version: Git 2.16.1 or later

Older Versions

If you're running Git 2.14.2 to 2.16.1, use:

git update

For Git versions older than 2.14.1, download and reinstall from gitforwindows.org.

Checking Your Git Version

git --version