---
name: "git-version"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "git"
version: "2.56.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/git-version"
---

# git-version(1)

Display version information about Git

## NAME

git-version - Display version information about Git

## SYNOPSIS

```
git version [--build-options]
```

## DESCRIPTION

With no options given, the version of *git* is printed on the standard output.

Note that **git** **--version** is identical to **git** **version** because the former is internally converted into the latter.

## OPTIONS

- \--build-options

  Include additional information about how git was built for diagnostic purposes.

  The libraries used to implement the SHA-1 and SHA-256 algorithms are displayed in the form **SHA-1:** *\<option\>* and **SHA-256:** *\<option\>*. Note that the SHA-1 options **SHA1\_APPLE**, **SHA1\_OPENSSL**, and **SHA1\_BLK** do not use a collision detection algorithm and thus may be vulnerable to known SHA-1 collision attacks. When a faster SHA-1 implementation without collision detection is used for only non-cryptographic purposes, the algorithm is displayed in the form **non-collision-detecting-SHA-1:** *\<option\>*.

## GIT

Part of the [**git**(1)](/git/1.md) suite