v1.6.16

git-ai-project/git-aiv1.6.16Jul 23, 2026by github-actions[bot]

AI Summary

This release improves cross-platform installer support with per-user setups and signed packages, while also refining attribution logic for autocrlf commits.

Key Highlights

  • Preserve attribution across autocrlf commits
  • Add per-user package setup for MSI and PKG
  • Build and publish signed MSI and PKG releases
  • Refuse daemon startup in agent sandboxes

Full Release Notes

## git-ai v1.6.16

### Release Channel
`latest`

> **Beta:** The Windows MSI and macOS PKG installers are beta.

---

> **Detailed AI-generated changelog is being generated and will appear here shortly...**

---

### Installation
Install this specific version with checksum verification:

**macOS/Linux:**
```bash
curl -fsSL https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/releases/download/v1.6.16/install.sh | bash
```

**Windows (PowerShell):**
```powershell
irm https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/releases/download/v1.6.16/install.ps1 | iex
```

### Downloads
- **Linux (x64)**: `git-ai-linux-x64`
- **Linux (ARM64)**: `git-ai-linux-arm64`
- **Windows (x64)**: `git-ai-windows-x64.exe`
- **Windows (ARM64)**: `git-ai-windows-arm64.exe`
- **Windows MSI (x64)**: `git-ai-windows-x64.msi`
- **Windows MSI (ARM64)**: `git-ai-windows-arm64.msi`
- **macOS (Intel)**: `git-ai-macos-x64`
- **macOS (Apple Silicon)**: `git-ai-macos-arm64`
- **macOS PKG (Intel)**: `git-ai-macos-x64.pkg`
- **macOS PKG (Apple Silicon)**: `git-ai-macos-arm64.pkg`

### SHA256 Checksums
```
$(cat release/SHA256SUMS)
```

### Attestation Verification
Verify build provenance with the GitHub CLI:
```bash
gh attestation verify git-ai-<platform> --repo git-ai-project/git-ai
```


<!-- Release notes generated using configuration in .github/release.yml at main -->

## What's Changed
### Other Changes
* fix: preserve attribution across autocrlf commits by @svarlamov in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1920
* Gate production releases with one approval by @svarlamov in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1882
* Prevent recursive ureq log uploads at debug log level by @svarlamov in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1943
* Add per-user package setup for MSI and PKG by @svarlamov in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1883
* Add per-user MSI and PKG installers by @svarlamov in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1885
* Build and publish signed MSI and PKG releases by @svarlamov in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1886
* Wait for recent commit stats attribution by @svarlamov in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1946
* Publish PKGs for prereleases by @svarlamov in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1947
* Target repository for PKG upload by @svarlamov in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1949
* Bump the npm_and_yarn group across 1 directory with 2 updates by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1948
* Refuse daemon startup in agent sandboxes by @svarlamov in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1912
* chore(intellij-plugin): bump org.jetbrains.kotlinx.kover from 0.9.8 to 0.9.9 in /agent-support/intellij by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1926
* chore(intellij-plugin): bump io.sentry.jvm.gradle from 6.14.0 to 6.15.0 in /agent-support/intellij by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1927
* chore(ci): bump github/codeql-action/analyze from 4.36.1 to 4.37.1 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1928
* chore(ci): bump actions/setup-java from 5.2.0 to 5.6.0 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1929
* fix(ci): keep CodeQL action versions aligned by @svarlamov in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1953
* chore(deps): bump regex from 1.12.4 to 1.13.1 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1931
* chore(ci): bump actions/setup-node from 6.4.0 to 7.0.0 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1933
* chore(vscode-plugin): bump @typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin from 8.63.0 to 8.65.0 in /agent-support/vscode by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1934
* chore(opencode-plugin): bump @opencode-ai/plugin from 1.17.14 to 1.18.4 in /agent-support/opencode by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1935
* chore(deps): bump serde_json from 1.0.149 to 1.0.151 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1936
* chore(vscode-plugin): bump posthog-node from 5.39.4 to 5.46.0 in /agent-support/vscode by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1937
* chore(deps): bump ignore from 0.4.27 to 0.4.31 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1939
* chore(deps): bump futures from 0.3.32 to 0.3.33 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1940
* chore(ci): bump actions/checkout from 6.0.3 to 7.0.1 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1959
* chore(deps): bump libc from 0.2.186 to 0.2.189 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1958
* chore(ci): bump dtolnay/rust-toolchain from fa04a1451ff1842e2626ccb99004d0195b455a88 to 2c7215f132e9ebf062739d9130488b56d53c060c by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1957
* chore(ci): bump the codeql group with 2 updates by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1956
* chore(ci): bump actions/setup-python from 6.2.0 to 7.0.0 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1930
* Ignore Gemini internal file hooks by @svarlamov in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1952
* chore(deps): bump glob from 0.3.3 to 0.3.4 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1955
* chore(ci): bump slackapi/slack-github-action from 1.27.1 to 4.0.0 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/pull/1960


**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai/compare/v1.6.15...v1.6.16