v1.6.16

parruda/swarmv1.6.16Jul 23, 2026by github-actions[bot]

AI Summary

Version 1.6.16 introduces signed MSI and PKG installers with per-user setup capabilities, enhancing security and user experience. The release also includes various bug fixes, such as preserving attribution across autocrlf commits and preventing daemon startup in agent sandboxes, alongside numerous dependency updates.

Key Highlights

  • Signed MSI and PKG installers with per-user setup capabilities
  • Fix for preserving attribution across autocrlf commits
  • Improved security by refusing daemon startup in agent sandboxes
  • Enhanced CI/CD with updated CodeQL and dependency management

New Features

  • Per-user package setup for MSI and PKG installers
  • Signed MSI and PKG releases
  • Ignore Gemini internal file hooks
  • Wait for recent commit stats attribution

Full Release Notes

## git-ai v1.6.16

### Release Channel
`latest`

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

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### 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
```


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## 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