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<!-- [ [project]() ] [ [final report]() ] [ [blog]() ] -->

### 2026

1. K Jayatheerth [ [project](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/programs/2026/projects/O1nF3zMT) ] [ [final report](https://jayatheerth.com/#/blogs/gsoc/conclusion) ] [ [blog](https://jayatheerth.com/) ]
2. Pablo Sabater [ [project](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/programs/2026/projects/752yzmwm) ] [ [final report](https://gist.github.com/pabloosabaterr/6be5932a778854cf0afde995e02e8371) ] [ [blog](https://pablosabater.dev/) ]
3. Siddharth Shrimali [ [project](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/programs/2026/projects/hs14IFAn) ] [ [final report](https://siddharth.shrimali.info/#report) ] [ [blog](https://siddharth.shrimali.info/) ]
4. Tian Yuchen [ [project](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/programs/2026/projects/Lx1PmL4k) ] [ [final report](https://malon7782.github.io/gsoc-blog-2026/#15) ] [ [blog](https://malon7782.github.io/gsoc-blog-2026/) ]

#### References

- [GSoC archive](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/programs/2026/organizations/git)
- [Rev News article](https://git.github.io/rev_news/2026/05/31/edition-135/)

### 2025

1. Ayush Chandekar [ [project](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/programs/2025/projects/no7dVMeG) ] [ [final report](https://ayu-ch.github.io/2025/08/29/gsoc-final-report.html) ] [ [blog](https://ayu-ch.github.io/) ] [ [retrsopective interview](https://git.github.io/rev_news/2025/11/30/edition-129/#developer-spotlight-ayush-chandekar) ]
1. Ayush Chandekar [ [project](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/programs/2025/projects/no7dVMeG) ] [ [final report](https://ayu-ch.github.io/2025/08/29/gsoc-final-report.html) ] [ [blog](https://ayu-ch.github.io/) ] [ [retrospective interview](https://git.github.io/rev_news/2025/11/30/edition-129/#developer-spotlight-ayush-chandekar) ]
2. Lucas Seiki Oshiro [ [project](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/programs/2025/projects/fGgMYHwl) ] [ [final report](https://lucasoshiro.github.io/gsoc-en/#final-report) ] [ [blog](https://lucasoshiro.github.io/gsoc-en/#weeks) ] [ [retrospective interview](https://git.github.io/rev_news/2025/12/31/edition-130#developer-spotlight-lucas-seiki-oshiro) ]
3. Meet Soni [ [project](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/programs/2025/projects/xVrT5e2q) ] [ [final report](https://inosmeet.github.io/posts/gsoc25/gsoc25_final/) ] [ [blog](https://inosmeet.github.io/posts/gsoc25/) ] [retrospective interview](https://git.github.io/rev_news/2026/04/30/edition-134#developer-spotlight-meet-soni) ]
3. Meet Soni [ [project](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/programs/2025/projects/xVrT5e2q) ] [ [final report](https://inosmeet.github.io/posts/gsoc25/gsoc25_final/) ] [ [blog](https://inosmeet.github.io/posts/gsoc25/) ] [ [retrospective interview](https://git.github.io/rev_news/2026/04/30/edition-134#developer-spotlight-meet-soni) ]

#### References

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### 2024

1. Jialuo She [ [project](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/archive/2024/projects/ukm4PTEF) ] [ [final report](https://luolibrary.com/2024/08/25/GSoC-Final-Report/) ] [ [blog](https://luolibrary.com/) ] [ [retrsopective interview](https://git.github.io/rev_news/2024/09/30/edition-115/#developer-spotlight-jialuo-she) ]
2. Ghanshyam Thakkar [ [project](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/archive/2024/projects/e9C4rhrv) ] [ [final report](https://spectre10.github.io/posts/gsoc_final_report/) ] [ [blog](https://spectre10.github.io/) ] [ [retrsopective interview](https://git.github.io/rev_news/2024/11/30/edition-117#developer-spotlight-ghanshyam-thakkar) ]
3. Chandra Pratap [ [project](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/archive/2024/projects/tlh611d7) ] [ [final report](https://chand-ra.github.io/2024/08/24/GSoC-Final-Report.html) ] [ [blog](https://chand-ra.github.io/) ] [ [retrsopective interview](https://git.github.io/rev_news/2024/10/31/edition-116/#developer-spotlight-chandra-pratap) ]
1. Jialuo She [ [project](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/archive/2024/projects/ukm4PTEF) ] [ [final report](https://luolibrary.com/2024/08/25/GSoC-Final-Report/) ] [ [blog](https://luolibrary.com/) ] [ [retrospective interview](https://git.github.io/rev_news/2024/09/30/edition-115/#developer-spotlight-jialuo-she) ]
2. Ghanshyam Thakkar [ [project](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/archive/2024/projects/e9C4rhrv) ] [ [final report](https://spectre10.github.io/posts/gsoc_final_report/) ] [ [blog](https://spectre10.github.io/) ] [ [retrospective interview](https://git.github.io/rev_news/2024/11/30/edition-117#developer-spotlight-ghanshyam-thakkar) ]
3. Chandra Pratap [ [project](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/archive/2024/projects/tlh611d7) ] [ [final report](https://chand-ra.github.io/2024/08/24/GSoC-Final-Report.html) ] [ [blog](https://chand-ra.github.io/) ] [ [retrospective interview](https://git.github.io/rev_news/2024/10/31/edition-116/#developer-spotlight-chandra-pratap) ]

#### References

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### 2021

1. ZheNing Hu [ [project](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/archive/2021/projects/5443907994779648) ] [ [final report](https://github.com/adlternative/adlternative.github.io/blob/gh-pages/blogs/gsoc/GSOC-Git-Final-Blog.md) ] [ [blog](https://github.com/adlternative/adlternative.github.io/tree/gh-pages/blogs/gsoc/) ] [ [retrsopective interview](https://git.github.io/rev_news/2022/12/31/edition-94/#developer-spotlight-zhening-hu) ]
1. ZheNing Hu [ [project](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/archive/2021/projects/5443907994779648) ] [ [final report](https://github.com/adlternative/adlternative.github.io/blob/gh-pages/blogs/gsoc/GSOC-Git-Final-Blog.md) ] [ [blog](https://github.com/adlternative/adlternative.github.io/tree/gh-pages/blogs/gsoc/) ] [ [retrospective interview](https://git.github.io/rev_news/2022/12/31/edition-94/#developer-spotlight-zhening-hu) ]
2. Atharva Raykar [ [project](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/archive/2021/projects/5071550033690624) ] [ [final report](https://github.com/tfidfwastaken/gitnotes/blob/main/final-report.md) ] [ [blog](https://github.com/tfidfwastaken/gitnotes/tree/main) ]

#### References
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### 2019

1. Rohit Ashiwal [ [project](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/archive/2019/projects/5390155215536128) ] [ [final report](https://web.archive.org/web/20210727190950/https://rashiwal.me/2019/final-report/) ] [ [blog](https://web.archive.org/web/20210515085551/https://rashiwal.me/) ]
2. Matheus Tavares [ [project](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/archive/2019/projects/4787791739748352) ] [ [final report](https://matheustavares.gitlab.io/posts/gsoc-final-report) ] [ [blog](https://matheustavares.gitlab.io/tags/git/) ] [ [retrsopective interview](https://git.github.io/rev_news/2020/10/30/edition-68/#developer-spotlight-matheus-tavares-bernardino) ]
2. Matheus Tavares [ [project](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/archive/2019/projects/4787791739748352) ] [ [final report](https://matheustavares.gitlab.io/posts/gsoc-final-report) ] [ [blog](https://matheustavares.gitlab.io/tags/git/) ] [ [retrospective interview](https://git.github.io/rev_news/2020/10/30/edition-68/#developer-spotlight-matheus-tavares-bernardino) ]

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### 2012

1. Thomas Gummerer [ [project](https://www.google-melange.com/archive/gsoc/2012/orgs/git/projects/tgummerer.html) ] [ [retrsopective interview](https://git.github.io/rev_news/2016/02/10/edition-12/#developer-spotlight-thomas-gummerer) ] <!-- [ [final report]() ] [ [blog]() ] ] -->
1. Thomas Gummerer [ [project](https://www.google-melange.com/archive/gsoc/2012/orgs/git/projects/tgummerer.html) ] [ [retrospective interview](https://git.github.io/rev_news/2016/02/10/edition-12/#developer-spotlight-thomas-gummerer) ] <!-- [ [final report]() ] [ [blog]() ] ] -->
1. Michael Schubert [ [project](https://www.google-melange.com/archive/gsoc/2012/orgs/git/projects/schu.html) ] <!-- [ [final report]() ] [ [blog]() ] ] -->
1. Florian Achleitner [ [project](https://www.google-melange.com/archive/gsoc/2012/orgs/git/projects/flyingflo.html) ] <!-- [ [final report]() ] [ [blog]() ] ] -->

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### General

* [Git will participate in the next Outreachy round](https://lore.kernel.org/git/CAP8UFD367UD=AomNVHEBnhY-2DQmqTNRcBX6NW7YZywWgOmxTQ@mail.gmail.com/)

Git will participate in the December 2026 to March 2027
[Outreachy](https://www.outreachy.org/) round. Three projects are
planned. Their details will be available on the
[Outreachy project selection page](https://www.outreachy.org/apply/project-selection/)
once the contribution period begins.

We are still looking for people willing to mentor projects. If you
are interested, please reply to
[the thread on the mailing list](https://lore.kernel.org/git/CAP8UFD367UD=AomNVHEBnhY-2DQmqTNRcBX6NW7YZywWgOmxTQ@mail.gmail.com/).

* [Git participated in GSoC (Google Summer of Code) 2026](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/programs/2026/organizations/git)

All the contributors have successfully passed their final evaluation
and published a final report:

- Pablo Sabater [worked](https://pablosabater.dev/) on the
[Add remote-object-info command to git-cat-file(1)](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/programs/2026/projects/752yzmwm)
project, continuing previous work started by Eric Ju and Calvin Wan.
The project was mentored by [Karthik Nayak](https://gitlab.com/knayakgl)
and [Chandra Pratap](https://chand-ra.github.io/). The final report can be
found in [a GitHub gist](https://gist.github.com/pabloosabaterr/6be5932a778854cf0afde995e02e8371).

- Siddharth Shrimali [worked](https://siddharth.shrimali.info/) on the
[Improve disk space recovery for partial clones](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/programs/2026/projects/hs14IFAn)
project. The project was mentored by [Christian Couder](https://gitlab.com/chriscool)
and [Siddharth Asthana](https://gitlab.com/edith007). The final report
can be found on [the contributor's website](https://siddharth.shrimali.info/#report).

- K Jayatheerth [worked](https://jayatheerth.com/) on the
[Improve the new git repo command](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/programs/2026/projects/O1nF3zMT)
project. The project was mentored by [Justin Tobler](https://gitlab.com/justintobler)
and [Lucas Seiki Oshiro](https://lucasoshiro.github.io/en/). The final
report can be found on [the contributor's website](https://jayatheerth.com/#/blogs/gsoc/conclusion).

- Tian Yuchen [worked](https://malon7782.github.io/gsoc-blog-2026/) on the
[Reduce Git's global state](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/programs/2026/projects/Lx1PmL4k)
project. The project was mentored by [Christian Couder](https://gitlab.com/chriscool),
[Ayush Chandekar](https://ayu-ch.github.io/) and
[Bello Caleb Olamide](https://cloobtech.hashnode.dev/). The final report
can be found on [the contributor's website](https://malon7782.github.io/gsoc-blog-2026/#15).

Kaartic Sivaraam and Christian Couder were
["org admins"](https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/help/oa-tips).

Congratulations to the contributors, their mentors and the org admins!

* [Git Merge 2026 conference](https://git-merge.com/) and [Contributor's Summit 2026](https://lore.kernel.org/git/5cc325c6-579e-4fed-7071-a3ff98d51ccb@gmx.de/)

The Git Merge conference happened on September 17th and 18th in
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