Git 2.17.0 introduces several enhancements and bug fixes contributed by over 60 contributors, with notable features from recent versions. The update includes a --color-moved option in Git v2.15 to help visualize code movements in diffs by coloring moved lines, and an fsmonitor hook in v2.16 that utilizes tools like watchman to reduce unnecessary disk reads by only checking changed files. Enhanced search capabilities are introduced, including a --find-object option for tracing object history and a --function-context option for displaying surrounding function context during searches. Other improvements involve optimizing the diff algorithm, enhancing Git's filtering protocol, supporting new regular expression libraries, and simplifying the handling of Git rebase patches and commit message trailers. Additionally, the transition from the SHA-1 algorithm continues, and various minor usability enhancements, such as the ability to renormalize files and improved pager behavior for certain commands, are included.