## Unreleased

## 1.8.9 (September 3, 2026)

IMPROVEMENTS:

* build: Updated Go to 1.26.8 [[GH-657](https://github.com/hashicorp/go-getter/pull/682)]


## 1.8.8 (August 12, 2026)

SECURITY:

* git: Remove `.git` from the destination dir before `git init`, even if it's a file instead of a directory [[GH-634](https://github.com/hashicorp/go-getter/pull/634)]

IMPROVEMENTS:

* build: Updated Go to 1.26.5 [[GH-657](https://github.com/hashicorp/go-getter/pull/657)]