Git has seen a huge influx of newcomers over the past year, especially in the Ruby community. Many folks installed Git as they read through their first tutorial, got it working, and are still using that same trusty installation today. But rest assured, Git has not been standing still.

If you installed Git a year ago (perhaps when Rails made the move in April of last year), you would’ve grabbed v1.5.5. The Git team has cranked out five feature releases since then, full of usability improvements and a few new tricks … none of which were covered in that year-old tutorial that got you started with Git.

If you’re not yet sportin’ the v1.6.3 hotness, here are ten reasons to Git up!