CMake 4.2.8 available for download
September 10, 2026
We are pleased to announce that CMake 4.2.8 is now available for download.
Please use the latest release from our download page:
https://cmake.org/download/
or download this release from:
https://github.com/Kitware/CMake/releases/v4.2.8
See also the release notes and release milestone
Thanks for your support!
Changes made since CMake 4.2.7: Ben Boeckel (3): gitlab-ci: make `needs` explicitly empty where possible gitlab-ci: move macOS arm64 jobs to `tart` runners gitlab-ci: extend Xcode CI job timeout to 3 hours Brad King (3): Tests: Update RunCMake.Framework expected output for macOS 26.4 file(GLOB): Teach CONFIGURE_DEPENDS to handle quotes in matched file names CMake 4.2.8 Craig Scott (1): CPackIFW: Add recent release versions to search list Jocó Mihalicza (1): CMP0194: Fix policy number in warning text Tyler Yankee (2): GoogleTest: Avoid cluttering custom working directory during discovery GoogleTest: Fix gtest_discover_tests race on POST_BUILD of multiple targets