Homebrew maintains the latest git release for macOS and tracks upstream closely. Install with `brew install git`. Verify the active git is the Homebrew version: `which git` should show `/opt/homebrew/bin/git` (Apple Silicon) or `/usr/local/bin/git` (Intel). The macOS system git from Xcode CLT is typically several releases behind — ensure Homebrew's bin directory appears before `/usr/bin` in $PATH.