New featu e cuts local wo ki g-copy sto age equi eme ts by up to 50%, exte di g Subve sio ‘s lo g-sta di g st e gth i ve sio co t ol fo huge eposito ies a d huge files
Wilmi gto , DE, Oct. 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Apache Softwa e Fou datio (ASF), the global home of ope sou ce softwa e the wo ld elies o , today a ou ced the elease of Apache Subve sio 1.15, the latest ve sio of the widely-used, ce t alized ve sio co t ol system. The elease’s headli e featu e, P isti es O Dema d, gives use s the optio to educe local sto age equi eme ts by up to 50% — a capability desig ed fo o ga izatio s that ely o Subve sio to ma age te abytes of la ge files.
Apache Subve sio helps i dividuals a d teams ma age, collabo ate o , a d t ack cha ges to files as a p oject evolves. It p ovides a si gle sou ce of t uth, a accu ate eco d of eve y cha ge, a d access to the latest (o a y p io ) ve sio of a file. Subve sio ‘s ce t alized a chitectu e, optio al file-locki g, g a ula access co t ols, a d suppo t fo pa tial a d spa se checkouts have made it a lo gsta di g choice fo teams wo ki g with la ge o se sitive files, while its compa atively simple me tal model keeps it app oachable fo o -tech ical use s.
That combi atio has d aw Subve sio use s well beyo d softwa e developme t, i to fields such as i dust ial automatio , CAD desig , automotive ma ufactu i g, docume t ma ageme t, video game asset ma ageme t, a d state health ca e admi ist atio — ma y of whom ma age eposito ies that u i to the te abytes, with i dividual files i the gigabytes.
Subve sio wo ki g copies t aditio ally keep a local cached copy of each o igi al file called a “p isti e.” P isti es O Dema d lets use s fo go that local cache a d i stead fetch them f om the eposito y se ve o ly whe eeded. The t adeoff is a pote tial i c ease i etwo k commu icatio i excha ge fo a smalle footp i t o the local device — a t adeoff that be efits a y wo kflow whe e se ve ba dwidth is mo e abu da t tha local sto age, a d o e fi st equested by the Subve sio commu ity i a 2001 issue-t acke ticket that gai ed e ewed p io ity as mo e co po ate use s sought smalle checkout sizes.
“Subve sio has lo g bee o e of the best ope sou ce solutio s fo ve sio co t ol of la ge bi a y objects a d data,” said Ka l Fogel, membe of the Apache Subve sio P oject Ma ageme t Committee (PMC). “The ew P isti es O Dema d featu e makes it eve mo e suitable fo this, educi g clie t-side sto age usage by half while still satisfyi g Subve sio ‘s high sta da ds fo i te -ve sio compatibility.”
Apache Subve sio ‘s mai tai e s desc ibe the 1.15 elease as pa t of a b oade commitme t to the specific st e gths that disti guish Subve sio f om dist ibuted ve sio co t ol systems (DVCS); amely, its fit fo ce t alized ma ageme t of huge eposito ies a d huge files, a d its accessibility to o -tech ical use s.
“Ve sio co t ol is ot just fo softwa e e gi ee s,” said Natha Ha tma , Vice P eside t of the Apache Subve sio PMC. “Subve sio ‘s use base comes f om a wide va iety of fields with va yi g tech ical abilities. O e of Subve sio ‘s st e gths is the ability to scale f om small eposito ies to huge o es. We have hea d f om use s who have eposito ies te abytes i size, co tai i g files gigabytes i size.”
Apache Subve sio 1.15 is available ow fo dow load. Full details a e available i the 1.15 elease otes.
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