# CMake 4.2.8 available for download

**URL:** https://discourse.cmake.org/t/cmake-4-2-8-available-for-download/15827
**Category:** Announcements
**Created:** [September 10, 2026, 8:14pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/cmake-4-2-8-available-for-download/15827 "2026-09-10T20:14:15Z")
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### Author: ![johnwparent](https://discourse.cmake.org/user_avatar/discourse.cmake.org/johnwparent/32/2179_2.png) [@johnwparent](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/johnwparent)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2026, 8:14pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/cmake-4-2-8-available-for-download/15827/1 "2026-09-10T20:14:15Z")

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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/](https://cmake.org/download/)

or download this release from:  
[Release v4.2.8 · Kitware/CMake · GitHub](https://github.com/Kitware/CMake/releases/v4.2.8)

See also the [release notes](https://cmake.org/cmake/help/v4.2/release/4.2.html) and [release milestone](https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake/-/milestones/212)

Thanks for your support!

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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