https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/issues/15359 I don't know if this applies to you. it is from gnome

On Sat, 10 Jan 2026 at 10:45, CAREY SCHUG via Talk <talk@lists.gtalug.org> wrote:
I only run gimp on my main desktop computer. I use it from weekly, up to 6 weeks apart.

I can't open any of my projects, I get this error message:

Opening '/home/carey/sourcematerial/myproject.xcf' failed:
XCF error: unsupported XCF file version 19 encountered

which a query tells me means the file was created with a newer version of gimp than I have.

I have not knowingly backleveled.

I could try to update to see if there is a newer gimp, but thought I'd ask here in case that might only make it worse.

Carey
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