GitHub changelog

This update brings more control over default models and MCP server in GitHub Copilot for JetBrains. It also makes diagnostics easier to address, improves chat navigation and account controls, and strengthens reliability across agent session

This week’s updates make Copilot easier to use across accounts and environments, with more control over what agents can access and how you manage their work. GitHub Copilot Claude Haiku 5.5 is available to Copilot Pro, Pro+, Max, Business,

CodeQL 2.27.2 is now available, adding a C++ regular-expression parser and analysis improvements across several languages. CodeQL is the static analysis engine behind GitHub code scanning, which helps you find and remediate security issues

This release adds new billing and license controls for Copilot code review admins: Billing: Organization owners can bill Copilot code reviews from members with a Copilot license to the organization’s cost center instead of using up those me

Users with the triage role or higher in a repository can now archive and unarchive pull requests. Previously, archiving was limited to repository administrators, requiring trusted triagers to hand routine moderation work to someone with hig

Screen readers can now navigate issue and pull request timelines as a list. When you move through a timeline, assistive technology can announce the list structure, item count, current position, and how to move between events. This makes it

Maintainers are seeing more low-quality contributions in their repositories and need better ways to manage them. You can now configure pull request limits to also include draft pull requests. Previously, draft pull requests didn’t count tow

Claude Haiku 5.5, Anthropic’s newest lightweight model, is now generally available in GitHub Copilot. It is designed for fast, high-volume work like subagents, quick edits, and terminal tasks. In early testing, Haiku 5.5 matched Claude Sonn

Secret protection should keep pace with the way you build software, whether you write code yourself or work with an AI agent. With our new purpose-built model, we’re bringing context-aware detection into more developer workflows to help you

Local sandboxing for GitHub Copilot is now generally available in GitHub Copilot CLI, the GitHub Copilot app, and VS Code sessions using Agent Host. Local sandboxes give developers a secure execution boundary for agentic workflows on their

GitHub Copilot CLI makes it easier to choose a local model without leaving your existing workflow. Starting in CLI version 1.0.94-0, use /model to discover supported models from a running local Ollama instance, alongside your configured mod

If your Copilot usage metrics have shown agent activity or agent lines of code falling while Copilot usage kept growing, we’ve found the cause, and a fix is rolling out to each IDE. Several IDEs recently moved Copilot agent sessions to the

GitHub stacked pull requests are now generally available. Break large changes into smaller, focused pull requests that you can review independently and merge together. Since the feature went into public preview, repositories using stacks ha

Organization and enterprise administrators can now see AI Scan for pull requests enablement status in the security overview coverage view. The code scanning summary shows enabled and not enabled repository counts, while repository rows show

Secret scanning now detects new secret types from Lovable Labs, Pydantic Services Inc., and Supabase. New secret scanning partner The following provider joined the secret scanning partnership program. When one of their secrets is found in a

The staged rollout of the stateless GitHub App installation token format, which began on April 27, 2026, is complete. By default, all newly minted GitHub App installation tokens will be in the stateless ghs_APPID_JWT format, which makes tok

You can now request a GitHub Copilot code review through the REST and GraphQL APIs and set the review effort level for each request. Balanced is also now the default review effort level. These changes are generally available to Copilot Pro,

Unvalidated npm trusted publishing configurations now expire 48 hours after creation and can no longer authorize publishing. This limits the risk of trusting a repository or project name that changes ownership. Your configuration becomes va

You can now create a new npm package with npm stage publish, using a local session or a granular access token, including a stage-only token. This lets you create packages from your automated workflows without a manual first publish. This wo

As of today, October 2, 2026, we have deprecated the following models across all GitHub Copilot experiences (including Copilot Chat, inline edits, ask and agent modes, and code completions). Model Deprecation date Suggested alternative Gemi

This week, put Copilot to work with new models, reusable workflows and desktop app automation, plus Azure canvases and VS Code improvements. GitHub Copilot Claude Sonnet 5.5 is available to Copilot Pro, Pro+, Max, Business, and Enterprise u

You can now read more of the GitHub Advisory Database directly from the GraphQL API without falling back to the REST API. The SecurityAdvisory object gained five new fields: cveId: The advisory’s CVE identifier. sourceCodeLocation: A link t

You can now post confidential comments on repository security advisories. Confidential comments are visible only to people with write access to the repository, so you can discuss a report with your team without the reporter or other invited

You can now read, add, and edit comments on repository security advisories using the REST API, including advisories created from private vulnerability reports. Until now, the discussion on an advisory was only reachable in the web UI, even

Open source maintainers are receiving more low-quality and automated vulnerability reports, which can bury the reports that matter. Rate limits cap how many new reports a single account can submit in a day, both to your repository and acros

Private vulnerability reports can now use a structured form that asks reporters for the details you need to assess a vulnerability, including a reproducible proof of concept. A single free-text box made it easy to submit low-quality or AI-g

Computer use is now available in public preview in GitHub Copilot CLI and the GitHub Copilot app on macOS and Windows. Copilot can interact with desktop applications on your behalf (e.g., reading accessible app content and visual context, c

The macOS 14 runner image will be retired on November 2, 2026. To raise awareness of the upcoming removal, jobs using macOS 14 will temporarily fail during the following scheduled brownout periods: October 5, 14:00 UTC to October 6, 00:00 U

This changelog covers VS Code v1.136 through v1.140, shipped throughout September 2026. September’s releases streamline agent-driven development from implementation through pull request merge. Automations handle repeatable tasks, agent merg

You can now find an ACCESSIBILITY.md file in your repository’s root, the .github/ directory, or the docs/ directory highlighted on the repository overview. You can also add or propose an accessibility statement from a public repository’s Co

As previously announced, checks, workflow runs, and statuses are now governed by the same GitHub Actions retention setting that controls how long artifacts and logs are kept. These records are automatically cleaned up when they exceed the r

Weekly scheduled scans for code scanning default setup and GitHub Code Quality now start only after a push or pull request triggers an analysis, rather than counting every kind of scan as recent activity. Previously, activity for a reposito

Code coverage uploads from the GitHub Code Quality upload-code-coverage action no longer fail CI when you push a branch that doesn’t yet have an open pull request. Previously, the coverage API required a pull request number for any push to

Dynamic workflows are now available in Copilot CLI, the GitHub Copilot app, and the GitHub Copilot SDK. These let you define an orchestration in code to get the reliability and observability that complex, multi-agent work demands. What is a

The new dashboard experience, previously available as a feature preview, is now the default view for everyone. The redesigned dashboard helps you focus on the work that matters most and makes it easier to find and act on what you need next.

You can now use the generally available GitHub async merge API to merge individual or stacked pull requests, add pull requests to a merge queue, or merge pull requests directly. This includes optionally bypassing rules if you have permissio

GitHub Actions Runner Controller 0.15.0 includes reliability, scalability, and observability improvements for runner scale sets. These updates help you operate larger runner fleets with fewer disruptions during upgrades and Kubernetes API u

Trusted publishing configurations for npm can now be granted permission to manage dist-tags (e.g., promoting a version to latest, updating next and beta pointers) using short-lived OIDC credentials instead of a long-lived access token. Prev

GitHub Team customers can now start self-serve trials of GitHub Advanced Security to evaluate GitHub Code Security and GitHub Secret Protection. Start a trial from your organization’s Overview page, Billing and licensing > Licensing page, o

The HydraFusion research preview is now available in Visual Studio Code and the GitHub Copilot app, expanding beyond Copilot CLI. HydraFusion appears in the model picker, but rather than being a single model, it orchestrates multiple models

Beginning October 7, 2026, GitHub Enterprise Cloud with data residency will no longer accept TLS connections from clients that offer only X25519 for key agreement. Most customers don’t need to take action. The affected endpoints will contin

As a repository administrator, you can now configure the runner type, optional custom label, and optional runner group for Dependabot version and security updates. This extends the runner configuration already available at the organization

You can now seamlessly bring business context about your repositories from an external system of record (e.g., a configuration management database (CMDB), an internal developer portal, or an in-house system) into GitHub with external custom

GPT-6.1 Sol, the latest model from OpenAI, is now generally available and rolling out in GitHub Copilot. You can use it for agentic coding and terminal workflows with strong multistep coding performance and efficient token use. In early tes

The enforcement date for GitHub Actions minimum version requirements for self-hosted runners on GitHub Enterprise Cloud has changed. The change ships Monday, September 28, 2026, and full enforcement now begins Tuesday, September 29, 2026. T

Claude Sonnet 5.5, Anthropic’s newest Sonnet model, is now generally available in GitHub Copilot. It is designed for well-scoped everyday work like building features and fixing bugs. In our early testing, Sonnet 5.5 stood out for its effici

You can now use an in-product validator for enterprise managed settings for GitHub Copilot. The validator detects malformed JSON, unsupported configurations, invalid team mappings, and other errors that can prevent policies from being enfor

The enterprise and organization repository-level Copilot usage metrics reports now break down how long pull requests spend in each stage of review. A new pull_request_review_times array on each repos-1-day row reports a median and a 90th pe

Private saved views for repository issues Repository issues pages now support private saved views, making it easier to create and save personalized views of your issues. “Relates to” issue relationship The “Relates to” issue relationship no

Queries for workflow runs in the GitHub Actions API and UI now return a less precise but more accurate count of records when you search by workflow, event, status, branch, or actor. We will continue to return paginated results of up to 1,00

Agentic autofix now uses Copilot Memory for customers who’ve enabled it. When you use agentic autofix, it reviews existing memories for context that can help resolve security alerts. When it creates a fix, it stores the fix pattern as a mem

This week’s releases add new models to Copilot, local sandboxing in the Copilot app, and updates to Copilot in Slack, Microsoft Teams, JetBrains, and VS Code. GitHub Copilot Claude Opus 5.5 is available to Copilot Pro+, Max, Business, and E

GitHub Copilot in Slack and Microsoft Teams now gives you more context, more control, and a clearer path from conversation to GitHub work. Whether you’re sharing files in Slack or images and forwarded messages in Teams, Copilot can use more

CodeQL 2.27.1 adds new queries for C/C++ and C#, support for Kotlin 2.4.20, and query-accuracy improvements. CodeQL is the static analysis engine behind GitHub code scanning, which helps you find and remediate security issues in your code.

We’re introducing a new global default policy for generally available GitHub Copilot features and supported client capabilities in enterprise and organization Copilot settings. For the next 28 days, you can configure this policy, but it won

You can now require an interactive re-authentication or a multi-factor challenge before members take high-impact actions on GitHub Enterprise Cloud accounts. Proof of presence is an expansion of GitHub’s sudo mode for enterprises, enforcing

Expired artifacts are no longer displayed in the GitHub Actions run summary or returned by the REST API. Previously, an expired artifact remained visible with an “Expired” pill, even though the underlying files had already been deleted from

GitHub Copilot code review now offers additional personal configurations to an expanded set of Copilot plans and an enterprise-level default setting. These improvements are now generally available: A dedicated personal settings page for aut

This is the final notification that Node 20 is no longer available on GitHub Actions runners. Runners now use Node 24 for JavaScript actions. The temporary ACTIONS_ALLOW_USE_UNSECURE_NODE_VERSION opt-out is no longer available. If you maint

Local sandboxing helps reduce the potential impact of unintended commands by limiting access to files, network resources, and credentials on your machine. In the GitHub Copilot app, you configure it per project for local repository and work

Understand how Copilot agents perform and interact with models and tools. The GitHub Copilot app now supports OpenTelemetry (OTel) configuration through enterprise-managed settings. OTel is an open source observability framework. Administra

GitHub Copilot for JetBrains 1.18.0 brings AI-assisted tool approvals, more control over agent conversations, and shared skills and instructions for your organization. You can also review plans with the Codex agent and manage MCP tools with

C++ code intelligence in GitHub Copilot CLI is now faster with support for whole codebase indexing. C++ repositories can contain millions of lines of code across deeply connected source files and headers. Without a reusable index, code-inte

Claude Opus 5.5, Anthropic’s newest Opus model, is now available in GitHub Copilot. You can use it for agentic coding, long-running agentic tasks, and knowledge work. In early testing, Opus 5.5 resolved tasks comparably to Claude Opus 5 whi

OpenAI’s GPT-6 family is expanding in GitHub Copilot with two additional models: GPT-6 Sol, and GPT-6 Luna. Joining the previously released GPT-6 Astra, these new options let you select the model that best fits your task, whether that’s eve

We’re removing several SSH algorithms, adding a new algorithm, and requiring larger RSA SSH keys to improve security. The changes are as follows: We’re removing the ability to use RSA keys using SHA-1 in SSH (i.e., the ssh-rsa signature typ

Starting with CodeQL CLI 2.27.0, the all-platform CodeQL bundle (i.e., codeql-bundle.tar.gz and codeql-bundle.tar.zst), which includes the binaries for all supported platforms up to this release, is marked as deprecated. In mid-March 2027,

The new repository pull requests page is now generally available to all GitHub users. Highlights The new page makes it easier to find and act on pull requests in a repository, with new filtering and search options to help you find exactly w

Enterprise owners can now export a complete inventory of every credential that can access their enterprise (e.g., SSH keys, classic and fine-grained personal access tokens, OAuth App access tokens, and GitHub App user-to-server and installa

Grok 4.7, xAI’s latest reasoning model, is now rolling out in GitHub Copilot. Building on Grok 4.6, it is designed for agentic coding and complex, multistep workflows. This model is billed at provider list pricing under usage-based billing.

Copilot code review now gives you a clearer view of how a review changes over time, more intelligently auto-resolves its own suggestions, and generates useful commit messages when you accept eligible suggestions in a batch. These updates he

You can now use the generally available REST API to manage the Restrict code coverage repository ruleset option, in addition to the existing UI support. This ruleset lets you enforce a minimum code coverage percentage based on line coverage

This week, GitHub Copilot adds new model selection options, code review updates, and Sentry integration in the Copilot app. There are also updates for admins, plus new agent features in VS Code. GitHub Copilot Copilot code review now resolv

We will deprecate the following models across all GitHub Copilot experiences (including Copilot Chat, inline edits, ask and agent modes, and code completions) on October 19th, 2026: Model Deprecation date Suggested alternative Gemini 3.7 Fl

You can now select Read and write (stage only) when creating an npm granular access token. This lets your automated workflows stage package versions for review without giving the token permission to publish new versions directly to the npm

The Copilot impact dashboard now shows how many active users regularly use key Copilot features. Enterprise administrators can quickly see which experiences are widely adopted and which may need more enablement. Enterprise and organization

GitHub Copilot expands existing CLI report coverage with agentic activity metrics for skills, custom agents, Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, slash commands, and plugins. What’s new The fields appear in enterprise and organization per-

The Ubuntu 26.04 runner image for GitHub Actions is now out of public preview and fully supported for production workflows on both x64 and arm64. As part of this release, the ubuntu-latest label will migrate to Ubuntu 26.04, giving you the

Workflow execution protections for GitHub Actions, previously in public preview, are now generally available for GitHub Enterprise, organizations, and repositories. Execution protections let you define an allowlist that controls who can tri

Enterprise admins can now automate SSO authorization for existing classic personal access tokens (PATs) and SSH keys for organizations in GitHub Enterprise Cloud, replacing manual per-organization authorization by your developers. If your e

SCIM user responses from GitHub now include the standard profileUrl attribute defined by RFC 7643, containing the absolute URL of the GitHub account linked to the external identity. Previously, matching a SCIM record to the corresponding Gi

Previously, when a member used all the Copilot AI credits available to them, they were blocked from Copilot features that consume credits. This release adds a flow for them to request more budget the moment they hit the limit. You can appro

You can now use AI Scan for pull requests to find security vulnerabilities, even when CodeQL default setup isn’t enabled on a repository. Previously, AI Scan for pull requests only ran on repositories where CodeQL default setup was configur

Enterprise administrators can now enforce GitHub Advanced Security configurations across their organizations. This prevents both organization and repository administrators from overriding settings defined at the enterprise level, helping se

GitHub Copilot can now suggest allowed values when you create a custom property for repositories in your organization. This feature is in public preview for GitHub Copilot Business and Copilot Enterprise plans. Custom properties let enterpr

Previously we announced we would be disabling SHA-1 in HTTPS for GitHub on September 15th, 2026. Following the planned schedule, GitHub has disabled SHA-1 in HTTPS for github.com and partner CDNs, including GitHub Enterprise Cloud and GitHu

GitHub Copilot auto model selection now offers three tiers: efficiency, balance, and intelligence. Choose the tier that reflects how you want auto to weigh cost, quality, and response time for each prompt. Copilot will then optimize accordi

Your GitHub profile now displays the highest tier you’ve earned for achievements with multiple levels. Previously, profiles could display the first tier earned, even after you had progressed to a higher level. Now, your profile better refle

GitHub Copilot usage metrics reports now include generally available metrics for activity in the dedicated VS Code Agents window, helping you measure adoption and engagement across enterprises and organizations. What’s new Aggregate enterpr

Copilot code review now resolves its own comments once you address them and writes smart commit messages for you when you apply its code suggestions. Behind the scenes, Copilot now uses a broader set of shell tools to validate the code it r

This week, GitHub Copilot introduces Jira integration in Copilot app and adaptive model orchestration with Project HydraFusion in Copilot CLI. We also introduced new agent automation in Visual Studio Code and expanded enterprise controls fo

A refreshed repository-level pull request listing page is now in public preview for all GitHub users. It brings powerful filtering, compact presentation mode, and more. Highlights The new page makes it easier to find and act on pull request

You can now manage GitHub code scanning’s AI Scan for pull request enablement with REST API endpoints at the organization and repository levels. This public preview gives teams a programmatic way to roll out AI-powered security detections f

You can now use cache-mode to apply least-privilege access to the GitHub Actions cache at the workflow or job level. By granting each workflow or job only the cache access it needs, you can prevent unnecessary restores or saves and help pro

We have deprecated MAI-Code-1-Flash across all GitHub Copilot experiences (including Copilot Chat, inline edits, ask and agent modes, and code completions) today, September 10, 2026. Model Deprecation date Suggested alternative MAI-Code-1-F

You can now validate your Apple apps against macOS 27 using the Xcode 27 runner image for GitHub-hosted macOS runners, available in public preview. The image previously ran on macOS 26. How you target the image stays the same. Keep using th

npm now places a temporary 72-hour security hold on any account after a successful recovery-code sign-in, extending a protection that previously applied only to high-impact accounts. This change applies to all npm accounts. During the hold,

CodeQL 2.27.0 is now available on Linux ARM64, adds a new Rust security query, expanded framework coverage for Java/Kotlin and C#, and analysis accuracy improvements across multiple languages. CodeQL is the static analysis engine behind Git

If you administer GitHub Copilot Business or GitHub Copilot Enterprise, you can now centrally control which agent operations are blocked, require human approval, or can proceed without a prompt. Managed permissions cover shell commands, fil

More GitHub Enterprise Cloud customers can now start a self-serve GitHub Advanced Security trial to evaluate GitHub Code Security and GitHub Secret Protection. Eligibility has expanded from enterprises with up to 100 licenses to enterprises

Repository rulesets allow you to easily add scalable protections across your repositories. Starting today, you can use repository rulesets to block pull requests from merging when the pull request introduces secret scanning alerts. What’s n

Agentic autofix is now available to help you burn down findings in your code quality backlog. You can select up to 25 standard findings on a page and assign the whole set to Copilot in one action. Copilot starts fixing them agentically on a

This update brings support for enterprise-managed sandbox policies, cross-file cursor jumps for next edit suggestions, global project context in chat, enterprise policy diagnostics, and a new connection between terminal Copilot CLI sessions

GitHub Enterprise Server (GHES) 3.22 is now available and introduces new capabilities across the platform. Here are a few highlights in the 3.22 release: Administrators can configure Copilot CLI to work with GHES for enterprises that operat

The support portal has been redesigned and moved to a new home at help.github.com. It brings support, docs, learning, community, and account resources together in one place with Copilot-powered search across all of them. What’s new for you:

Dependabot can now read from private GitHub Packages registries without a personal access token. If a package has granted your repository access through “Manage Actions access” in the package settings, Dependabot reuses that grant. What’s n

This week, GitHub Copilot expands model choice and content protections, while VS Code adds new ways to manage agent sessions and get pull requests merge-ready. GitHub Copilot, general Claude Fable 5.1 is available to Copilot Pro+, Max, Busi

GPT-6 Astra from OpenAI is now available in GitHub Copilot. OpenAI’s latest general-purpose model, GPT-6 Astra, is designed for long-horizon, autonomous coding and agentic tasks. In our internal testing, GPT-6 Astra stood out for how it wor

Track repository star growth over time with the new star history REST API endpoint without exposing stargazer identities. Earlier this year, stargazer listing endpoints were restricted to admins and collaborators to protect user privacy. No

The support portal has been redesigned and moved to a new home at help.github.com. It brings support, docs, learning, community, and account resources together in one place with Copilot-powered search across all of them. What’s new for you:

We’re continuing to make trusted publishing smoother for npm publishers, guided by maintainers feedback. Three updates to npm publishing are now generally available: Multiple trusted publishing configurations per package Staged packages can

GitHub Actions now includes three updates that give you clearer visibility and finer-grained control over your workflows. New REST API for runner version deprecations A new REST API returns when registration and runtime support end for a gi

We will deprecate the following models across all GitHub Copilot experiences (including Copilot Chat, inline edits, ask and agent modes, and code completions) on October 2nd, 2026: Model Deprecation date Suggested alternative Gemini 3.5 Fla

The current PGP key for the GitHub CLI Linux package repositories expires on Saturday, September 5, 2026. Beginning with the first release after that date, APT and RPM repository metadata and newly published RPM packages will be signed with

Gemini 3.8 Flash, Google’s latest Flash model, is now available in GitHub Copilot. In our early testing, Gemini 3.8 Flash performed strongly on complex terminal-based coding tasks and demonstrated rigorous validation and persistent recovery

We’re gradually reopening sign-ups for Copilot Business and Copilot Enterprise customers paying by credit card or PayPal over the next couple of weeks. If you’ve been waiting to get started with Copilot, select the plan that fits your needs

CodeQL is the static analysis engine behind GitHub code scanning, which finds and remediates security issues in your code. We’ve recently released CodeQL 2.26.4, which adds support for Go 1.27, improves alert locations for Rust data flow qu

You can now set your preferred GitHub Copilot model as the default for new conversations through enterprise-managed settings. This lets you choose the default model that best fits your workflows. You can also customize the default by enterp

The GitHub Copilot app and Copilot CLI now respect content exclusion policies configured by enterprise, organization, and repository administrators. Copilot won’t use excluded files as context, helping you protect sensitive code across agen

Enterprise Live Migrations (ELM) is now generally available, enabling near-zero-downtime repository migrations from GitHub Enterprise Server (GHES) to GitHub Enterprise Cloud with Data Residency (GHEC DR), so you can move even your largest,

You can now set an optional expiration date on an individual user budget, and GitHub removes the budget on that date. This capability is generally available. The user then falls back to the next budget that applies to them (i.e., their cost

Copilot now tells you when a pull request is ready to approve, and admins can authorize it to sign off on approval. The ability for Copilot to approve is off by default and configurable at the enterprise, organization, and repository level.

You can now block or unblock users directly from discussion comments in repositories owned by personal GitHub accounts, extending the in-context blocking controls already available for issue and pull request comments. To block or unblock a

Claude Fable 5.1 from Anthropic is now available in GitHub Copilot. The latest model in Anthropic’s Mythos class, Claude Fable 5.1 is designed for long-horizon, autonomous coding and knowledge-work tasks. In our internal testing, Claude Fab

GitHub CLI now has a repeatable --attach flag that uploads a local image or video and references it inline in an issue, pull request, or comment body. This is now generally available to all users on GitHub across all plans. You just need to

We have updated how model access is determined for Copilot users who hold seats in more than one organization. To keep billing and governance in sync, your model access is now determined only by the organization paying for your usage. What’

As of today, September 1, 2026, we have deprecated the following models across most GitHub Copilot experiences (including Copilot Chat, inline edits, ask and agent modes, and code completions). Note that Claude Sonnet 4.6 is still available

This changelog covers VS Code v1.132 through v1.135, shipped throughout August 2026. These releases make it easier to organize agent sessions, review changes, and navigate long conversations. Agent Host, the integrated browser, and dictatio

August 2026 brought more control over how GitHub Copilot reasons, which models you use, how teams share specialized agents, and when you ask for a code review. Highlights Here’s what’s new with GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio 2026. Check th

This week’s updates give you more control over how Copilot runs, from team sessions in Slack and Teams to customization across the app, CLI, and your IDE. GitHub Copilot in Slack and Microsoft Teams Turn team conversations into shared agent

To provide a strong, consistent Copilot experience, we’re making three separate, upcoming changes to Copilot policies and billing. Please review the upcoming updates to understand what may impact you. Reopening Copilot Business and Enterpri

We’re making it easier to keep labels organized and find the right one, especially in repositories with long and growing label lists. Suggested Labels You can now find the right label faster with suggestions based on what a repository has b

Copilot code review can now review two types of pull requests it didn’t cover before: Reviews requested automatically on pull requests authored by bots, including Copilot cloud agent Very large pull requests Additionally, you can now submit

As of August 28, 2026, GitHub Classroom is now deprecated in favor of our selected partner solutions. The GitHub Classroom website, APIs, and related services have now been decommissioned. However, any GitHub user accounts, repositories, an

Starting October 1, 2026, checks, workflow runs, and statuses will be governed by the same Actions retention setting that already controls how long artifacts and logs are kept, with a default of 90 days. Until now, checks, workflow runs, an

You can now automatically close all open issues, discussions, and pull requests authored by a user when you block them from your personal account or organization. To use this option, select Close content authored by this user in the block d

You can now opt individual plugin marketplaces into automatic updates by setting autoUpdate: true on an extraKnownMarketplaces entry in enterprise managed settings. Supported clients automatically check the marketplace and update installed

In July, we announced a default model policy for generally available GitHub Copilot models on Copilot Business and Copilot Enterprise plans. Starting today, we’re gradually rolling out enforcement of the policy through September 1, so it wi

Enterprise owners can now grant a GitHub App access to enterprise billing data. When you create or configure a GitHub App, you can select the enterprise billing permission and choose one of two levels: read or read and write. Previously, th

The rule insights dashboard is now generally available at both the repository and organization levels. You get a visual, high-level view of how GitHub evaluates and enforces your GitHub repository rulesets, so you can spot trends and report

GitHub Copilot is more useful when it works with the tools, knowledge, and workflows your team already relies on. The new Customize tab in the GitHub Copilot app brings MCP servers, plugins, skills, and canvases together in one place. Explo

You can now block a user directly from a security advisory page in public repositories owned by either an organization or a personal account. This brings the streamlined moderation experience available for issues and pull requests to securi

You can now configure push rules more granularly by exempting specific file paths, so a rule applies everywhere in scope except the paths you choose. Path exceptions are in public preview. Push rules give you strong control over what enters

Managing blocked users is now faster and clearer for personal accounts and organizations. With this update, you can: Search by username, full name, or email. Sort and paginate long lists. Filter by block reason (e.g., Spam, Misconduct, or H

The GitHub integration in Slack now brings the agentic capabilities of GitHub Copilot CLI and the GitHub Copilot app into Slack in public preview. You can work with @GitHub to plan changes, investigate problems, and hand off coding tasks fr

Turn a Microsoft Teams discussion into a collaborative agent session everyone can see and help direct. Mention @GitHub in a channel, thread, or direct message to start a GitHub Copilot cloud agent session. Anyone in the conversation can ask

Pinning saved views to the repository issues sidebar You can now pin saved views⁠ to the repository issues sidebar, making the views you use most just one click away, even when the sidebar is collapsed. Other Improvements You can now see pr

The Windows 11 arm64 image with Visual Studio 2026 is now generally available on standard and larger GitHub-hosted runners. To use it in GitHub Actions, update your workflow file to runs-on: windows-11-vs2026-arm. Prepare for the upcoming m