GitHub Releases
GitHub changelog, platform updates, and Copilot coding-assistant releases. New features, breaking changes, security advisories and deprecations - each summarised in plain English and updated continuously.
Tracking 199 GitHub releases · Updated
- GitHub Changelog governanceinfraengineer ·
GitHub Copilot Enterprise Admins Can Now Disable Permission Bypass
Enterprise administrators can now disable automatic permission bypass (yolo mode) for GitHub Copilot CLI and VS Code using the new `disableBypassPermissionsMode` setting in enterprise-managed settings. This provides enhanced governance for AI features, ensuring users adhere to permission prompts. This capability is available for GitHub Copilot Business and Enterprise licenses and requires VS Code v1.122+.
feature - GitHub Changelog governanceinfraengineer ·
GitHub: Limit open PRs for users without write access
GitHub now allows repository maintainers to set a maximum number of open pull requests for users without write access, helping to manage contribution volume and reduce noise. This feature enables maintainers to proactively control the influx of contributions, with options to bypass the limit for trusted users. Draft PRs are excluded from the limit, and the change aims to reduce review and CI overhead for busy repositories.
feature - GitHub Changelog aigaengineer ·
GitHub Copilot Chat adds auto model selection for all users
GitHub Copilot Chat now offers auto model selection for all users on github.com and the mobile app, allowing it to dynamically choose models based on request complexity and availability. This feature aims to optimize token usage and response quality, benefiting all Copilot plan subscribers. Auto mode routes to various models including Claude Sonnet 4.6, GPT-5.4 mini, GPT-5.4, and Haiku 4.5, with usage billed at a 10% discount.
feature announcement - GitHub Changelog aiengineer ·
GitHub Copilot Agent Finder enables dynamic capability discovery
GitHub Copilot now includes an Agent Finder feature, which dynamically discovers and suggests relevant AI resources for tasks described in plain language, eliminating the need for manual configuration. This enhancement improves efficiency by loading only necessary tools and offering ranked matches, benefiting all GitHub Copilot users. The feature supports private registries and offers managed settings for enterprise control, with no automatic installations.
feature - GitHub Changelog aigaengineer ·
GitHub Copilot App Now Generally Available
The GitHub Copilot app, a desktop environment for agent-driven development, is now generally available for macOS, Windows, and Linux. New features include Canvases for shared interaction, cloud automations for scheduled work, and support for custom models and tools. Organization administrators must enable Copilot CLI for Business/Enterprise users.
feature announcement - GitHub Changelog governancegapreviewengineer ·
GitHub Code Quality Moves to General Availability
GitHub Code Quality will transition from public preview to general availability on July 20, 2026, becoming a purchasable product for enterprises. This change introduces new capabilities like organization-wide deployment and enhanced dashboards, alongside a new pricing model that includes a per-committer license and usage-based charges for AI features. Customers on GitHub Enterprise Cloud and Team plans will be affected, with options to disable the feature before the transition.
announcement feature patch - GitHub Changelog governancepreviewengineer ·
GitHub Org-Level Code Quality Enablement Now in Public Preview
GitHub Code Quality can now be enabled or disabled organization-wide through a single toggle in organization settings, simplifying rollout for administrators. This feature is available in public preview for GitHub Enterprise Cloud and GitHub Team plans, allowing admins to manage settings across all repositories efficiently. It targets organization administrators seeking to quickly deploy or revoke Code Quality across their entire organization.
feature announcement - GitHub Changelog aiengineer ·
GitHub Copilot usage metrics now include more active users
GitHub Copilot enterprise usage reports now incorporate server-side telemetry alongside client signals, increasing the count of active users displayed. This change addresses inconsistencies caused by client-side telemetry failures, providing a more complete picture of user engagement. While top-level counts are more accurate, detailed per-interaction breakdowns for these newly surfaced users are still limited but expected to improve in future releases.
feature - GitHub Changelog securityinfraengineer ·
Copilot code review: Enhanced configuration and content controls
GitHub Copilot code review now offers expanded configuration options, including organization-level runner controls and content exclusion support for specified files or directories. These updates aim to simplify setup and provide greater control over how Copilot analyzes code within repositories and organizations. Previously, custom instructions were limited by a character count, which has now been removed, allowing for more extensive customization.
feature - GitHub Changelog infra ·
GitHub Actions enforces minimum self-hosted runner versions starting July/September 2026
GitHub Actions is resuming enforcement of minimum version requirements for self-hosted runners on github.com and GitHub Enterprise Cloud. This change is necessary to support the new backend architecture that has increased reliability and performance. Users must ensure runners are on version 2.329.0 or later for registration and updated within 30 days of new releases to continue executing jobs. Enforcement begins with brownouts in July/August 2026, with full enforcement on July 31, 2026, for Data Residency instances and September 25, 2026, for others.
breaking announcement - GitHub Changelog governanceinfragaengineer ·
GitHub Enterprise Server 3.21 Released
GitHub Enterprise Server 3.21 is now generally available, bringing enhancements to deployment efficiency, monitoring, code security, and policy management. Key updates include the general availability of organization custom properties and hierarchy view for GitHub Projects, alongside a new REST API version with breaking changes. These updates benefit enterprise administrators and developers by improving metadata tagging, project visualization, and workflow management.
feature patch breaking - GitHub Changelog infrapreviewengineer ·
GitHub Actions runner images in public preview
GitHub Actions is releasing new Ubuntu 26.04 and Windows 11 arm64 runner images in public preview for all users. This allows early testing of workflows on the latest platforms before general availability, with Ubuntu 26.04 supporting both x64 and arm64 architectures. Users should update their workflow files to use the new image labels and may observe differences in tool versions.
feature announcement - GitHub Changelog securityinfraengineer ·
Bot-created pull requests can run workflows with approval
Pull requests created by github-actions[bot] can now trigger CI/CD workflows upon user approval. This security enhancement prevents unreviewed generated code from automatically executing potentially sensitive workflows. The behavior now aligns with Copilot-generated pull requests, addressing a previous gap where bot-generated changes could be merged without CI checks.
feature - GitHub Changelog aigaengineer ·
GitHub AI Usage Reports Updated
GitHub AI usage reports have been updated to reflect native AI credit billing, replacing preview fields with standard ones. This change clarifies how to monitor AI credit usage going forward using quantity and gross_amount. A bug that caused incorrect values in preview fields has been fixed and retroactively applied for usage from June 1. This update is available for GitHub Enterprise Cloud customers.
patch feature - GitHub Changelog aiengineer ·
GitHub Copilot CLI unifies configuration with /settings command
GitHub Copilot CLI introduces a new /settings slash command, consolidating scattered configuration options into a single, schema-driven interface. This provides a discoverable and validated way to manage settings, improving user experience by reducing guesswork and preventing configuration errors. The feature is available now via the `copilot update` command for all Copilot CLI users.
feature - GitHub Changelog aiinfraengineer ·
GitHub Agentic Workflows now use GITHUB_TOKEN, no PAT needed
GitHub Agentic Workflows have been updated to use GitHub Actions' built-in GITHUB_TOKEN, eliminating the need for personal access tokens (PATs). This change simplifies management, reduces security risks, and allows AI credit consumption to be billed directly to organizations. Configuration requires enabling a Copilot policy and updating workflow permissions, with cost management options available for organizations.
feature - GitHub Changelog previewengineer ·
GitHub Agentic Workflows enters public preview
GitHub Agentic Workflows are now in public preview, enabling automation of reasoning-based tasks such as issue triage and CI failure analysis using coding agents within GitHub Actions. Workflows are defined in natural language Markdown and compiled into standard Actions YAML, reusing existing runner groups and policies. This feature aims to reduce repetitive engineering work, freeing up developers for innovation, with built-in security safeguards.
feature announcement - GitHub Changelog infraengineer ·
CodeQL incremental analysis speeds up C/C++ and Go scans
CodeQL scans for C/C++ and Go now run incrementally, significantly reducing analysis time for pull requests. This feature, previously released for other languages, is now available for C/C++ and Go, and also integrated into the CodeQL CLI. Incremental analysis is enabled by default for projects using the default CodeQL query suite and the build mode none extraction mechanism on GitHub.com, and is available in the CodeQL CLI starting with version 2.25.5.
feature - GitHub Changelog ·
GitHub CLI gains support for issue types, sub-issues, and dependencies
GitHub CLI version 2.94.0 introduces direct terminal management of issue types, parent/sub-issue relationships, and issue dependencies. This enhancement enables developers and automated agents to structure and track work without needing to access the GitHub web interface or write custom API scripts. The functionality is available to all users on version 2.94.0 or later in repositories where these features are enabled, with issue types configured at the organization level.
feature - GitHub Changelog infraengineer ·
GitHub CLI adds commands for managing Discussions
GitHub CLI version 2.94.0 introduces a new `gh discussion` command group, allowing users to list, view, create, edit, and comment on repository discussions directly from the terminal. This feature aims to integrate discussions into developers' existing workflows, reducing the need for direct API calls. The new commands are available for any repository with GitHub Discussions enabled.
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