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 aigaengineer ·
GitHub Copilot Vision generally available for code context
GitHub Copilot Vision is now generally available, allowing users to attach images and PDFs directly to chat prompts for context alongside code. This feature enhances Copilot's reasoning capabilities by enabling it to analyze visual information. It is available across GitHub Copilot Chat in VS Code, github.com, and GitHub Copilot CLI for all Copilot subscribers, with no policy changes required.
feature announcement - GitHub Changelog aigaengineer ·
GitHub Copilot browser tools for VS Code reach GA
GitHub Copilot's browser interaction tools for VS Code are now generally available, allowing AI agents to navigate and interact with live web applications. This feature enhances Copilot's capabilities by enabling it to perform actions like opening pages, clicking elements, and capturing screenshots. These tools are enabled by default for all users, with enterprise controls available for administrators to manage site access and tool enablement.
feature announcement - GitHub Changelog securitygovernanceengineer ·
GitHub to restrict access to public API endpoints and UI views
GitHub is restricting access to several public API endpoints and UI views, including the stargazers, watchers, and user subscriptions endpoints. This change aims to prevent misuse of public data for spam and enhance platform security. Admins and collaborators will retain access, while some users may encounter empty responses or 403 errors.
patch deprecation security - GitHub Changelog aigaengineer ·
GitHub Copilot adds Claude Sonnet 5 model
GitHub Copilot now offers Anthropic's Claude Sonnet 5, a new Sonnet-class model with strong coding performance for IDE and CLI tasks. This model demonstrates competitive latency and cache utilization, making it suitable for developers seeking fast, capable AI assistance. Claude Sonnet 5 is available for Copilot Pro, Pro+, Max, Business, and Enterprise users with gradual rollout.
feature announcement - GitHub Changelog infrapreviewengineer ·
GitHub code coverage merge protection in public preview
GitHub has introduced code coverage merge protection for pull requests, allowing teams to block merges if test coverage falls below defined thresholds. This feature acts as a quality gate to prevent regressions and maintain testing standards, now available in public preview for GitHub Code Quality users on GitHub Enterprise Cloud and Team. Users can start in evaluate mode to assess impact before enforcing merge protection.
feature announcement - GitHub Changelog securitypreviewengineer ·
GitHub Open Source License Compliance now in public preview
GitHub is launching its Open Source License Compliance feature in public preview, enabling enterprises to enforce license policies at scale. This feature integrates with dependency review to block noncompliant dependencies before they reach production, requiring specific roles for policy management. It is available for GitHub Enterprise Cloud customers with GitHub Advanced Security Code Security licenses.
feature announcement - GitHub Changelog securitydeprecationengineer ·
GitHub to implement data retention for closed security alerts
GitHub will introduce a data retention policy for closed Dependabot security alerts starting August 25, 2026, affecting GitHub Enterprise Cloud users. This policy will move alerts closed over two years ago to archival storage, accessible via CSV download, while open and recently closed alerts remain in the UI/API. Users should review their current queries and plan for the archival change.
announcement - GitHub Changelog securityinfraengineer ·
GitHub Actions limits cache access for untrusted triggers
GitHub Actions now issues read-only cache tokens for untrusted triggers targeting the default branch, mitigating privilege escalation via cache poisoning. Previously, read-write tokens were issued for all events, allowing malicious actors to compromise trusted workflows. This change primarily affects untrusted workflows that write to the default-branch cache, which will now receive warnings and fail to save cache entries. To maintain caching benefits, a separate workflow with read-write access (e.g., 'push') should be used for cache saves.
security feature - GitHub Changelog aipreviewengineer ·
Claude Opus 4.8 fast mode available in GitHub Copilot preview
GitHub Copilot is now previewing Claude Opus 4.8 in fast mode, offering substantially improved output speeds for interactive coding and agentic workflows. While priced higher than standard Opus 4.8, this fast mode is billed at provider list pricing and is available to Copilot Pro+, Max, Business, and Enterprise users. Administrators need to enable the fast mode policy for their organization.
feature announcement - GitHub Changelog aigaengineer ·
GitHub Copilot Business and Enterprise gain MAI-Code-1-Flash
Microsoft's MAI-Code-1-Flash model is now generally available for GitHub Copilot Business and Enterprise. This model is optimized for coding, offering fast, low-latency responses for iterative workflows. Administrators must enable the MAI-Code-1-Flash policy in Copilot settings for users to access it.
feature announcement - GitHub Changelog aigapreviewengineer ·
GitHub Copilot for Jira reaches General Availability
GitHub Copilot for Jira has launched as generally available, incorporating feedback from its March 2026 preview. The update introduces real-time agent progress streaming within Jira issues and post-session steering for pull requests, allowing continued instructions without creating new pull requests. Onboarding has also been simplified, reducing setup steps for connecting GitHub organizations and repositories.
feature announcement - GitHub Changelog aigapreviewengineer ·
GitHub Copilot for Jira reaches General Availability
GitHub Copilot for Jira is now generally available after a public preview that began in March 2026. This release includes real-time progress monitoring within Jira issues and post-session steering for agents to refine draft pull requests, streamlining the development workflow. Onboarding has also been simplified, requiring fewer configuration steps to connect GitHub organizations and repositories. The update is available via the Atlassian Marketplace for existing and new users.
feature announcement - GitHub Changelog securitypreviewengineer ·
GitHub Copilot CLI and VS Code restrict plugin installs
Enterprises can now control which plugins users can install in GitHub Copilot CLI and VS Code via new enterprise-managed settings. This feature, currently in public preview, helps enforce client governance by allowing plugins only from explicitly defined marketplaces. This applies to users licensed through Copilot Business or Copilot Enterprise accounts.
feature announcement - GitHub Changelog governancepreviewengineer ·
GitHub Issues adds saved views, Projects gets adjustable row heights
GitHub Issues now supports saved views, enabling teams to create and share filtered lists of issues for easier organization and access. This feature also integrates GitHub Projects more closely, with saved views appearing in a new sidebar. Additionally, Projects table layouts now offer adjustable row heights, allowing users to choose between Single, Medium, Tall, or Extra Tall to accommodate more information. These updates aim to improve issue management and project planning workflows.
feature announcement - GitHub Changelog securityinfraengineer ·
npm adds preventive account protection for high-impact accounts
npm has introduced a new preventive safeguard for accounts managing critical packages, adding a 72-hour read-only state after detecting sensitive changes like email updates or 2FA recovery code usage. This measure aims to block account-takeover attacks that have been exploited in recent supply chain incidents, ensuring package availability and user security.
feature security - GitHub Changelog infrapreviewengineer ·
GitHub Actions RHEL runner images in public preview
GitHub Actions now offers Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9 and RHEL 10 images for larger runners in public preview, developed in partnership with Red Hat. These images provide a foundation for organizations to build custom runner environments with their specific tools and configurations. The RHEL images are available for Linux x64 larger runners, and users can select them as partner images when creating a new runner.
announcement - GitHub Changelog securitygovernanceengineer ·
GitHub Enterprise: Self-service credential revocation for incident response
GitHub Enterprise owners can now instantly revoke all credentials for a given user to speed up incident response. This feature allows enterprise owners and specific members to revoke SSO authorizations and delete user tokens/SSH keys programmatically or through a new self-service portal for individual users. Enterprise members can also manage their own credentials via a new self-service experience. The changes aim to improve security incident response times and provide better control over enterprise credentials.
feature security - GitHub Changelog securitypreviewengineer ·
GitHub Code Quality API now in public preview
GitHub has released repository-level REST APIs for Code Quality findings in public preview. These new read-only endpoints allow programmatic access to CodeQL findings, enabling integrations for tooling and remediation workflows. This feature is available today on github.com and is not yet on GitHub Enterprise Server.
feature announcement - GitHub Changelog deprecationeolengineer ·
Dependabot drops support for Python 3.9
Dependabot has officially ended support for Python 3.9, aligning with Python's own end-of-life for the version. This change means users still on Python 3.9 may encounter issues with Dependabot creating dependency update pull requests. Engineers are advised to upgrade to a supported Python release to ensure continued functionality.
deprecation announcement - GitHub Changelog aipreviewengineer ·
GitHub Copilot for JetBrains IDEs adds Claude, organization agents, CLI queues
GitHub Copilot for JetBrains IDEs now offers Claude as an agent provider in public preview, alongside support for organization and enterprise custom agents. Users can queue and steer messages in Copilot CLI sessions for better control over long-running tasks. These updates aim to enhance agent flexibility, standardization, and user control for developers using these IDEs.
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