GitHub Enterprise Server 3.16 release candidate is now available

GitHub Enterprise Server 3.16 enhances deployment efficiency, monitoring capabilities, code security, and policy management. Here are a few highlights in the 3.16 release:

  • The reliability, observability, and efficiency of ghe-config-apply have been improved. As a result, you may experience reduced downtime when ghe-config-apply is run.

  • The monitor dashboard has been optimized with concise, actionable metrics, providing a quick overview of the appliance’s operational health. For more details, see the monitor dashboard.

  • When reviewing code security configurations, you can now filter repositories more easily with new options that sort by the status of specific GHAS features. For more details, see new advanced filters for code security configurations.

  • You can now apply code security configurations to archived repositories, simplifying rollouts and ensuring features like Dependabot, code scanning, and secret scanning are automatically reapplied if a repository is unarchived. Additionally, you can now create and manage code security settings at the enterprise level, reducing repetitive setup at the organization level. For more details, see enterprise-level code security configurations.

  • Monitor prevention metrics alongside detection and remediation metrics for Dependabot and GitHub Advanced Security features, including secret scanning and code scanning. This expanded visibility is now available in the enhanced security overview dashboard at both organization and enterprise levels. For more information, see enhanced security overview dashboard.

  • Organization owners can now allow their users to set custom properties during repository creation. This ensures appropriate rules are enforced from the moment of creation and improves discoverability of new repositories. For more information, see custom properties.

  • Organization owners can now configure policies to restrict the usage of deploy keys across all the repositories of your organizations, giving you more control and greater security over your deploy keys. For more information, see enforcing a policy for deploy keys.

Release candidates are a way for you to try the latest features early, and they help us gather feedback to ensure the release works in your environment. They should be tested on non-production environments. Read more about the release candidate process.

To learn more about GHES 3.16, check out release notes, or download the 3.16 release candidate now.

If you have any feedback or questions about the release candidate, please contact our support team.

Refining messages and reloading responses in Copilot Chat is now in public preview

A stylized image showing a 3D Copilot head looking at a user message that has been edited via the new editing functionality

The immersive mode of Copilot chat on GitHub now provides you with increased control and flexibility at every step.

What’s new:

  • ✏️ Edit your previously sent messages: Refine your messages whenever you need
  • 🔄 Reload responses: Get different variations instantly
  • 📝 Keep track of all iterations in one place: Easily view the history of your message edits and responses
  • 🔍 Compare different message and response pairs seamlessly: Switch between versions to see which one works best

Pro tips:

  • 🛠️ Fix typos or add context without starting over
  • 🧪 Experiment with different phrasings to get the best responses
  • 🔀 Toggle between versions to compare outcomes

These new refining capabilities make it easier to iterate with Copilot. Make adjustments and improvements while maintaining the full context of your conversations, helping you to stay focused when chatting with Copilot chat.

We hope these changes help keep you in the flow state when chatting with Copilot on GitHub.com 💫.

💬 Let us know what you think using the in-product feedback option or pop it into the GitHub Community at any time.

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Dependabot version updates now support Docker Compose in general availability

Developers can now use Dependabot to keep their Docker Compose dependencies up to date automatically. For projects that use Docker Compose as a package manager, Dependabot version updates can now ensure dependencies stay current with the latest releases.

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