When Copilot coding agent opens a pull request or pushes changes, Copilot is treated like an outside contributor in an open source project. GitHub Actions workflows do not run until…
We’re temporarily pausing GitHub Actions enforcement of the minimum self-hosted runner version requirement (v2.329.0) scheduled to take effect on March 16, 2026. Runners below v2.329.0 can still register and configure…
Starting today, students with GitHub Education benefits are now on the new GitHub Copilot Student plan. As part of this transition, we’ve updated the available model lineup. The new GitHub…
Previously, we introduced calendar-based versioning for our REST API, giving us a path to evolving our API while giving integrators plenty of time and clear guidance for upgrading. Now, we’re…
GitHub Copilot auto model selection is now generally available in JetBrains IDEs for all Copilot plans. With auto, Copilot chooses a model on your behalf based on real-time model availability…
GitHub Actions OpenID Connect (OIDC) tokens now support repository custom properties as claims. Additionally, a new settings page is available in public preview, making it easy to configure OIDC token…
Issue fields are now available in public preview for select GitHub organizations. If you’ve been using labels like priority/p0 or severity/high to track structured data in issues, you know the…
You can now request a review from GitHub Copilot directly from your terminal using the GitHub CLI. Whether you’re editing an existing pull request or creating a new one, Copilot…
This update brings several new features and improvements to GitHub Copilot in JetBrains IDEs. Core agentic capabilities, including custom agents, sub-agents, and plan agent, are now generally available, with agent…
We’ve made it easier to explore a repository’s file structure when you chat with Copilot on the web. What’s changed Developers can now ask Copilot to show a file, then…
GitHub secret scanning continually updates its detectors, validators, and analyzers. Here’s what’s new for March 2026. 28 new secret detectors from 15 providers, including Lark, Vercel, Snowflake, and Supabase. 39…
CodeQL is the static analysis engine behind GitHub code scanning, which finds and remediates security issues in your code. We’ve recently released CodeQL 2.24.3, which adds support for Java 26…
GitHub Dependabot now natively supports automatic dependency updates for pre-commit hooks. By adding pre-commit as a package ecosystem in your dependabot.yml configuration, Dependabot will parse your .pre-commit-config.yaml, check each hook’s…
GitHub Copilot users can now connect to the Figma MCP server to both pull design context into code and send rendered UI to Figma as editable frames. Together, these capabilities…
The Visual Studio Code February 2026 release makes agents practical for longer-running and more complex tasks. This gives you more control over how they run, new ways to extend what…
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