Claude Sonnet 4 deprecated
We have deprecated the following model across all GitHub Copilot experiences (including Copilot Chat, inline edits, ask and agent modes, and code completions) on May 6, 2026. Model Deprecation date…
Enterprise Live Migrations is now in public preview
Enterprise Live Migrations (ELM) is now available in public preview. ELM gives enterprise administrators a new way to migrate repositories from GitHub Enterprise Server (GHES) to GitHub Enterprise Cloud with…
Rubber Duck in GitHub Copilot CLI now supports more models
Rubber Duck, the cross-family review agent in GitHub Copilot CLI, is now available using a Claude-powered critic agent when your session is using a GPT model. For sessions using Claude…
Repository rulesets: User bypass and branch renaming
GitHub repository rulesets now support two frequently requested features: adding individual users as bypass actors and renaming branches covered by organization rulesets. Add individual users as bypass actors You can…
Enterprise-managed plugins in GitHub Copilot CLI are now in public preview
Enterprise administrators can now configure and distribute plugins to GitHub Copilot CLI users across their enterprise. Set baseline standards for your enterprise and make them available in every user’s Copilot…
GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code, April releases
VS Code moved to weekly stable releases. This changelog covers releases v1.116 through v1.119, the releases we shipped throughout April and early May 2026. Copilot can now search by meaning…
Search and filter bar for repository security advisories
You can now search and filter security advisories directly from your repository’s Security tab. Use the new search bar and filters at the top of the advisory list to find…
Secret scanning with GitHub MCP Server is now generally available
GitHub secret scanning in the GitHub MCP (Model Context Protocol) server is now generally available. When you use an MCP-compatible AI coding agent or IDE (like GitHub Copilot CLI or…
Dependency scanning with GitHub MCP Server is in public preview
The GitHub MCP Server can now scan your code changes for vulnerable dependencies before you commit or open a pull request. You’ll catch known vulnerabilities while you write code with…
Code-to-cloud risk visibility with Microsoft Defender for Cloud is now generally available
This integration is now generally available. Since entering public preview, we’ve heard valuable feedback from customers, and we’ve shipped follow-up improvements that bring artifact and runtime context closer to the…
Deprecation notice: code_scanning_upload field will be removed from rate_limit API endpoint
On May 19, 2026, we’ll remove the code_scanning_upload field from the rate_limit REST API endpoint response. Why did we make this change? The code_scanning_upload field in the rate_limit response has…
Upcoming deprecation of GPT-5.2 and GPT-5.2-Codex
We will deprecate the following models across all GitHub Copilot experiences (including Copilot Chat, inline edits, ask and agent modes, and code completions), with the exception of GPT-5.2-Codex in Copilot…
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