06/2021

GitHub Sponsors now lets makers write welcome messages that are automatically sent to new sponsors at specific tiers.

Appending ?plain=1 to the url for any Markdown file will now display the file without rendering. As with other code files, it will also show line numbers, and can be…

You can now programmatically check the status and resend repository, organization, and Apps webhooks through the REST API, to complement functionality currently provided in the Settings user interface. Using these…

GitHub Discussions integrations are now available on GitHub Actions. You can now trigger workflows on Discussion and DiscussionComment webhook events. Get started with GitHub Discussions & Actions. For questions or…

We’ve shipped a couple of changes to our APIs: The code scanning API now returns the CodeQL query version used for an analysis. This can be used to reproduce results…

A dark high contrast theme, with greater contrast between foreground and background elements, is now available to all github.com users as a public beta. Opt-in to the beta by enabling…

Code scanning with CodeQL now generates diagnostic information for all supported languages. Before analyzing your code, CodeQL first creates a CodeQL database containing all of the important information about your…

Issues submitted to open source projects often lack important information. Markdown issue templates can help by providing text that contributors can remove and replace with their own input – but…

Today we are announcing new beta features within GitHub Issues, with better ways to plan, track, and manage projects. Read more on the GitHub Issues page or in the FAQ.…

The latest release of the CodeQL CLI supports creating CodeQL databases for multiple languages in a single command. This makes it easier for customers using CI/CD systems other than GitHub…

We now show a confirmation dialog when a review is requested from a team with more than 100 members, allowing users to exclude such large teams from their review request.…

Today we are making environments, environment protection rules, and environment secrets generally available. Learn more about environments For questions, visit the GitHub Actions community To see what’s next for Actions,…

Code scanning with CodeQL now includes beta support for C++20. Currently, CodeQL can only create CodeQL databases for C++20 code that is built with GCC on Linux. C++20 modules are…

GitHub Packages Container registry, ghcr.io, is now generally available! Container registry provides the best developer experience for publishing, managing, and consuming containers on GitHub. For more information, check out the…

Unless a specific time is provided, Dependabot version updates run at 5AM UTC daily, weekly, or monthly; however, this results in large usage spikes that slow down updates for everyone.…