Pull requests created by the github-actions[bot] are now able to run your CI/CD workflows with user approval. Requiring approval is a security measure to ensure generated code does not automatically…
Your AI usage reports now reflect GitHub AI Credits usage in the standard report fields. To monitor AI credit usage going forward, use quantity for AI credit quantity and gross_amount…
GitHub Copilot CLI now has a unified, schema-driven home for configuration. The new /settings slash command combines the scattered commands like /theme, /streamer-mode, and /experimental with options that previously required…
Two new GitHub-hosted runner images for GitHub Actions are now available in public preview for all users, giving you early access to test your workflows on the latest platforms before…
GitHub Agentic Workflows is now in public preview. With agentic workflows, you can automate reasoning-based tasks like issue triage, CI failure analysis, and documentation updates by leveraging coding agents inside…
You can now use GitHub Agentic Workflows with GitHub Actions’s built-in GITHUB_TOKEN. This means that you no longer need to create and store a personal access token (PAT), eliminating the…
GitHub Discussions now has a first-class home in GitHub CLI through the new gh discussion command group. This means you can browse, create, and update discussions right where you already…
GitHub CLI now exposes issue types, parent and sub-issue relationships, and issue dependencies directly from the terminal. This means you can structure and track work without dropping into the browser…
We’ve improved the handoff experience between Copilot Chat and Copilot cloud agent on the web. We’ve also enabled new functionality which allows you to search and query past agent sessions…
The maximum number of cost centers you can create per enterprise has doubled from 250 to 500. If your enterprise spans hundreds or thousands of business units, departments, or product…
CodeQL scans on pull requests for C/C++ and Go now run incrementally, making them faster. Earlier this year, we released improved incremental analysis for CodeQL analysis of C#, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript,…
You can now run a security review on your code changes directly from GitHub Copilot CLI. The new /security-review slash command is shipping as an experimental feature in public preview,…
Dependabot now supports Deno. This applies to version updates, not security updates. Get started Add a Deno entry to your .github/dependabot.yml file, and Dependabot will start opening pull requests on…
Our next npm major version, v12, introduces security-related default changes to npm install. All these changes are available behind warnings in npm today on 11.16.0 or newer, so you can…
Editor’s Note (July 1, 2026): Effective today, Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 is now re-enabled and generally available in GitHub Copilot. Editor’s Note (June 12, 2026): Following Anthropic’s announcement, effective today,…
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