07/2025

Stay in flow with the latest updates to GitHub Issues and Projects. You can now duplicate issues across repositories and start new issues from anywhere in the GitHub UI. These…

The GitHub macOS hosted runner fleet is being upgraded to M2 Pro-powered machines on our largest runners. Starting today the macOS XLarge runner sku now utilizes a 5 vCPU M2…

GitHub Copilot agent mode for JetBrains, Eclipse, and Xcode is now generally available! You can enable GitHub Copilot with any GitHub account and experience the autonomous coding experience today. ✨…

Copilot on github.com now supports improvements to the experiences you already know and love. Creating issues with Copilot supports issue forms When creating issues with Copilot, it can now select…

GitHub Copilot coding agent, currently in public preview, has limited internet access by default to help protect your data and mitigate security risks. Today, we’re releasing an updated experience that…

We’re pausing the planned deprecation of Command Palette. Your feedback highlighted how integral this feature is to many developers’ workflows. And the specific examples you shared helped us better understand…

The June 2025 release of Visual Studio Code (v1.102) became available on July 9, 2025. This update includes: Making Model Context Protocol (MCP) support generally available An open-sourced Copilot Chat…

GitHub now supports social login with Google! You can now signup for a new GitHub account with your trusted Google social credentials in just a few clicks. You can also…

Organizations using GitHub security configurations can now choose to require CodeQL to run on repositories using either default or advanced setup. Previously, if a repository was using advanced setup, you…

You can now use Model Context Protocol (MCP) with GitHub Copilot in VS Code in production environments. MCP enables GitHub Copilot to access external tools and data sources, making your…

PKCE (Proof Key for Code Exchange) is now supported and recommended for user authentication in OAuth and GitHub Apps. This OAuth 2.0 standard (RFC 7636) helps protect authorization codes issued…

With GitHub Copilot coding agent, you can delegate tasks to Copilot that it will work on in the background while you focus on something else. Copilot coding agent is now…

We’re making several important updates to our macOS runner image offerings to ensure you have access to the latest and most efficient CI/CD capabilities. macos-latest migration begins August 4, 2025…

With GitHub Copilot coding agent, developers can tackle tech debt, fix bugs, and even implement new features at scale. Simply delegate tasks to Copilot, and let it work in the…

All the Copilot Chat features previously in public preview are now generally available to all users on github.com! This includes instant previews, flexible editing, issue management, improved attachments, model selection,…