08/2026

You can now apply your own configuration file to code scanning default setup, using the new github-codeql-config-file repository property. This gives you control over how CodeQL scans your code for…

We’ve retired the GitHub Copilot Billing Preview app, and it’s no longer available. You can review and manage your Copilot spend directly in your GitHub billing settings. The app helped…

Beginning August 4, 2026, GitHub Spark no longer accepts new users or allows the creation of new apps. Existing users can continue to access GitHub Spark until August 31, 2026…

You can now customize the branch names Dependabot creates for pull requests. New pull-request-branch-name options in .github/dependabot.yml let you set a prefix and maximum length, choose segment and word separators,…

We’re making code coverage setup faster and simpler. You’ll now see a new option in your repository’s Code Quality settings that lets GitHub generate your coverage workflow automatically with AI.…

CodeQL is the static analysis engine behind GitHub code scanning, which finds and remediates security issues in your code. We’ve recently released CodeQL 2.26.2, which adds support for Swift 6.3.3…

When you delegate a task to GitHub Copilot cloud agent, you can now set the reasoning level for models that support it. This allows you to control how much the…

Enterprise administrators can now customize managed settings by targeting enterprise teams with itemized configuration files. Large enterprises can scale governance without bottlenecking every configuration change through central administrators or one-size-fits-all…

You can now create Copilot cloud agent automations that run when an issue comment or pull request comment is created. Common use cases include: Generate documentation: Comment on a pull…

If your repository restricts issue creation to collaborators only, users with the triage role can now create issues. Previously, the restricted setting only allowed users with write access to create…

Migrations from gitlab.com and GitLab Self-Managed to GitHub Enterprise Cloud with GitHub Enterprise Importer (GEI) are now generally available. You can now self-serve these migrations using GEI and the gh…