11/2019

Keep your projects moving and merge pull requests faster with scheduled reminders. Send Slack notifications for pending code reviews to the channel of your choice and avoid missing important reviews.…

GitHub Security Advisories, which launched in beta earlier this year, are now generally available. And we’ve made some exciting changes based on feedback from maintainers. First, we’ve added the ability…

Token leaks are one of the most common security mistakes, and they can have disastrous consequences. GitHub Token Scanning looks for leaked tokens in public repositories and works with the…

Automated security updates (formerly Dependabot and automated security fixes) are now generally available in all public repositories on GitHub. After a popular debut at Satellite 2019, more than 3.5 million…

GitHub Security Lab, launched at GitHub Universe 2019, is a new GitHub initiative whose mission is to inspire and enable the community to secure the open source software we all…

The GitHub Advisory Database is a new experience that allows you to browse or search for the vulnerabilities that GitHub knows about. The database contains all curated CVEs and security…

GitHub Sponsors is now available in beta for projects to receive sponsorship as a team. If you’re part of an open source project with a corporate or non-profit entity and…

We’re renaming GitHub Package Registry (GPR) to GitHub Packages. This change is reflected on GitHub.com, in the APIs and webhooks: – There is a new PackageEvent in the Events API…

Users who have been selected for the beta are now able to search select repositories by pressing f on the repository page and entering their desired query. By default, it…

Jump to definition and find all references are now available for all Go, Python, and Ruby repositories on GitHub, with more languages coming soon. When viewing a Go, Python, or…

Take GitHub to go with the new, fully-native mobile app. Jump back into your work, triage notifications, and collaborate with peers from anywhere. GitHub for mobile is now available as…

Quickly triage, respond, and clear out your notification inbox with a redesigned notifications experience, now available as a limited beta. Learn more about the notifications beta

Teams can now be configured to assign a specified number of reviewers when a team is requested for code review. When coupled with CODEOWNERS, organizations can now ensure that code…

Starting today, GitHub Packages (formerly GitHub Package Registry) is generally available. The use of GitHub Packages is free for all public repositories, and every plan gets included storage and data…

Starting today, GitHub Actions is generally available. GitHub Actions are free for all public repositories, and every plan gets included storage and runner minutes for private repositories. Learn more about…