Get more information at a glance with issue and pull request linking
Now, anyone can connect an issue to a pull request from the issue directly using the new linked pull request section providing greater context to your workflow.
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Manage secrets and more with the GitHub Actions API
Manage secrets, make use of self-hosted runners, and more with the GitHub Actions API—now available in beta.
Linked search qualifier for finding issues connected to pull requests
Find all the open issues in a repository that have closing pull requests references with the linked:pr search qualifier. Similarly, locate all the pull requests in a repository that are…
The Arctic Code Vault starts production and your open source projects are being archived
On 02/02/2020 we took a snapshot of every active public repository on GitHub to be archived for a thousand years in the Arctic Code Vault. Learn about what’s included, how you can help us improve it, and more.
GitHub Packages: Delete private packages on GitHub
In addition to deleting private packages through the GraphQL API, you can now delete private packages when navigating to your repository's packages on github.com. See our guide in GitHub Help…
GitHub Desktop removes obstacles to help you be more productive
GitHub Desktop 2.3 brings two permissions from GitHub.com to your local machine to prevent obstacles and frustration: If you've cloned a repository that you don't have write access to, you…
GitHub Desktop 2.3 removes obstacles to help you be more productive
GitHub Desktop brings two features that avoid permission failures: rerouting when pushing to a cloned repository and rerouting when pushing to a protected branch.
Browse good first issues to start contributing to open source
Want to contribute to open source, but not sure where to begin? GitHub now helps you find good first issues to get you started.
How we built the good first issues feature
We've recently launched good first issues recommendations to help new contributors find easy gateways into open source projects. Read about the machine learning engine behind these recommendations.
Bring your monorepo down to size with sparse-checkout
Git 2.25.0 includes a new experimental git sparse-checkout command that makes the existing feature easier to use, along with some important performance benefits for large repositories.
Shortcut to compare across two releases
You can now compare tags between two releases – in order to determine what changes have been made – by clicking on the Compare ▾ button for a given release. Learn…
Report disruptive content to open source maintainers
As a repository administrator you can now allow community members to report disruptive content to project maintainers for review and moderation. Once enabled in the "reported content" section of your…
Behind the scenes: GitHub security alerts
Learn more about what’s behind the scenes with GitHub vulnerability alerts.
Multiple Git vulnerabilities in 2.24 and older
Learn more about the security vulnerabilities in Git 2.24 and older.
Security best practices for GitHub Enterprise Server
Keep GitHub Enterprise Server secure with our recommendations for security best practices, from password protection to logging and auditing.
Expanded branch protection rules
The following improvements have been made to protected branches in order to facilitate more granular combinations of rules: Reject any push that contains a merge commit by enabling Require linear…
GitHub Actions: Self-hosted runners on ARM architectures
GitHub Actions now supports self-hosted runners on the ARM and ARM64 architectures. When adding a new Linux runner to your repository, simply select which architecture you need and follow the…
Updates to our Terms of Service and Privacy Statement
Learn more about updates we’ve made to our Terms of Service and Privacy Statement.
Announcing GitHub Security Lab: securing the world’s code, together
On Day Two of GitHub Universe 2019, we announced GitHub Security Lab to bring together security researchers, maintainers, and companies across the industry who share our belief that the security of open source is important for everyone.
Powering community-led innovation with GitHub Actions
As we celebrate Actions becoming generally available, check out some of the ways teams are contributing to Actions—and how you can start automating more of your workflow.