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You can now create a custom role to bypass branch protections without having to grant the Admin role. Previously, to bypass branch protections you had to be an Admin which…

As GitHub Pages, home to 16 million websites, approaches its 15th anniversary, we’re excited to announce that all sites now build and deploy with GitHub Actions.

Previously, when creating a fork all branches from the parent repository were copied to the new fork repository. There are several scenarios where this is unneeded, such as contributing to…

Previously, three aspects of repository forks caused friction to innersource collaboration and administration: Repositories could not be forked within a single organization. Repositories with internal visibility could not be forked…

Previously, it was difficult to create a new branch from the GitHub UI. Now you can create a branch on the Branches overview page. Just click the New branch button,…

We’ve added an enhancement to the repository view for a branch that is different than its upstream branch. Previously we showed the number of commits the branch was ahead or…

Now, admins can block creation of branches that match a configured name pattern. For example, if a repository’s default branch is renamed from master to main, admins can prevent any…

In April, we experienced three distinct incidents resulting in significant impact and degraded state of availability for Codespaces and GitHub Packages.

Another new release of Git is here! Take a look at some of our highlights on what’s new in Git 2.36.

Previously, when you forked a repository the fork name would default to the same name as the parent repository. In some cases, that wasn’t ideal because you wanted the fork…

Each month, we highlight open source projects that have shipped major updates. These include everything from world-changing technology to developer tooling, and weekend projects. Here are our top staff picks…

As you may or may not know, gists are actually Git repositories. New gists are now created with a default branch name of either main or the alternative default branch…

Reusable workflows offer a simple and powerful way to avoid copying and pasting workflows across your repositories.

Instead of allowing all or no users to force push, admins can now be selective about who can force push to a repository. The image below shows how in the…

Now, only admins can rename branches that are protected by branch protection rules. GitHub allows repository collaborators to rename every branch in a repository, with the exception of the default…

Defining your security requirements is the most important proactive control you can implement for your project. Here’s how.

Precise code navigation is powered by stack graphs, a new open source framework that lets you define the name binding rules for a programming language.

You can now control which GitHub App a required status check is provided by. If status is then provided by a different app or by a user via a commit…

DRY your Actions configuration with reusable workflows (and more!)

We’re changing which keys are supported in SSH and removing unencrypted Git protocol. Only users connecting via SSH or git:// will be affected. If your Git remotes start with https://, nothing in this post will affect you. If you’re an SSH user, read on for the details and timeline.

Linux is celebrating its 30-year anniversary today, so I’m taking the opportunity to highlight 30 of my favorite free and open source Linux games, their communities, and their stories! If…