GitHub is updating how GitHub Actions’ pull_request_target and environment branch protection rules are evaluated for pull-request-related events. These changes will take effect on 12/8/2025. They aim to reduce security critical…
In this year’s Octoverse, we uncover how AI, agents, and typed languages are driving the biggest shifts in software development in more than a decade.
GitHub Code Quality is now available in public preview! It turns every pull request into an opportunity to improve. With in-context findings, one-click Copilot fixes, and reliability and maintainability scores,…
You can now assign issues in Linear to Copilot coding agent, our asynchronous, autonomous background agent. When you assign a Linear issue to Copilot, it will: Analyze the issue contents…
Custom images for GitHub-hosted runners are now available in public preview. This feature allows you to start with a GitHub-curated base image and build your own virtual machine image tailored…
Learn how to bring structure and security to your AI ecosystem with the GitHub MCP Registry, the single source of truth for managing and governing MCP servers.
Actions Runner Controller (ARC) release 0.13.0 is now available and provides improvements in storage, networking, platform, and metrics. Enable container hooks to remove storage limitations ARC now supports container lifecycle…
GitHub Copilot and AI agents are making legacy COBOL systems accessible to modern developers.
Discover how to use GitHub Copilot directly in the terminal. From cloning a repository to opening a pull request, here’s how to streamline your workflow with Copilot CLI.
Unlock the full potential of the GitHub platform. See how Copilot coding agent and GitHub Mobile combine to help you tackle development tasks and urgent fixes, no matter where you are.
See how we turned weekly accessibility signals into an automated, accountable remediation workflow—powered by GitHub Copilot and cross‑functional collaboration.
The September 2025 update to Visual Studio brings game-changing Profiler and .NET Modernization agents, more powerful MCP interactions, and smarter code reviews. Highlights Here’s what’s new with GitHub Copilot in…
Why the U.S. Supreme Court case Cox v. Sony matters for developers and sharing updates to our Transparency Center and Acceptable Use Policies.
Learn how to use GitHub Copilot agent mode to modernize legacy Java projects with guided upgrades, automated fixes, and cloud-ready migrations.
GitHub’s Annotation Toolkit is now available as an open source Figma library. This comprehensive annotation system helps you organize your design canvas, diagram your UI anatomy, and annotate accessibility details.…
Reuse workflow configuration with YAML anchors GitHub Actions now supports YAML anchors, a top request from the GitHub community. With YAML anchors, you can reuse configuration across your workflows and…
Developers looking to use the latest Xcode technology and build and test their iOS applications can use the new macOS 26 image natively in their GitHub Actions workflow runs. The…
In August, we experienced three incidents that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services.
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