Announcing important changes to what it means for a pull request to be ‘approved’. If you use pull requests with protected branches, there are some important security improvements rolling out…
Creating an open source project can feel a bit like sending out an open invite to a party—will it be a roaring good time, or will you unbegrudginly dine on…
GitHub Desktop 3.2.3 makes force pushing and fetching through the newly added fetch/pull dropdown menu items as well as adding pull request comment notifications. Since 3.2.1, GitHub Desktop has also…
As we work towards general availability of pull request merge queue, we want to thank everyone that has provided feedback ❤ (keep it coming!) and let you know about some…
When changes in a repository make a Dependabot pull request out-of-date, Dependabot will automatically rebase it so that it is able to be merged without your manual effort. With this…
Commenting on files (including deleted, binary, and renamed files) in a pull request is now generally available on the web and GitHub Mobile! A special thank you to everyone that…
GitHub Security was notified about an issue where private issue and pull request titles would be displayed in search results. Our Security team investigated potential instances and determined that this…
Code scanning is now using a new way of analysing and displaying alerts on pull requests. The change ensures code scanning only shows accurate and relevant alerts for the pull…
Commenting directly on a file in a pull request (not just a specific line) is now available in public beta! 🎉 With this capability you can now comment on deleted,…
In GitHub Desktop 3.1, we introduced viewing the diff of changes across multiple commits. This allows you to be certain there are no unintended changes in the group of commits…
GitHub Desktop helps you feel confident in your Git and GitHub workflows.
You can now see when a Pull Request author has enabled “Allow edits by maintainers,” so you can get started with your own edits faster. A green checkbox in the…
Today we are announcing the public beta of pull request merge queue for repos on GitHub Enterprise Cloud and open source organizations! 🎉 Merge queue helps increase velocity in software…
Code scanning can now be set up to never cause a pull request check failure. By default, any code scanning alerts with a security-severity of critical or high will cause…
A GraphQL mutation is now available for reverting a merged pull request: revertPullRequest. Like the revert action on the pull request page in the web, calling this API creates a…
What’s new? Starting today, Dependabot will pause automated pull request activity if you haven’t merged, closed, or otherwise interacted with Dependabot for over 90 days. To resume activity when you’re…
Dependabot helps you keep your dependencies up-to-date with Dependabot version updates. These pull requests are configured via a dependabot.yml file. Starting today, if you fork a repository with an existing…
On September 5, 2022, we reverted a recent change to our indirect pull request merge logic that was causing some pull requests to be incorrectly marked as merged. This could…
The author of the Git commit created when squash merging a pull request is now shown before merging. Previously, the commit author was only shown when merging with a merge…
Introducing “Edit File” within pull requests on GitHub for iOS! Make quick updates to existing pull requests to fix those pesky typos or add that missing method before merging. File…
When opening a pull request from a comparison that only includes one commit, GitHub defaults the title and description to the subject line and body of that commit’s message. Authors…
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