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…
In May we shipped a setting for including the pull request title in the default commit message presented to users when squash merging a pull request. We just shipped more…
Code review on GitHub has evolved a lot since we introduced the ability to comment on an individual commit in 2008. Users today can propose a change using a pull…
Code scanning flags up potential security vulnerabilities in pull requests — well before code is merged and deployed. Starting today, such alerts will be more visible: they will appear as…
While you’re reviewing a pull request on mobile, you can now gather more context by expanding collapsed lines of code in a changed file. Read more about GitHub Mobile and…
To further reduce the risk of a user using Actions to merge a change into a protected branch that was not reviewed by another person, the organization setting to disallow…
GitHub Desktop 3.0 brings better integration with your GitHub Pull Requests. You can now receive real time notifications and review the status of your check runs for your pull request.
GitHub Desktop 3.0 is bringing a closer integration with GitHub pull request workflows. Real-time desktop notifications: Pull Request Reviews: You know right away when your PR is approved, you need…
When a new issue or pull request is created and not yet submitted, the assignees, reviewers, labels and projects will all be preserved upon page refresh.
Previously, GitHub’s web UI did not allow deleting a branch that was associated with an open pull request. Now you can delete such a branch from the UI. However, doing…
Today, we are announcing the beta of the new file tree experience for pull requests! Jump between files more quickly Understand the size and scope of the change before you…
The Update branch button on the pull request page lets you update your pull request’s branch with the latest changes from the base branch. This is useful for verifying your…
We have introduced a new policy setting that controls whether GitHub Actions can approve pull requests. This protects against a user using Actions to satisfy the “Required approvals” branch protection…
GitHub Desktop now supports reviewing the statuses of individual check runs for a pull request directly in GitHub Desktop. This includes statuses of job steps for check runs generated through…
Code navigation is now available in PRs, and code navigation results for Python are now more precise.
GitHub Mobile now supports push notifications for pull request review activities – you will get notified when someone approves, comments, or requests changes on your pull requests. GitHub Mobile also…
Administrators can now allow specific users and teams to bypass pull request requirements. For context, this image shows how administrators can use branch protections to require pull requests for all…
The “Only notify requested team members” setting can now be enabled independently of “Enable auto assignment” in the Team’s code review settings. This is useful in scenarios where many users…
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