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GitHub announced a public API one month after the site launched. We’ve evolved this platform through three versions, adhering to RFC standards and embracing new design patterns to provide a clear and consistent interface.

GRDevDay is taking place this Saturday, and with so many amazing developers together, we couldn’t resist the urge to throw an after party. Join @bkeepers and the rest of the…

We recently changed the Watcher behavior on GitHub. What used to be known as “Watching” is now “Starring”. Starring is basically a way to bookmark interesting repositories. Watching is a…

Today we are rolling out some more API v3 functionality! Say hello to managing Users, Followers, Public Keys, Repositories, Forks, Collaborators, Watching, Organizations, Members and Teams via a clean, RESTful…

As part of the Mylyn connector announcement last week a new stand-alone Java library was released for accessing GitHub API v3. Below is a 5 line example showing how to…

One of the first requests we received after launching Issues 2.0 was API support. Today, we are launching the documentation for API v3, with support for all of the new…

As we announced in October of 2025, we deprecated several Dependabot-specific pull request comment commands today in favor of GitHub’s native pull request features and functionality. This change is intended…

You can now link build artifacts like containers and binaries to GitHub and add storage and deployment context, even if the artifacts live outside GitHub. This helps you get code-to-cloud…

GitHub Enterprise customers can now configure enterprise-scoped budgets that exclude cost center usage, allowing specific portions of an enterprise to incur additional usage while limiting the rest. Previously, this required…

Hierarchy view for GitHub Projects is now available in public preview. You can now view your full issue hierarchy directly in project table views, giving you clear visibility into complex…

Code scanning alert assignees are now generally available, helping your team track and remediate security vulnerabilities more effectively by assigning clear ownership of alerts. What’s new in general availability? Since…

To help you track and remediate secret scanning alerts more effectively, secret scanning alert assignees and security campaigns are now generally available. What’s new? Notifications: Alert assignees receive email notifications…

A breakdown of how Copilot coding agent has contributed to a better, more powerful GitHub.

You can now assign GitHub code scanning alerts directly to Copilot to assist with automated remediation. This extends Copilot coding agent capabilities to security vulnerabilities, enabling faster resolution of common…

On January 27, 2026, several Dependabot-specific pull request comment commands will be deprecated in favor of GitHub’s native pull request features and functionality. This change is intended to reduce confusion,…

In August, we experienced three incidents that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services.

Dependencies on issues are now generally available! You can now specify which issues are blocked by or blocking others, making it easy for teams to define work that must be…

Now generally available, GitHub Secret Protection users have the ability to configure which secret scanning patterns are included in push protection. This customization helps you to better meet your organization’s…

How GitHub’s new MCP server and GPT-5 are revolutionizing developer workflows — with live build examples.

As of July 17, 2025 usage of https://models.inference.ai.azure.com for GitHub Models inference and embeddings is officially deprecated. This change follows the launch of the GitHub Models API on May 15,…

Stay in flow with the latest updates to GitHub Issues and Projects. You can now duplicate issues across repositories and start new issues from anywhere in the GitHub UI. These…