Push rules in rulesets now support path exceptions
You can now configure push rules more granularly by exempting specific file paths, so a rule applies everywhere in scope except the paths you choose. Path exceptions are in public…
You can now configure push rules more granularly by exempting specific file paths, so a rule applies everywhere in scope except the paths you choose. Path exceptions are in public…
Managing blocked users is now faster and clearer for personal accounts and organizations. With this update, you can: Search by username, full name, or email. Sort and paginate long lists.…
Pinning saved views to the repository issues sidebar You can now pin saved views to the repository issues sidebar, making the views you use most just one click away, even…
An update on the August 17 outage and the steps we’re taking to improve reliability.
A dedicated workflow path for code quality CodeQL actions workflows is now generally available. Your workflow run history and your Actions usage reports now tell GitHub Code Quality runs apart…
GitHub Code Quality now writes an audit log event whenever someone enables, disables, or changes its settings on a repository. Three new events give you that history: repo.code_quality_enabled records when…
The organization-level Code Quality dashboard now includes a Trends tab that shows how code quality has changed across your repositories over time. Instead of a point-in-time snapshot, you can see…
GitHub Copilot for JetBrains now supports enterprise managed settings for plugin governance, MCP server access, OpenTelemetry, and permission modes. Administrators can now apply consistent controls for everyone on your enterprise’s…
We’ve released multiple updates to the OAuth app and GitHub App platforms to support more secure app development: OAuth apps can opt in to expiring access tokens and refresh tokens.…
Grok 4.6, xAI’s latest reasoning model, is now rolling out in GitHub Copilot. It is designed for agentic coding and complex multi-step workflows. In our internal testing, Grok 4.6 showed…
GitHub now uses package registries like npmjs.org and PyPI to determine license information for software components in the dependency graph. This improves the accuracy and completeness of the licenses shown…
You can now block or unblock users directly from comments on pull requests and issues in repositories owned by personal GitHub accounts. To block or unblock a user: Open the…
The GitHub Universe session catalog is live. Explore interactive workshops, community talks, demos, and panels. Plus, register before August 19 to save $300.
See how the open source projects in Session 4 of the GitHub Secure Open Source Fund combined AI-assisted workflows, maintainer expertise, GitHub security tools, expert guidance, and funding to improve project security.
Gemini 3.7 Flash, Google’s latest Flash model, is now rolling out in GitHub Copilot. From our early testing, the model has made improvements in web and app development and agentic…
The rule insights dashboard is now in public preview at the organization level. You get a visual, high-level view of how GitHub evaluates and enforces your GitHub repository rulesets, so…
You can now convert your existing branch protection rules to repository rulesets directly from your repository settings. This helps you migrate to GitHub’s more flexible and scalable policy framework without…
With the launch of MAI-Code-1.1-Flash, we will deprecate MAI-Code-1-Flash across all GitHub Copilot experiences on September 10, 2026: Model Deprecation date Suggested alternative MAI-Code-1-Flash 9-10-2026 MAI-Code-1.1-Flash Please update your workflows…
MAI-Code-1.1-Flash, Microsoft’s latest small-tier coding model, is now rolling out in GitHub Copilot. Building on MAI-Code-1-Flash, it adds native vision support for image understanding and delivers improvements across coding quality,…
Enterprise owners can now install public GitHub Apps created outside their enterprise on their enterprise account. This allows third-party integrators to build apps for enterprise management scenarios. Enterprise installations grant…
Lite and Balanced effort levels for GitHub Copilot code review are now generally available. They let you match the depth of a review to the complexity and risk of a…
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