VS Code moved to weekly stable releases. This changelog covers releases v1.111 through v1.115, the releases we shipped throughout March and early April 2026. The highlights include Autopilot for fully…
GitHub Copilot CLI now lets you connect your own model provider or run fully local models instead of using GitHub-hosted model routing. This means you can use the models and…
Some dependency vulnerabilities require more than a version bump—they need code changes across your project. You can now assign Dependabot alerts to AI coding agents, including Copilot, Claude, and Codex,…
Dependabot now supports Nix flakes. Add nix as a package ecosystem in your dependabot.yml file. Dependabot will then monitor your flake.lock inputs and open pull requests when newer commits are…
npm trusted publishing now supports CircleCI as an OIDC provider, joining GitHub Actions and GitLab CI/CD. Maintainers publishing from CircleCI workflows can now eliminate stored credentials entirely and authenticate directly…
Copilot usage metrics now indicate which users have Copilot code review (CCR) activity, and whether that activity was active or passive. Enterprise and organization admins can see how users engage…
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Editor’s note (April 15, 2026): We updated this post to include information about the deprecation of GPT-5.1. We have deprecated the following models across all GitHub Copilot experiences (including Copilot…
The GitHub Copilot SDK is now available in public preview. This gives you the building blocks to embed Copilot’s agentic capabilities directly into your own applications, workflows, and platform services.…
Following our enterprise-level, user-level, and organization-level CLI metrics releases, we’re completing coverage with per-user CLI breakdowns in organization reports. Organization admins can now see which individual users are active on…
March 2026 brought a major step forward for GitHub Copilot extensibility in Visual Studio, with custom agents, agent skills, and new tools that make the agent smarter and more capable.…
The top-level Security tab across repositories, organizations, and enterprises has been renamed to Security & quality on github.com. This change restructures the navigation to colocate code quality findings alongside security…
Finding the right issue just got easier. First introduced in public preview in January and expanded to the Issues dashboard in February, improved search for GitHub Issues is now generally…
Recent attacks on open source focus on exfiltrating secrets; here are the prevention steps you can take today, plus a look at the security capabilities GitHub is working on.
Copilot cloud agent (formerly known as Copilot coding agent) is no longer limited to pull-request workflows, unlocking a broader range of ways to put Copilot to work. More control over…
GPT-5.4 mini is now generally available to Copilot Student plan via Copilot auto model selection. This model is part of Auto in GitHub Copilot Chat on Visual Studio Code, Visual…
GitHub Mobile now makes it easier to manage agentic workflows on the go with a refreshed Copilot tab, native session logs, and more in-app controls for agent sessions. On Android,…
GitHub Mobile now makes it easier to delegate work with a new Assign an Agent option in the issue overflow menu, so you can get started more quickly. When assigning…
We will deprecate the following model across all GitHub Copilot experiences (including Copilot Chat, inline edits, ask and agent modes, and code completions) on 5/1/2026: Model Deprecation date Suggested alternative…
Dependabot can now detect and update Swift package dependencies in Xcode projects that manage packages through .xcodeproj bundles, even when no Package.swift file is present. This improvement has been one…
GitHub secret scanning continually updates its detectors, validators, and analyzers. Here’s what’s new. Nine new secret detectors from seven providers, including Langchain, Salesforce, and Figma. Secrets from Figma, Google, OpenVSX,…
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