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When creating a repository, you can now use Copilot coding agent to kickstart your work. On the “New repository” page, enter your prompt in the new Prompt field. After the…

We’re bringing you a range of additional options for assigning Copilot to issues as part of this public preview. When assigning an issue to Copilot coding agent, you can now…

You can now enable automatic Copilot code review with its own standalone repository rule. It’s generally available for Copilot users today ✨. Previously, triggering an automatic Copilot code review on…

New ruleset bypass type GitHub repository rulesets now let you exempt specific actors (roles, teams, or GitHub Apps) from all enforced rules with a new exempt bypass type. Unlike a…

GitHub’s improved repository creation experience is now generally available. When you create a new repository, you’ll see a streamlined workflow that makes setting up repositories faster and more intuitive. Highlights…

What’s changed New contributors often miss detailed contributing guidelines because these files are hard to find within repositories. Their poor discoverability creates friction for newcomers, limiting onboarding and community growth.…

Copilot Chat in github.com is significantly more powerful for repository workflows, unlocking a range of new capabilities directly in chat: Create, update, and push files: Describe changes to code, READMEs,…

The improved repository creation experience is expanding and moving to an opt-out preview. We’ve introduced a number of tweaks during the preview based on community feedback, like ensuring repository visibility…

An improved and more intuitive flow for creating repositories is now available in public preview and you can enable it through feature preview! The updated design makes it easier to…

As an organization migrating to GitHub Enterprise Cloud, you can now migrate up to 5,000 repositories as part of an organization migration using GitHub Enterprise Importer (GEI). If you attempt…

GitHub Actions fine-grained permissions are now generally available and can be used to define custom repository roles. Last year, GitHub introduced the CI/CD Admin role—a pre-defined organization role that grants…

Repository collaborators are now generally available for use with Enterprise Managed Users (EMUs). This enables the “outside collaborator” access pattern for EMUs, letting you add users to a repository without…

You can now migrate significantly larger repositories to GitHub Enterprise Cloud using GitHub Enterprise Importer. With the rise of monorepo development, migrating large codebases has become increasingly important. To address…

We’re making it easier than ever to take your AI project from idea to shipped, all within GitHub. With the new GitHub Models repository integration, you get the building blocks…

Push rules are great for maintaining the integrity of your codebase by preventing unauthorized changes to critical files such as actions workflows. However, they can sometimes slow down the development…

We are updating the url field for push webhook events. Previously, both html_url and url returned the same link, unlike other events like pull_request. Now, html_url will return the repository…

Starting on April 28th, 2025, GitHub will implement a new limit of 100,000 repositories on the total number of repositories per owner for both user accounts and organizations. We’re committed…

You can now iterate on your prompt in any user repositories without breaking your flow. With just one click, jump from a prompt in your GitHub-hosted code to the GitHub…

Copilot chat on GitHub.com just leveled up! It now supports repository-specific custom instructions, giving you a more tailored and personalized chat experience. This means you can provide Copilot with important…

We are excited to announce the launch of new governance at scale features for enterprise accounts in public preview. This preview includes enterprise custom repository properties, enterprise repository policies and…

A new REST API endpoint lists the secret scanning scan history for a repository, giving you visibility into when different types of secret scanning scans have occurred in your repository.…