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Secret scanning is adding validity check support for 12 additional token types across 11 providers. In addition to previously announced token types, you will now see validity checks for the…

Dependabot now supports automatic dependency updates for vcpkg, the free C/C++ package manager from Microsoft. This enables teams using vcpkg to keep their C and C++ dependencies secure and up-to-date…

Learn how maintainers are using the GitHub MCP Server and what they are building in this episode of the GitHub Podcast.

Following our previous announcement, the Dependabot reviewers configuration option has been removed. We’ve retired this configuration option because the functionality overlaps with GitHub code owners. You can use code owners…

Discover practical ways GitHub Copilot streamlines code reviews, pull requests, and daily engineering tasks with real prompts, examples, and workflow tips from our engineering team.

Starting today, Linux and Windows arm64 standard hosted runners in public repositories are generally available. Developers can take advantage of the performance benefits of using arm64 processors or run their…

Earlier, we announced copilot-instructions.md customization for Copilot code review was in public preview. Now it is generally available! All you need to do is add a copilot-instructions.md file in your…

With GitHub Copilot coding agent, you can delegate tasks to Copilot that it will work on in the background. By adding custom instructions to your repository, you can guide Copilot…

This week we’ve focused on making Spark more reliable and responsive when building your apps. Enhanced reliability We’ve resolved several issues that were interrupting your workflow: Fixed errors that prevented…

You can delegate tasks to GitHub Copilot coding agent that it will work on in the background. Copilot opens a pull request, pushes its changes, and then requests a review.…

Learn how to integrate AI features with GitHub Models directly in GitHub Actions workflows.

New REST APIs for actions settings Today, GitHub Actions is launching new REST APIs for managing settings. The following settings are now accessible via these new endpoints: Approval for running…

Learn how to configure Copilot coding agent’s environment, optimize project structure, use custom instructions, and extend its capabilities with MCP servers.

As of today, npm trusted publishing with OpenID Connect (OIDC) is now generally available. This feature enables you to securely publish npm packages directly from CI/CD workflows using OpenID Connect…

You can delegate tasks to GitHub Copilot coding agent to work on in the background. While working on a task, Copilot has access to its own development environment, powered by…

Upgrade from a local MCP Docker image to GitHub’s hosted server and automate pull requests, continuous integration, and security triage in minutes — no tokens required.

On July 28, 2025 21:41 UTC, GitHub Enterprise Importer (GEI) was identified as being in a degraded state with migrations stalled. An incident was declared to restore the service to…

Secret scanning is adding validity check support for eight additional token types across five providers. In addition to previously announced token types, you will now see validity checks for the…

Introducing the brand new GitHub Podcast: A show dedicated to the topics, trends, stories, and culture in and around the open source developer community on GitHub.

Build a custom Azure DevOps extension that eliminates the complexity of JWT generation and token management, enabling powerful automation and enhanced security controls.

With GitHub Copilot coding agent, you can delegate tasks to Copilot that it will work on in the background while you focus on something else. When delegating a task to…