GitHub changelog

Enterprise owners can now grant a GitHub App access to enterprise billing data. When you create or configure a GitHub App, you can select the enterprise billing permission and choose one of two levels: read or read and write. Previously, th

The rule insights dashboard is now generally available at both the repository and organization levels. You get a visual, high-level view of how GitHub evaluates and enforces your GitHub repository rulesets, so you can spot trends and report

GitHub Copilot is more useful when it works with the tools, knowledge, and workflows your team already relies on. The new Customize tab in the GitHub Copilot app brings MCP servers, plugins, skills, and canvases together in one place. Explo

You can now block a user directly from a security advisory page in public repositories owned by either an organization or a personal account. This brings the streamlined moderation experience available for issues and pull requests to securi

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 preview. Push rules give you strong control over what enters

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. Filter by block reason (e.g., Spam, Misconduct, or H

The GitHub integration in Slack now brings the agentic capabilities of GitHub Copilot CLI and the GitHub Copilot app into Slack in public preview. You can work with @GitHub to plan changes, investigate problems, and hand off coding tasks fr

Turn a Microsoft Teams discussion into a collaborative agent session everyone can see and help direct. Mention @GitHub in a channel, thread, or direct message to start a GitHub Copilot cloud agent session. Anyone in the conversation can ask

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 when the sidebar is collapsed. Other Improvements You can now see pr

The Windows 11 arm64 image with Visual Studio 2026 is now generally available on standard and larger GitHub-hosted runners. To use it in GitHub Actions, update your workflow file to runs-on: windows-11-vs2026-arm. Prepare for the upcoming m