This week, GitHub Copilot expands model choice and content protections, while VS Code adds new ways to manage agent sessions and get pull requests merge-ready. GitHub Copilot, general Claude Fable… The post GitHub Copilot weekly releases — August 31 appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
GPT-6 Astra from OpenAI is now available in GitHub Copilot. OpenAI’s latest general-purpose model, GPT-6 Astra, is designed for long-horizon, autonomous coding and agentic tasks. In our internal testing, GPT-6… The post GPT-6 Astra is generally available in GitHub Copilot appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
Track repository star growth over time with the new star history REST API endpoint without exposing stargazer identities. Earlier this year, stargazer listing endpoints were restricted to admins and collaborators… The post New API endpoint provides privacy-safe star history data appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
We’re continuing to make trusted publishing smoother for npm publishers, guided by maintainers feedback. Three updates to npm publishing are now generally available: Multiple trusted publishing configurations per package Staged… The post Multiple trusted publishing configurations for npm appeared first on The GitHub Bl
GitHub Actions now includes three updates that give you clearer visibility and finer-grained control over your workflows. New REST API for runner version deprecations A new REST API returns when… The post GitHub Actions: Early September 2026 updates appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
We will deprecate the following models across all GitHub Copilot experiences (including Copilot Chat, inline edits, ask and agent modes, and code completions) on October 2nd, 2026: Model Deprecation date… The post Upcoming deprecation of selected GitHub Copilot models appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
The current PGP key for the GitHub CLI Linux package repositories expires on Saturday, September 5, 2026. Beginning with the first release after that date, APT and RPM repository metadata… The post GitHub CLI Linux package signing key expires September 5 appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
Gemini 3.8 Flash, Google’s latest Flash model, is now available in GitHub Copilot. In our early testing, Gemini 3.8 Flash performed strongly on complex terminal-based coding tasks and demonstrated rigorous… The post Gemini 3.8 Flash is now available in GitHub Copilot appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
We’re gradually reopening sign-ups for Copilot Business and Copilot Enterprise customers paying by credit card or PayPal over the next couple of weeks. If you’ve been waiting to get started… The post Reopening Copilot Business and Enterprise signups appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
CodeQL is the static analysis engine behind GitHub code scanning, which finds and remediates security issues in your code. We’ve recently released CodeQL 2.26.4, which adds support for Go 1.27,… The post CodeQL 2.26.4 improves GitHub actions security detections appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
You can now set your preferred GitHub Copilot model as the default for new conversations through enterprise-managed settings. This lets you choose the default model that best fits your workflows.… The post Enterprise-managed settings support any default model appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
The GitHub Copilot app and Copilot CLI now respect content exclusion policies configured by enterprise, organization, and repository administrators. Copilot won’t use excluded files as context, helping you protect sensitive… The post Content exclusions generally available in Copilot app and CLI appeared first on The Gi
Enterprise Live Migrations (ELM) is now generally available, enabling near-zero-downtime repository migrations from GitHub Enterprise Server (GHES) to GitHub Enterprise Cloud with Data Residency (GHEC DR), so you can move… The post Enterprise Live Migrations from GHES to ghe.com generally available appeared first on Th
You can now set an optional expiration date on an individual user budget, and GitHub removes the budget on that date. This capability is generally available. The user then falls… The post Set an expiration date for individual user budgets appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
Copilot now tells you when a pull request is ready to approve, and admins can authorize it to sign off on approval. The ability for Copilot to approve is off… The post Copilot code review can now approve pull requests appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
You can now block or unblock users directly from discussion comments in repositories owned by personal GitHub accounts, extending the in-context blocking controls already available for issue and pull request… The post Block users from discussion comments in personal repositories appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
Claude Fable 5.1 from Anthropic is now available in GitHub Copilot. The latest model in Anthropic’s Mythos class, Claude Fable 5.1 is designed for long-horizon, autonomous coding and knowledge-work tasks.… The post Claude Fable 5.1 is generally available in GitHub Copilot appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
GitHub CLI now has a repeatable --attach flag that uploads a local image or video and references it inline in an issue, pull request, or comment body. This is now… The post GitHub CLI: Media in issues, pull requests, and comments appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
We have updated how model access is determined for Copilot users who hold seats in more than one organization. To keep billing and governance in sync, your model access is… The post Copilot model access update for GitHub Team plans appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
As of today, September 1, 2026, we have deprecated the following models across most GitHub Copilot experiences (including Copilot Chat, inline edits, ask and agent modes, and code completions). Note… The post Selected GitHub Copilot models deprecated appeared first on The GitHub Blog.