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github: Upcoming deprecation of select Copilot models from Claude, OpenAI, and Gemini

GitHub

2025-09-23

GitHub announced it will deprecate select Copilot models provided by Claude, OpenAI, and Gemini as part of routine model retirement to prioritize newer, more capable models and maintain a fast, high‑quality Copilot experience. The post directs users to the changelog for the specific models and migration timeline and urges customers to update integrations to supported models.

github: Claude Opus 4.1 is now generally available in GitHub Copilot

GitHub

2025-09-23

GitHub announced that Claude Opus 4.1 is now generally available within GitHub Copilot. The model is accessible to Copilot Pro+ and Copilot Enterprise subscribers via GitHub Copilot Chat on github.com and in clients such as VS Code (and other supported editors).

github: Accelerate remediation with security campaigns and assignable alerts for code scanning and secret scanning

GitHub

2025-09-23

GitHub announced two enhancements to speed up remediation of security issues: expanding security campaigns to cover secret scanning alerts and adding assignable alerts for both code scanning and secret scanning so teams can assign ownership and track remediation.

github: OpenAI GPT-5-Codex is rolling out in public preview for GitHub Copilot

GitHub

2025-09-23

OpenAI’s GPT-5-Codex, a model optimized for agentic coding, is rolling out in public preview for GitHub Copilot. The model will be available to Copilot Pro, Pro+, Business, and Enterprise users.

github: Incremental security analysis with CodeQL is now available for all languages

GitHub

2025-09-23

GitHub announced that CodeQL analysis on pull requests is now incremental for Go, C#, C/C++ and Swift, meaning all CodeQL-supported languages now use the new incremental analysis to provide faster security scans and feedback.

github: GitHub Copilot app modernization is now generally available for Java and .NET

GitHub

2025-09-23

GitHub Copilot app modernization is now generally available for Java and .NET projects. The feature helps teams assess applications, apply automated code transformations, patch builds, and containerize services quickly—reducing modernization work to days.

github: Copilot-SWE model rolling out to Visual Studio Code Insiders

GitHub

2025-09-22

GitHub is rolling out Copilot-SWE, an experimental Copilot model optimized for code-related tasks, to Visual Studio Code Insiders as a technical preview.

github: Visualize GitHub Enterprise metered usage by organization

GitHub

2025-09-22

Beginning October 1, 2025, GitHub Enterprise Cloud metered usage will show which organization is billed for each GHEC license, allowing enterprise owners and billing managers to visualize usage by organization.

github: Deprecation of Node 20 on GitHub Actions runners

GitHub

2025-09-19

GitHub has started deprecating Node 20 on GitHub Actions runners because Node 20 reaches end-of-life in April 2026. They plan to migrate all actions off Node 20 and communicated this on the GitHub Blog.

github: GitHub Actions: macOS 13 runner image is closing down

GitHub

2025-09-19

GitHub will retire the macOS 13 Actions runner image on December 4, 2025; jobs using macOS 13 will temporarily fail during a scheduled brownout beforehand to raise awareness.

github: Work with Copilot coding agent in Microsoft Teams

GitHub

2025-09-19

GitHub's new app for Microsoft Teams lets you invoke the Copilot coding agent from a Teams conversation to generate pull requests. The Copilot coding agent works asynchronously and autonomously to create PRs directly within Teams.

github: Assign Azure Boards work items to Copilot coding agent in public preview

GitHub

2025-09-18

GitHub announced a public preview that lets you assign Azure Boards work items to the Copilot coding agent. The agent works asynchronously and autonomously in the background to implement tasks and open draft pull requests for your review.