GitHub
2026-10-06
GitHub says some Copilot usage metrics showed declining agent activity and agent lines of code even as overall usage increased because of an IDE-related issue. A fix is rolling out, and users should update their IDE to restore correct agent activity reporting.
2026-09-25
GitHub’s enterprise and organization repository-level Copilot usage metrics reports now include pull request review stage timing. Each repos-1-day row gets a new pull_request_review_times array with time spent in each review stage.
GitHub is introducing a global default policy that enables generally available Copilot features and supported client capabilities in enterprise and organization Copilot settings. The change takes effect over a 28-day window.
2026-09-18
GitHub updated Copilot code review to make review changes easier to track over time, auto-resolve more of its own suggestions, and generate commit messages when suggestions are accepted.
2026-09-11
Copilot code review now auto-resolves its own comments after you address them, and it can generate commit messages when you apply its code suggestions. The update also includes behind-the-scenes analysis changes.
2026-09-03
GitHub is gradually reopening sign-ups for Copilot Business and Copilot Enterprise for customers paying by credit card or PayPal over the next few weeks. Availability is rolling out gradually to people who have been waiting to start.
2026-08-27
Copilot code review now supports two additional pull request types: PRs authored by bots (including Copilot cloud agent) and very large pull requests. GitHub also added resolution reasons for code review outcomes.