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2026 (10)

May (3)

github: CodeQL 2.25.5 improves query accuracy for GitHub Actions

GitHub

2026-05-28

CodeQL 2.25.5 was released with query accuracy improvements for GitHub Actions, along with additional accuracy improvements across C/C++.

github: CodeQL 2.25.4 adds Swift 6.3.1 support, improvements to C# and Java, and more

GitHub

2026-05-12

CodeQL 2.25.4 adds support for Swift 6.3.1 and includes improvements for C# and Java. The release also contains additional updates not detailed in the provided excerpt.

github: CodeQL 2.25.3 adds Swift 6.3 support

GitHub

2026-05-08

CodeQL 2.25.3 has been released with support for Swift 6.3. The note does not list any other changes.

April (3)

github: CodeQL now supports sanitizers and validators in models-as-data

GitHub

2026-04-21

CodeQL data extensions now support defining custom sanitizers and validators in models-as-data. This adds new ways to model how data is cleaned or checked in code scanning rules.

github: CodeQL 2.25.2 adds Kotlin 2.3.20 support and other updates

GitHub

2026-04-15

CodeQL 2.25.2 has been released. It adds support for Kotlin 2.3.20 and includes other unspecified updates.

github: Copilot cloud agent’s validation tools are now 20% faster

GitHub

2026-04-10

GitHub says the validation tools used by Copilot cloud agent are now 20% faster. The tools include CodeQL, the GitHub Advisory Database, secret scanning, and Copilot code review.

March (4)

github: CodeQL 2.25.0 adds Swift 6.2.4 support

GitHub

2026-03-31

CodeQL 2.25.0 has been released and updates Swift analysis support to version 6.2.4. This release affects GitHub code scanning users who analyze Swift code with CodeQL.

github: CodeQL pull requests insights on security overview now cover all protected branches

GitHub

2026-03-31

CodeQL pull request insights in GitHub Security Overview now include Copilot Autofix and alert statistics from all protected branches, instead of only the default branch.

github: Faster incremental analysis with CodeQL in pull requests

GitHub

2026-03-24

CodeQL pull request scans for C#, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, and Ruby are now incremental, which improves scan speed. GitHub had already sped up pull request scans earlier this year.

github: Configure Copilot coding agent’s validation tools

GitHub

2026-03-18

GitHub says Copilot coding agent now automatically runs project tests and linting, plus GitHub validation tools such as CodeQL, advisory database checks, and secret scanning. The new update lets you configure which validation tools the agent uses.