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2026 (12)

February (12)

github: Updated GitHub status page experience

GitHub

2026-02-14

GitHub updated its status page to make incident details easier to find and more useful during active incidents. The status site now includes a 90-day historical view of availability.

github: Show profile names (first and last name) alongside user handles

GitHub

2026-02-13

GitHub now lets enterprise and organization admins choose whether to display users’ profile names (first and last) alongside their handles across the enterprise UI.

github: New repository settings for configuring pull request access

GitHub

2026-02-13

GitHub added two new repository settings to control how a repo accepts contributions via pull requests, including an option to disable pull requests entirely.

github: Network configuration changes for Copilot coding agent

GitHub

2026-02-13

GitHub announced upcoming network configuration changes for Copilot coding agent, which runs background tasks in its own GitHub Actions-powered environment.

github: GitHub Agentic Workflows are now in technical preview

GitHub

2026-02-13

GitHub introduced Agentic Workflows in technical preview, enabling AI agents to run repository automation tasks inside GitHub Actions. Workflows can be authored in Markdown rather than YAML, delegating task planning/execution to the agent.

github: Track additional Dependabot configuration changes in audit logs

GitHub

2026-02-10

GitHub added two new audit log event types to track additional Dependabot settings changes at the organization and enterprise levels.

github: GitHub Apps can now utilize public preview Enterprise Teams APIs via fine-grained permissions

GitHub

2026-02-09

GitHub Enterprise admins can now authorize GitHub Apps (using fine-grained enterprise teams permissions) to access Enterprise Teams API endpoints in public preview. Previously, these endpoints required a classic personal access token.

github: CodeQL 2.24.1 improves Maven private registry support and improves query accuracy

GitHub

2026-02-07

CodeQL 2.24.1 was released with improved support for Maven private registries and enhancements to query accuracy.

github: Improved pull request Files changed – February 5 updates

GitHub

2026-02-05

GitHub updated the new pull request “Files changed” experience with CODEOWNERS validation and performance improvements.

github: Pinned comments on GitHub Issues

GitHub

2026-02-05

GitHub Issues now supports pinning a comment on an issue to keep key information visible and reduce noise while scanning discussions.

github: Showing tool calls and other improvements to Copilot chat on the web

GitHub

2026-02-04

GitHub Copilot Chat on github.com now shows tool call details in chat responses and includes additional performance and UX improvements.

github: Dependabot now supports OIDC authentication

GitHub

2026-02-03

GitHub Dependabot can now authenticate to private registries using OpenID Connect (OIDC), removing the need to store long-lived registry credentials as repository secrets for Dependabot update jobs.