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2026 (12)

September (3)

github: Reopening Copilot Business and Enterprise signups

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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.

github: Set an expiration date for individual user budgets

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2026-09-01

GitHub now lets you set an optional expiration date on an individual user budget. When the date is reached, GitHub automatically removes the budget; the feature is generally available.

github: Block users from discussion comments in personal repositories

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2026-09-01

GitHub added in-context blocking controls for discussion comments in repositories owned by personal accounts. Users can now block or unblock other users directly from discussion comments, matching the existing issue and pull request comment behavior.

August (9)

github: Better label management on issues is generally available

GitHub

2026-08-27

GitHub says improved label management for issues is now generally available. The update is aimed at making labels easier to organize and find in repositories with large or growing label lists.

github: Copilot code review: Resolution reasons and expanded capabilities

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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.

github: Close all open contributions authored by a blocked user

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2026-08-27

GitHub added an option to automatically close all open issues, discussions, and pull requests from a user when you block them from a personal account or organization. This applies to contributions authored by the blocked user at the time the block is set.

github: Enterprise-managed settings now support autoUpdate for plugin marketplaces

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2026-08-27

Enterprise-managed settings now let admins enable automatic updates for specific plugin marketplaces by setting `autoUpdate: true` on an `extraKnownMarketplaces` entry. Supported clients will check the marketplace and update it automatically.

github: Rule insights dashboard generally available

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2026-08-25

The rule insights dashboard is now generally available for both repositories and organizations. It provides a visual, high-level view of how GitHub evaluates and enforces repository rules.

github: Block users directly from security advisories

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2026-08-25

GitHub now lets repository owners block a user directly from a security advisory page in public repositories. The feature is available for repositories owned by organizations or personal accounts.

github: Push rules in rulesets now support path exceptions

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2026-08-25

Push rules in GitHub rulesets now support path exceptions, letting you exempt specific file paths so a rule applies everywhere else in scope. The feature is available in public preview.

github: Better tools for managing blocked users

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2026-08-21

GitHub updated blocked-user management for personal accounts and organizations. The blocked users list now supports search, sorting, and pagination to make large lists easier to manage.

github: Pinning saved views to the repository issues sidebar is generally available and more

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2026-08-20

GitHub now lets you pin saved views to a repository’s issues sidebar, so frequently used views are easier to access. The feature is generally available.