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2026 (11)

September (2)

github: Private saved views for repository issues and “Relates to” issue relationship is generally available

GitHub

2026-09-25

GitHub repository issues now support private saved views, allowing users to save personalized issue filters and layouts. The “Relates to” issue relationship is also generally available.

github: GitHub CLI: Media in issues, pull requests, and comments

GitHub

2026-09-01

GitHub CLI now supports a repeatable `--attach` flag to upload local images or videos and insert them inline in issue, pull request, or comment bodies. This adds media attachment support to GitHub CLI posts and comments.

August (6)

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: Close all open contributions authored by a blocked user

GitHub

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

GitHub

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.

github: “Relates to” issue relationship in public preview and multi-select fields is generally available

GitHub

2026-08-07

GitHub added a new public preview issue relationship called “Relates to” for connecting related work, and multi-select fields are now generally available for GitHub Projects.

github: Trigger Copilot automations with comments

GitHub

2026-08-03

GitHub now supports triggering Copilot cloud agent automations from new issue comments and pull request comments. This enables comment-based workflows such as generating documentation.

github: Triage role can bypass issue creation restrictions

GitHub

2026-08-03

GitHub changed issue creation restrictions so users with the triage role can now create issues in repositories where issue creation is limited to collaborators only. Previously, only users with write access could create issues under that setting.

July (2)

github: Multi-select fields for Projects and Issues in public preview

GitHub

2026-07-23

GitHub Projects and Issue fields now support multi-select fields in public preview, allowing a single field to store multiple values. This lets you tag an item with all relevant labels or categories instead of choosing just one.

github: Issue fields are now generally available

GitHub

2026-07-02

Issue fields are now generally available for all GitHub organizations on Free, Team, Enterprise, and GitHub Enterprise Cloud with data residency plans. Support will also ship in GitHub Enterprise Server 3.23.

June (1)

github: Restrict issue creation to collaborators only

GitHub

2026-06-29

Repository admins can now limit issue creation to collaborators with write access. This adds control over who can open issues and helps reduce unwanted issue creation.