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2026 (12)

March (9)

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: Ask @copilot to resolve merge conflicts on pull requests

GitHub

2026-03-26

GitHub Copilot coding agent can now resolve merge conflicts on pull requests. Users can trigger it by mentioning @copilot in a PR comment and asking it to handle the conflicts.

github: New pull requests dashboard is in public preview

GitHub

2026-03-26

GitHub has released a public preview of a refreshed pull requests dashboard at github.com/pulls. It adds a new pull request inbox and saved views for organizing and prioritizing pull requests.

github: Ask @copilot to make changes to any pull request

GitHub

2026-03-24

GitHub now lets you mention @copilot in any pull request to request changes directly in the PR. One announced use case is fixing failing GitHub Actions workflows and tests.

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: View code and comments side-by-side in pull request Files changed page

GitHub

2026-03-19

GitHub is rolling out docked panels on pull request "Files changed" pages so reviewers can keep pull request context open side-by-side while reviewing code. The panels include overview, comments, and merge status.

github: Pick a model for @copilot in pull request comments

GitHub

2026-03-05

GitHub Copilot’s coding agent can be invoked in pull request comments via @copilot, and the feature adds the ability to choose which model @copilot uses for that request.

github: GitHub Copilot coding agent for Jira is now in public preview

GitHub

2026-03-05

GitHub Copilot coding agent can now be assigned Jira issues to asynchronously generate draft pull requests in a linked GitHub repository. This integration is available in public preview.

github: Quick access to merge status in pull requests is in public preview

GitHub

2026-03-05

GitHub is rolling out a merge-status indicator at the top of pull request pages, now in public preview. This lets reviewers and authors check merge readiness from anywhere in the PR view.

February (3)

github: Org-level metrics API now includes pull request throughput metric parity

GitHub

2026-02-26

GitHub expanded the organization-level Copilot Usage Metrics API to add pull request activity metrics, bringing the org-level endpoints closer to other metrics parity.

github: Generate pull request titles with Copilot on the web

GitHub

2026-02-25

GitHub Copilot can now generate pull request titles directly on github.com when creating or editing a PR.

github: Changes to test merge commit generation for pull requests

GitHub

2026-02-19

GitHub changed how often it generates test merge commits for open pull requests to reduce mergeability-check delays and improve reliability.