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2026 (12)

November (2)

github: GitHub Copilot weekly releases — November 2

GitHub

2026-11-06

GitHub Copilot added support for JetBrains Air and Xcode’s coding assistant, and shipped updates for managing pull requests, settings, and agent sessions. The post also mentions an agent merge setup update in the GitHub Copilot app.

github: New pull request overview page in public preview

GitHub

2026-11-05

GitHub has introduced a new pull request overview page in public preview. It is intended to make it easier to see what is blocking a long pull request without scrolling through extensive comments and timeline events.

October (8)

github: GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio — September update

GitHub

2026-10-23

GitHub’s September 2026 Visual Studio Copilot update adds pull request exploration in chat, support for choosing the AI model your team uses, and package vulnerability fixes surfaced directly from Visual Studio.

github: Pull requests: Saved whitespace preferences and improved split view

GitHub

2026-10-22

GitHub added two review UI changes on the pull request Files changed page: whitespace visibility preferences are now saved across pull requests, and new/deleted files have improved split-view behavior.

github: AI Scan for pull requests generally available

GitHub

2026-10-15

AI Scan for pull requests is now generally available in code scanning. It complements CodeQL by detecting vulnerabilities in pull request changes for languages and frameworks not currently covered by CodeQL.

github: Triage role users or higher can now archive pull requests

GitHub

2026-10-08

GitHub now allows users with the triage role or higher to archive and unarchive pull requests. Before this change, only repository administrators could perform this action.

github: Screen readers can navigate timelines as lists

GitHub

2026-10-08

GitHub issue and pull request timelines are now exposed to screen readers as lists. Assistive technology can announce the list structure, item count, and current position while users move through a timeline.

github: Draft pull requests count toward pull request limits

GitHub

2026-10-08

GitHub now lets repository maintainers configure pull request limits so draft pull requests are counted too. Before this change, draft PRs were excluded from those limits.

github: Stacked pull requests generally available

GitHub

2026-10-06

GitHub stacked pull requests are now generally available. The feature lets you split large changes into smaller, focused pull requests that can be reviewed independently and merged together.

github: Code scanning AI Scan enablement status in security overview

GitHub

2026-10-06

GitHub added AI Scan for pull requests enablement status to the security overview coverage view for organizations and enterprises. The code scanning summary now indicates which repositories have AI Scan enabled or not enabled.

September (2)

github: Usage metrics API adds pull request review stages

GitHub

2026-09-25

GitHub’s enterprise and organization repository-level Copilot usage metrics reports now include pull request review stage timing. Each repos-1-day row gets a new pull_request_review_times array with time spent in each review stage.

github: Refreshed repository pull requests page generally available

GitHub

2026-09-22

GitHub has generally available a refreshed repository pull requests page for all users. The update is intended to make pull requests easier to find and act on from one place.