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2026 (12)

September (7)

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.

github: Refreshed repository pull requests page in public preview

GitHub

2026-09-10

GitHub is previewing a refreshed repository-level pull request listing page for all users. The update adds stronger filtering and a compact presentation mode.

github: Block pull requests with exposed secrets from merging

GitHub

2026-09-09

GitHub added a repository ruleset capability to prevent pull requests from merging when they introduce exposed secrets. This extends rulesets as a repository-wide protection mechanism.

github: GitHub Copilot weekly releases — August 31

GitHub

2026-09-04

GitHub Copilot’s latest weekly release adds more model choice and content protection controls. VS Code also gets new options for managing agent sessions and preparing pull requests for merge.

github: Copilot code review can now approve pull requests

GitHub

2026-09-01

Copilot code review can now indicate when a pull request is ready for approval, and repository admins can authorize it to approve the PR. The approval capability is disabled by default.

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 (5)

github: Copilot code review: Resolution reasons and expanded capabilities

GitHub

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

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: GitHub Code Quality no longer adds Copilot as a reviewer

GitHub

2026-08-07

Enabling GitHub Code Quality on a repository no longer creates a ruleset that automatically requests GitHub Copilot as a reviewer on pull requests. Existing repositories with that ruleset are affected only if they already have it configured.

github: Set pull request limits at the organization level

GitHub

2026-08-06

GitHub now supports setting pull request limits at the organization level. These limits control how many open pull requests a user without write access can have.

github: Customize Dependabot pull request branch names

GitHub

2026-08-04

Dependabot now supports custom pull request branch names through new `pull-request-branch-name` settings in `.github/dependabot.yml`. You can configure a prefix, maximum length, and separators for segments and words.