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2026 (9)

June (8)

github: GitHub code coverage merge protection for pull requests

GitHub

2026-06-30

GitHub added branch ruleset support to block pull request merges when code coverage falls below a threshold you configure. You can set coverage-based merge requirements to enforce a minimum percentage and limit coverage decreases.

github: Track total merges by adoption phase in enterprise and organization reports

GitHub

2026-06-26

GitHub enterprise and organization reports now include the total number of pull requests merged by each AI adoption phase cohort. This extends the adoption phase metrics previously added to the Copilot usage metrics API.

k8s: Open source maintainership in the age of AI

Kubernetes Official Blog

2026-06-26

Kubernetes says AI-assisted contributions are welcome, but maintainers must keep human accountability, transparency, and verification at the center. The community is also testing AI review tools such as Copilot and CodeRabbit to help with pull request review and maintainer workload.

github: Copilot code review: AGENTS.md support and UI improvements

GitHub

2026-06-18

Copilot code review now reads repository-level AGENTS.md files and adds a Request button to make it easier to ask Copilot for a review on draft pull requests. GitHub says these updates are generally available.

github: Copilot-authored pull requests now included in author searches

GitHub

2026-06-18

Pull request searches using the `author:` qualifier now include pull requests opened by the Copilot cloud agent on a user’s behalf. For example, `author:@me` on GitHub pull requests will return those Copilot-authored PRs as well.

github: Generated release notes credit you for Copilot pull requests

GitHub

2026-06-18

Generated release notes now credit Copilot pull requests in the list of merged pull requests since the last release. This affects the automatically generated release notes output.

github: Limit open pull requests for users without write access

GitHub

2026-06-17

GitHub is adding a limit on how many open pull requests users without write access can have in a repository. The change is intended to reduce repeated low-quality or drive-by PRs and ease triage load for maintainers.

github: Bot-created pull requests can run workflows if approved

GitHub

2026-06-11

Pull requests created by `github-actions[bot]` can now run CI/CD workflows after a user approves them. The approval step is required as a security check before generated code is allowed to trigger workflows.

May (1)

github: Code coverage on pull requests is now in public preview

GitHub

2026-05-26

Code coverage metrics are now in public preview for GitHub Code Quality users on github.com. Pull requests now show an aggregate code coverage percentage directly in the PR view.