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GitHub Mobile for Android adds a new Android sharesheet custom action that lets you share content from other apps to start Copilot agent sessions directly in the mobile app.
GitHub announced that secret scanning alert assignees and security campaigns are now generally available. Alert assignees will receive email notifications to help teams track and remediate secret scanning alerts more effectively.
As of 2025-11-25, GitHub will report publicly leaked secrets found in unlisted gists to the appropriate secret scanning partners, extending secret-scanning reporting beyond only listed/public gists.
GitHub changed code scanning’s default setup so it will run even when an organization enforces restrictive GitHub Actions policies that normally prevent certain workflows from running. Previously those policies could block the code scanning default setup.
Dependabot update jobs can now target specific self-hosted and larger GitHub-hosted Actions runners by using custom labels. The feature, previously limited to a single dependabot label, is now generally available at the organization level and provides finer control over where Dependabot runs.
Dependabot update jobs can now target specific self-hosted and larger GitHub-hosted Actions runners by using custom labels. The feature, previously limited to a single dependabot label, is now generally available at the organization level and provides finer control over where Dependabot runs.
Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.5 is now rolling out in public preview for GitHub Copilot; early tests show it outperforms internal coding benchmarks while cutting token usage roughly in half.
GitHub announced a public preview (Nov 20) that lets you view the pull request description directly on the new “Files changed” page so reviewers don’t need to scroll, switch tabs, or lose context.
GitHub expanded GitHub Actions cache storage so repository cache size can now exceed 10 GB, allowing projects to retain more build dependencies between workflow runs.
GitHub Copilot Code Review now integrates linter feedback directly into code reviews and lets repositories specify which linters to use via repository rulesets. The feature is available in public preview so teams can start surfacing and customizing actionable linter suggestions within reviews.
GitHub announced that Enterprise Bring Your Own Key (BYOK) for GitHub Copilot is now in public preview. The feature responds to enterprise demand for greater flexibility, enabling teams that already use specific LLM providers or custom models to integrate those workflows with Copilot.
GitHub released CodeQL 2.23.5, the static analysis engine used by GitHub code scanning. This update adds support for Swift 6.2, introduces three new Java security queries, and improves analysis accuracy.
GitHub announced updates to Copilot CLI that add support for the latest AI models, improve code search capabilities, provide better image handling, and include reliability and performance enhancements.
GitHub Copilot plugins for JetBrains, Eclipse, and Xcode now include enhanced authentication capabilities that expand support for third‑party OAuth providers using a secure, flexible approach based on Dynamic Client Registration (DCR).
GitHub Copilot now offers an Auto model selection option in Copilot Chat for JetBrains IDEs, Xcode, and Eclipse. Selecting Auto lets Copilot choose the most appropriate model for you; the feature is available in public preview.
GitHub Copilot now offers custom agents in public preview for JetBrains IDEs, Eclipse, and Xcode. These agents let teams package reusable expertise, enforce guardrails, and grant tool access so AI behavior can be tailored to specific projects and workflows.
GitHub announced a public preview integration with Microsoft Defender for Cloud that provides unified risk visibility across code, build artifacts, and production context so teams can track, prioritize, and remediate the security risks that matter.
GitHub announced that isolated subagents are now in public preview for JetBrains IDEs, Eclipse, and Xcode. These subagents, powered by isolated context, let developers delegate focused tasks to autonomous agents. The announcement appeared on the GitHub Blog.
GitHub announced that Copilot Next Edit Suggestions (NES) is now in public preview for Xcode and Eclipse. The feature offers next-logical-edit suggestions to help developers move faster, and the announcement appears on the GitHub Blog changelog.
GitHub Copilot’s Plan mode is now available in public preview for JetBrains IDEs, Eclipse, and Xcode, announced on the GitHub Blog.
GitHub Copilot coding agent is now available in public preview for Eclipse, bringing Copilot directly into native Eclipse workflows and adding features such as the ability to delegate tasks from within the IDE.
GitHub announced that enterprise and organization administrators can configure internal MCP registries and enforce allowlist policies in the latest VS Code Stable release (public preview), extending governance controls to the majority of Copilot users.
Google’s Gemini 3 Pro model is now available in public preview within GitHub Copilot for Pro, Pro+ Business, and Enterprise subscribers; the rollout is gradual and announced on the GitHub Blog.
GitHub Enterprise Importer (GEI) can now migrate repositories to GitHub Enterprise Cloud (GHEC) using GitHub-owned blob storage. This feature is generally available and removes the need to provide shared access keys during migration.
GitHub updated the enterprise licensing CSV export to include outside collaborators so enterprises can better track license consumption across organizations. The improvement is now generally available.
Effective December 1, 2025, GitHub will standardize the billing date to the first of each month for usage-based products paid by credit card for self-serve metered Enterprise customers. The billing period stays as the calendar month. This change is now generally available.
GitHub added a new organization-level setting (now in public preview) that lets organization owners restrict which users can install GitHub Apps for repositories. This blocks repository administrators from installing GitHub Apps on their own, giving owners tighter control over app installation and repository security.
GitHub added a fine-grain enterprise role—“View enterprise Copilot metrics”—that grants access to the Copilot Usage Metrics APIs and the Copilot Usage Dashboard so assigned users can view enterprise-level Copilot usage data.
GitHub added an option to configure the Copilot coding agent as a bypass actor for repository rulesets, so Copilot-driven activity can be exempted from rules that would otherwise block automation or generated commits.
GitHub Copilot has begun a public preview rollout of OpenAI’s latest 5.1-series models—GPT-5.1, GPT-5.1-Codex, and GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini—bringing the new general and code-specialized models (including a smaller, low‑cost/low‑latency Codex-Mini) to Copilot users. The announcement was posted on the GitHub Blog.
GitHub Actions OIDC tokens now include a check_run_id claim, allowing workflows to present a run-specific identifier to external services. This change enables more fine-grained attribute-based access control and improved auditability for integrations.
GitHub announced that you can now track and manage the Copilot coding agent directly within Visual Studio Code using a streamlined, centralized “mission control” view that includes access to session logs and management tools without leaving the editor.
GitHub added support for agent-specific custom instructions for Copilot code review and the Copilot coding agent by introducing an excludeAgent property in .instructions.md files, letting you control when particular instructions apply or are ignored.
GitHub secret scanning now recognizes additional private key formats and has upgraded its existing private key detectors to better catch exposed cryptographic credentials. The release also updates Sentry-related pattern names used in scanning.
GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio now offers an ‘Auto’ option in the model picker (public preview) that selects the best Copilot model for you automatically.
GitHub deprecated Claude Sonnet 3.5 across all Copilot experiences on November 10, 2025, and made Claude Haiku 4.5 available in Copilot Free.
GitHub Enterprise Cloud with data residency now supports Visual Studio subscriptions, letting organizations use GitHub Enterprise features via Visual Studio subscriptions while keeping data stored in chosen regions for compliance. The support applies to both subscription-based and usage-based (metered) GitHub Enterprise plans.
GitHub has begun a public preview rollout of Raptor mini, an experimental model available in GitHub Copilot for Visual Studio Code. The model is being made available to users on Pro, Pro+, and Free plans and can be selected within the Copilot settings. The announcement appeared on the GitHub Blog.
GitHub is removing notifications that come from @mentions inside commit messages to reduce spam and help users focus on important notifications. Previously, mentioning a user or team in a commit message would generate a notification; that behavior is being removed.
GitHub will change how Actions’ pull_request_target and environment branch protection rules are evaluated for pull-request-related events, effective 2025-12-08, to reduce security-critical exposures.
On November 7, 2025 GitHub retired the GraphQL Explorer from its API documentation. The change, following a prior announcement, affects a small number of users who used the Explorer to experiment with the GitHub GraphQL API.
GitHub updated the public preview of the new pull request ‘Files changed’ page (Nov 6). Highlights include the ability to apply suggested changes in batch, new options to collapse parts of the page for easier navigation, and improvements to the merge experience.
GitHub increased limits for reusable workflows in GitHub Actions (November 2025): workflows can now nest up to 10 reusable workflows and a single workflow run can call up to 50 workflows in total.
GitHub updated the Projects onboarding flow to help users start faster by adding options to connect and import items from a repository and to set a default repository for new issues.
GitHub has retired the legacy Copilot usage report CSV that organization administrators could access under Copilot access settings; the report was deprecated three months earlier and is now no longer available.
GitHub code search now includes a new enterprise: qualifier (generally available) that lets you search across all organizations in your enterprise, simplifying searches that previously required manually combining multiple organizations.
GitHub announced that the Copilot coding agent — its asynchronous, autonomous background agent — now supports organization-level custom instructions to guide how Copilot understands and works with projects.
GitHub’s Copilot coding agent, an autonomous background agent that creates and updates pull requests with a summary of its changes, now supports repository pull request templates so its generated PR bodies follow your repo’s template while still inserting the agent’s summary.
GitHub announced an npm security update that disables creation of classic tokens and introduces the first changes toward a granular token management system to strengthen npm security.
GitHub announced October 2025 updates to its secret scanning service, including new detection for Base64-encoded secrets and other expanded support for additional secret types.
GitHub fixed an issue that sometimes caused organization-level Copilot policies to display incorrect options when the enterprise-level policy was set to “Unconfigured.” The change ensures organizations now see the correct Copilot policy options in that scenario.
GitHub now lets repository administrators require approvals from specific teams to merge changes into protected branches using rulesets. You can target these team-based approval requirements to particular files and folders, giving finer-grained control over who must sign off on changes.
GitHub now lets enterprise owners delegate management of AI and Copilot policies and setup administration to specific enterprise members and teams, without requiring broad enterprise ownership.
GitHub expanded its billing APIs to let organizations programmatically manage budgets, track usage, and retrieve cost center data so finance and engineering teams can automate cost controls and reporting.
GitHub admins can now control access to Copilot’s agent mode in IDEs through the Copilot policies page on github.com. The change is intended to give organizations better governance over who can use agent mode in development environments.
GitHub announced budget-tracking controls for AI tools and the launch of two new premium request SKUs for the GitHub Copilot coding agent and GitHub Spark to help teams manage AI spending as usage grows.