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GitHub Changelog

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GitHub Changelog

GitHub ChangelogGitHubGitHub Copilot weekly releases — August 31 This week, GitHub Copilot expands model choice and content protections, while VS Code adds new ways to manage agent sessions and get pull requests merge-ready. GitHub Copilot, general Claude Fable…

September 4
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GitHub ChangelogGitHubGPT-6 Astra is generally available in GitHub Copilot GPT-6 Astra from OpenAI is now available in GitHub Copilot. OpenAI’s latest general-purpose model, GPT-6 Astra, is designed for long-horizon, autonomous coding and agentic tasks. In our internal testing, GPT-6…

September 4
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GitHub ChangelogGitHubNew API endpoint provides privacy-safe star history data Track repository star growth over time with the new star history REST API endpoint without exposing stargazer identities. Earlier this year, stargazer listing endpoints were restricted to admins and collaborators…

September 4
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GitHub ChangelogGitHubMultiple trusted publishing configurations for npm We’re continuing to make trusted publishing smoother for npm publishers, guided by maintainers feedback. Three updates to npm publishing are now generally available: Multiple trusted publishing configurations per package

September 3
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GitHub ChangelogGitHubGitHub Actions: Early September 2026 updates GitHub Actions now includes three updates that give you clearer visibility and finer-grained control over your workflows. New REST API for runner version deprecations A new REST API returns when…

September 3
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GitHub ChangelogGitHubUpcoming deprecation of selected GitHub Copilot models We will deprecate the following models across all GitHub Copilot experiences (including Copilot Chat, inline edits, ask and agent modes, and code completions) on October 2nd, 2026: Model Deprecation date…

September 3
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GitHub ChangelogGitHubGitHub CLI Linux package signing key expires September 5 The current PGP key for the GitHub CLI Linux package repositories expires on Saturday, September 5, 2026. Beginning with the first release after that date, APT and RPM repository metadata…

September 3
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GitHub ChangelogGitHubGemini 3.8 Flash is now available in GitHub Copilot Gemini 3.8 Flash, Google’s latest Flash model, is now available in GitHub Copilot. In our early testing, Gemini 3.8 Flash performed strongly on complex terminal-based coding tasks and demonstrated rigorous…

September 3
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GitHub ChangelogGitHubReopening Copilot Business and Enterprise signups We’re gradually reopening sign-ups for Copilot Business and Copilot Enterprise customers paying by credit card or PayPal over the next couple of weeks. If you’ve been waiting to get started…

September 3
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GitHub ChangelogGitHubCodeQL 2.26.4 improves GitHub actions security detections CodeQL is the static analysis engine behind GitHub code scanning, which finds and remediates security issues in your code. We’ve recently released CodeQL 2.26.4, which adds support for Go 1.27,…

September 3