GitHub, June 2026 new features

27 releases · 4 products · 3 GA · 8 Preview · 1 Pricing

Jul 2026

Date	Release	Product	Type
Jun 30	Claude Sonnet 5 is generally available for GitHub Copilot GitHub CopilotGA	GitHub Copilot	GA
Jun 30	Copilot Agent is now available in JetBrains AI Assistant GitHub CopilotUpdate	GitHub Copilot	Update
Jun 30	Dependabot no longer infers .npmrc GitHub Advanced SecurityUpdate	GitHub Advanced Security	Update
Jun 30	GitHub code coverage merge protection for pull requests GitHub Advanced SecurityPreview	GitHub Advanced Security	Preview
Jun 30	Open source license compliance is in public preview GitHub Advanced SecurityPreview	GitHub Advanced Security	Preview
Jun 30	Per-user AI credit budgets available for cost centers GitHub CopilotPricing	GitHub Copilot	Pricing
Jun 30	Releases: Sidebar navigation and per-asset download counts GitHub platformUpdate	GitHub platform	Update
Jun 30	Upcoming access restrictions to public API endpoints and UI views GitHub Advanced SecurityUpdate	GitHub Advanced Security	Update
Jun 30	Upcoming cloud data retention policy for closed security alerts GitHub Advanced SecurityUpdate	GitHub Advanced Security	Update
Jun 29	Claude Opus 4.8 (fast mode) is now in preview for GitHub Copilot GitHub CopilotPreview	GitHub Copilot	Preview
Jun 29	Restrict issue creation to collaborators only GitHub platformUpdate	GitHub platform	Update
Jun 26	Cost center limit increased to 1,000 per enterprise GitHub platformUpdate	GitHub platform	Update
Jun 26	GitHub Desktop 3.6: Worktrees and deeper Copilot integration GitHub CopilotUpdate	GitHub Copilot	Update
Jun 26	MAI-Code-1-Flash for Copilot Business and Copilot Enterprise GitHub CopilotGA	GitHub Copilot	GA
Jun 26	Read-only Actions cache for untrusted triggers GitHub ActionsUpdate	GitHub Actions	Update
Jun 26	Track total merges by adoption phase in enterprise and organization reports GitHub CopilotUpdate	GitHub Copilot	Update
Jun 25	Actions steps can now be run in parallel GitHub ActionsUpdate	GitHub Actions	Update
Jun 25	Copilot code review: Analysis depth and efficiency updates GitHub CopilotPreview	GitHub Copilot	Preview
Jun 25	Cost centers now support enterprise teams GitHub platformUpdate	GitHub platform	Update
Jun 25	Enterprise-managed settings now support strictKnownMarketplaces in VS Code and GitHub Copilot CLI GitHub CopilotPreview	GitHub Copilot	Preview
Jun 25	GitHub Copilot for Jira is now generally available GitHub CopilotGA	GitHub Copilot	GA
Jun 25	More control over your GitHub-hosted runners GitHub ActionsUpdate	GitHub Actions	Update
Jun 25	Red Hat Enterprise Linux runner images are now in public preview GitHub ActionsPreview	GitHub Actions	Preview
Jun 25	Saved views for repository issues – Public Preview and adjustable row heights in projects GitHub platformPreview	GitHub platform	Preview
Jun 25	npm adds preventive account protection for high-impact accounts GitHub Advanced SecurityUpdate	GitHub Advanced Security	Update
Jun 24	Changes to model selection for Free and Student plans GitHub CopilotPreview	GitHub Copilot	Preview
Jun 24	Self-service credential revocation for incident response GitHub Advanced SecurityUpdate	GitHub Advanced Security	Update

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