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GitHub, August 2026 new features

70 releases · 4 products · 21 GA · 5 Preview · 6 Deprecation · 3 Pricing

Jul 2026Sep 2026
DateRelease
Aug 31Copilot model access update for GitHub Team plans
GitHub CopilotUpdate
Aug 31GitHub Copilot in VS Code, August 2026 releases
GitHub CopilotUpdate
Aug 31Selected GitHub Copilot models deprecated
GitHub CopilotDeprecation
Aug 28GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio , August update
GitHub CopilotUpdate
Aug 28GitHub Copilot weekly releases , August 24
GitHub CopilotGA
Aug 28Upcoming changes to GitHub Copilot policies and billing
GitHub CopilotPricing
Aug 27Actions retention will cover checks, workflow runs, and statuses
GitHub ActionsUpdate
Aug 27Better label management on issues is generally available
GitHub platformGA
Aug 27Close all open contributions authored by a blocked user
GitHub platformUpdate
Aug 27Copilot code review: Resolution reasons and expanded capabilities
GitHub CopilotUpdate
Aug 27Enterprise-managed settings now support autoUpdate for plugin marketplaces
GitHub CopilotGA
Aug 27GitHub Classroom deprecated
GitHub platformDeprecation
Aug 26GitHub Apps can now access enterprise billing data
GitHub platformPricing
Aug 26Global model policy generally available
GitHub CopilotGA
Aug 25Block users directly from security advisories
GitHub Advanced SecurityUpdate
Aug 25Copilot harness generally available in Copilot for JetBrains
GitHub CopilotGA
Aug 25GitHub Copilot app Customize tab is generally available
GitHub CopilotGA
Aug 25Push rules in rulesets now support path exceptions
GitHub platformPreview
Aug 25Rule insights dashboard generally available
GitHub platformGA
Aug 21Better tools for managing blocked users
GitHub platformUpdate
Aug 21Shared agentic work with GitHub Copilot in Microsoft Teams
GitHub CopilotUpdate
Aug 21The new GitHub Copilot experience in Slack
GitHub CopilotPreview
Aug 20Code scanning adds a mitigated alert dismissal reason
GitHub Advanced SecurityUpdate
Aug 20Pinning saved views to the repository issues sidebar is generally available and more
GitHub platformGA
Aug 20Separate GitHub Actions path for GitHub Code Quality
GitHub ActionsGA
Aug 20Track GitHub Code Quality enablement changes in the audit log
GitHub Advanced SecurityUpdate
Aug 20Windows 11 arm64 VS2026 image generally available
GitHub ActionsGA
Aug 19CodeQL 2.26.3 improves GitHub Actions queries and JavaScript modeling
GitHub ActionsUpdate
Aug 19Track organization code quality trends
GitHub Advanced SecurityGA
Aug 18Credential revocation and deauthorization by token type
GitHub Advanced SecurityUpdate
Aug 18Enterprise managed settings in GitHub Copilot for JetBrains
GitHub CopilotUpdate
Aug 14GitHub Copilot weekly releases , August 10
GitHub CopilotGA
Aug 14Grok 4.6 is now available in GitHub Copilot
GitHub CopilotUpdate
Aug 14Multiple redirect URIs and token refresh for OAuth apps
GitHub platformUpdate
Aug 13Block users from comments in personal repositories
GitHub platformUpdate
Aug 13Gemini 3.7 Flash is now available in GitHub Copilot
GitHub CopilotPreview
Aug 13License data quality improvements
GitHub Advanced SecurityUpdate
Aug 12Agent Plugins 1.0 in VS Code, Copilot CLI, and the Copilot app
GitHub CopilotGA
Aug 12Rule insights for organizations in public preview
GitHub platformPreview
Aug 11Automatically migrate branch protection rules to repository rulesets
GitHub platformUpdate
Aug 11Copilot memory and Ollama in GitHub Copilot for JetBrains
GitHub CopilotUpdate
Aug 11GitHub Enterprise Server 3.22 release candidate
GitHub platformGA
Aug 11MAI-Code-1.1-Flash available in GitHub Copilot
GitHub CopilotUpdate
Aug 11Per-model token breakdown in the usage report
GitHub CopilotUpdate
Aug 11Upcoming deprecation of MAI-Code-1-Flash
GitHub CopilotDeprecation
Aug 10Copilot on web expands conversation controls
GitHub CopilotGA
Aug 10Custom thread subscriptions are being deprecated
GitHub platformDeprecation
Aug 10GitHub billing in India now supports automatic recurring payments
GitHub platformPricing
Aug 7Copilot code review effort levels are generally available
GitHub CopilotGA
Aug 7Copilot impact dashboard adds a return on investment section
GitHub CopilotUpdate
Aug 7Copilot usage metrics API adds agent app activity
GitHub CopilotUpdate
Aug 7Enterprises can now install third-party GitHub Apps
GitHub platformUpdate
Aug 7GitHub Code Quality no longer adds Copilot as a reviewer
GitHub CopilotGA
Aug 7GitHub Copilot weekly releases , August 3
GitHub CopilotUpdate
Aug 7MCP allowlists in enterprise managed settings
GitHub CopilotGA
Aug 7Secret scanning coverage updates
GitHub Advanced SecurityUpdate
Aug 7“Relates to” issue relationship in public preview and multi-select fields is generally available
GitHub platformGA
Aug 6Kimi K3 is now available in GitHub Copilot
GitHub CopilotGA
Aug 6Set pull request limits at the organization level
GitHub platformUpdate
Aug 4Code coverage automatic enablement in Code Quality settings
GitHub Advanced SecurityPreview
Aug 4CodeQL 2.26.2 adds Swift 6.3.3 and Kotlin 2.4.10 support
GitHub Advanced SecurityUpdate
Aug 4Customize Dependabot pull request branch names
GitHub Advanced SecurityUpdate
Aug 4Customize code scanning default setup at scale
GitHub Advanced SecurityUpdate
Aug 4Retiring the Copilot Billing Preview app
GitHub CopilotDeprecation
Aug 4Upcoming deprecation of GitHub Spark on github.com
GitHub CopilotDeprecation
Aug 3Customize the reasoning level for Copilot cloud agent
GitHub CopilotUpdate
Aug 3Enterprise team specialization for managed settings
GitHub CopilotUpdate
Aug 3Migrate from GitLab to GitHub with GitHub Enterprise Importer
GitHub platformGA
Aug 3Triage role can bypass issue creation restrictions
GitHub platformUpdate
Aug 3Trigger Copilot automations with comments
GitHub CopilotUpdate

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