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11 releases

GitHub Copilot

Codex as agent provider and agentic enhancements in JetBrains IDEs

This update brings Codex as a new agent provider in public preview, expands the Customizations editor with Hooks support and richer MCP server management, and introduces custom model support configured by GitHub Copilot Business and Enterprise administrators.

GAJul 8

GitHub Advanced Security

npm install-time security and GAT bypass2fa deprecation

npm v12 is now generally available and tagged latest . This major release turns on the install-time security defaults we announced in June , and it’s also where we begin a deprecation of the most sensitive uses of 2FA-bypass granular access tokens (GATs).

DeprecationJul 8

GitHub Actions

setup-java v5.5.0: signature verification, Kona JDK, and Maven fixes

The actions/setup-java v5.5.0 release adds cryptographic signature verification for downloaded JDKs, support for a new distribution, and several quality-of-life improvements for Maven users. Here’s what changed since v5.4.0.

UpdateJul 8

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Release-notes page	Site	Feed
Actions changelog github.blog	github.blog	RSS
Changelog github.blog	github.blog	RSS
Copilot changelog github.blog	github.blog	RSS
Copilot CLI releases github.com	github.com	RSS
Desktop release notes desktop.github.com	desktop.github.com	None
Enterprise Server release notes docs.github.com	docs.github.com	None
GitHub CLI releases github.com	github.com	RSS
Security changelog github.blog	github.blog	RSS