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Stateless GitHub App installation tokens rolled out

Update3 days agoUnverifiedAdded Oct 4, 2026

The staged rollout of the stateless GitHub App installation token format, which began on April 27, 2026, is complete. By default, all newly minted GitHub App installation tokens will be in the stateless ghs_APPID_JWT format, which makes token issuance and validation faster and improves the reliability of the GitHub API.

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