Releasesby GlyphUpcoming GHES change impacting uploading support bundles
We want to give you advance notice of an upcoming security change that may affect GitHub Enterprise Server (GHES) support bundle uploads. Beginning August 18, 2026, GitHub will start rejecting command-line support bundle uploads from older GHES appliances that have not been updated with the required security patches.
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External OAuth and configurable scopes for MCP servers (General availability)
Two new hierarchical parameters let you bind MCP servers to your organization’s existing identity provider (IdP) and control which OAuth scopes MCP clients discover. This enables MCP clients such as Claude, Cursor, and ChatGPT to authenticate against your corporate IdP instead of Snowflake OAuth.
Variant and Variant shredding are now generally available
Variant is now generally available . Variant is a flexible data type for semi-structured data that delivers structured-like query performance through Variant shredding, which is also generally available.
Transactions are now generally available
Transactions that write to Unity Catalog managed Delta tables are now generally available. Group multiple SQL statements across one or more tables into a single atomic transaction using BEGIN ATOMIC ... END; or BEGIN TRANSACTION; ... COMMIT; syntax. All changes succeed together or roll back together, ensuring data consistency across your operations.
Email notifications for expiring service principal tokens are now generally available
Databricks now automatically sends an email notification when a service principal token is set to expire within seven days. Because service principals don't have their own mailboxes, Databricks sends these notifications to workspace admins.
Role-based access control (RBAC) is in Public Preview
Role-based access control (RBAC) is now in Public Preview. RBAC lets users assume a role in Databricks using only that role's permissions for the duration of the session instead of their own accumulated permissions. This enables exclusive access.
Governance Hub is in Beta
Governance Hub is in Beta . Governance Hub is a centralized, account-level UI in the account console for monitoring governance across your Databricks account. It provides a unified view of data health and coverage, AI usage and spend, and cost drivers, with prioritized insights and recommendations. All views respect existing permissions.
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Multi-select fields for Projects and Issues in public preview
You can now create multi-select fields in Projects and Issue fields so a single field can hold more than one value. Tag an item with everything it relates to (e.g., multiple teams, modules, or categories) instead of picking just one. Issue Fields Projects Fields To try it, create or edit a field and choose the multi-select type.
Advanced search for Projects is generally available
The filter bar in GitHub Projects views now supports advanced search, so you can build the exact view you need with logical AND and OR instead of maintaining a separate view for every question. Just type an expression using OR , AND in the filter bar of any project view.
Repository admins can archive pull requests
Repository admins can now archive pull requests to remove them from public view without permanently deleting them. When a pull request is archived, it is closed and locked. Pull requests can be archived in bulk or on an individual basis. Archived pull requests are only visible to repository admins, and non-admin visitors to the URL receive a 404 response.
REST API endpoints for Visual Studio Subscription management
GitHub Enterprise Cloud admins can now use the following REST API endpoints to programmatically manage Visual Studio Subscription (VSS) assignments: GET /enterprises/{enterprise}/visual-studio-subscriptions : Returns all VSS assignments for an enterprise, including whether each assignment has been matched to a GitHub user.
Stacked pull requests are now in public preview
Stacked pull requests break large changes into small, reviewable pull requests. They’re an ordered series of pull requests that each represent focused layers of your change. With stacks, you can independently review and check each pull request, then merge everything together in one click.
Separate SSO and Organizations pages in Settings
We’ve separated the combined SSO & Organizations page in your user settings into two distinct pages: SSO and Organizations . This update makes it easier to find and manage these settings independently, with a clearer experience in your account settings.
Triage role can bypass issue creation restrictions
If your repository restricts issue creation to collaborators only, users with the triage role can now create issues. Previously, the restricted setting only allowed users with write access to create issues. With this update, trusted contributors with the triage role are also included.
Migrate from GitLab to GitHub with GitHub Enterprise Importer
Migrations from gitlab.com and GitLab Self-Managed to GitHub Enterprise Cloud with GitHub Enterprise Importer (GEI) are now generally available. You can now self-serve these migrations using GEI and the gh gl2gh command-line extension.