Releasesby GlyphStacked 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.
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You can add tables, views, data sources, and data quality tests as tasks to BigQuery pipelines
You can add tables, views, data sources, and data quality tests as tasks to BigQuery pipelines. For more information, see Add a pipeline task . This feature is generally available .
You can audit when users download query results by using the BigQuery console
You can audit when users download query results by using the BigQuery console. Data Access audit logs for the tabledata.list method now include a uiDownloadRequest field to indicate whether the request was triggered by a UI download. This feature is generally available (GA).
Adaptive refresh mode for dynamic tables (General availability)
ADAPTIVE refresh mode for dynamic tables is now generally available. ADAPTIVE refresh uses incremental refresh by default but automatically reinitializes the dynamic table when internal heuristics detect that the volume of upstream changes makes an incremental refresh significantly more expensive than a full refresh.
Genie Agents enhancements and bug fixes
- Chat sharing : Sharing an individual Genie Agent conversation is now generally available. See Share a conversation . Download visualizations on Private Link (Beta) : You can now download visualization results through the Genie Conversation API on Private Link workspaces in supported regions. See the Conversation API reference .
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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.
Set pull request limits at the organization level
You can now set pull request limits at the organization level. Pull request limits let you define how many open pull requests a user without write access can have at one time. If a user reaches that limit, they must close or merge an existing pull request before opening another.
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.
Enterprises can now install third-party GitHub Apps
Enterprise owners can now install public GitHub Apps created outside their enterprise on their enterprise account. This allows third-party integrators to build apps for enterprise management scenarios. Enterprise installations grant access to the enterprise account itself; they do not grant access to organizations or repositories in the enterprise.
“Relates to” issue relationship in public preview and multi-select fields is generally available
GitHub is making it easier to connect related work and manage multiple field values across issues and projects. Connect related issues The new “Relates to” issue relationship is available in public preview. You can connect two issues without implying that one blocks, duplicates, contains, or closes the other.
Upcoming 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.
GitHub billing in India now supports automatic recurring payments
Customers in India can now use eligible saved credit cards for automatic recurring payments on monthly and annual GitHub bills. This update uses a payment mandate, also known in the payments industry as an electronic mandate, to authorize future charges in line with Reserve Bank of India requirements.