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Automatically migrate branch protection rules to repository rulesets

UpdateVerifiedAdded Sep 22, 2026

You can now convert your existing branch protection rules to repository rulesets directly from your repository settings. This helps you migrate to GitHub’s more flexible and scalable policy framework without manually recreating each rule.

Topics: Governance, Security, Observability

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