Releasesby GlyphBlock users from discussion comments in personal repositories
You can now block or unblock users directly from discussion comments in repositories owned by personal GitHub accounts, extending the in-context blocking controls already available for issue and pull request comments. To block or unblock a user from a discussion comment: Open the More menu on their comment. Select Block user or Unblock user .
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Fivetran connection cron scheduling enters beta
Connections can now use one or more cron expressions to control exactly when they sync, giving finer control than fixed sync frequencies.
Fivetran Connection Warnings REST API enters private preview
New endpoints retrieve active warnings for a connection, grouped by destination table with codes, messages and timestamps, and dismiss all instances of a warning type, enabling programmatic warning management.
Snowflake App Runtime (General availability)
Snowflake App Runtime is now generally available and is no longer in Preview .
Apache Arrow support for Zerobus Ingest is now generally available
Apache Arrow support for Zerobus Ingest in Lakeflow Connect is now generally available. See Use Arrow Flight with Zerobus Ingest .
Genie One web search is in Beta
Genie One can now search the public web to answer questions that need current information, such as recent release notes, third-party documentation, or news. Genie One cites the external sources it uses as links in its response. See Search the web .
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Enterprise Live Migrations from GHES to ghe.com generally available
Enterprise Live Migrations (ELM) is now generally available, enabling near-zero-downtime repository migrations from GitHub Enterprise Server (GHES) to GitHub Enterprise Cloud with Data Residency (GHEC DR), so you can move even your largest, most active repositories while the contributions keep flowing.
GitHub CLI: Media in issues, pull requests, and comments
GitHub CLI now has a repeatable --attach flag that uploads a local image or video and references it inline in an issue, pull request, or comment body. This is now generally available to all users on GitHub across all plans. You just need to update gh to v2.99.0. Why this matters?
GitHub CLI Linux package signing key expires September 5
The current PGP key for the GitHub CLI Linux package repositories expires on Saturday, September 5, 2026. Beginning with the first release after that date, APT and RPM repository metadata and newly published RPM packages will be signed with just the replacement key. In April, we published a keyring containing both the current and replacement keys.
New API endpoint provides privacy-safe star history data
Track repository star growth over time with the new star history REST API endpoint without exposing stargazer identities. Earlier this year, stargazer listing endpoints were restricted to admins and collaborators to protect user privacy. Now you can get the insights you need with a privacy-safe alternative.
Better label management on issues is generally available
We’re making it easier to keep labels organized and find the right one, especially in repositories with long and growing label lists. Suggested Labels You can now find the right label faster with suggestions based on what a repository has been using recently.
GitHub Classroom deprecated
As of August 28, 2026, GitHub Classroom is now deprecated in favor of our selected partner solutions. The GitHub Classroom website, APIs, and related services have now been decommissioned. However, any GitHub user accounts, repositories, and organizations created to work with Classroom are not affected.
Close all open contributions authored by a blocked user
You can now automatically close all open issues, discussions, and pull requests authored by a user when you block them from your personal account or organization. To use this option, select Close content authored by this user in the block dialog.
GitHub Apps can now access enterprise billing data
Enterprise owners can now grant a GitHub App access to enterprise billing data. When you create or configure a GitHub App, you can select the enterprise billing permission and choose one of two levels: read or read and write.