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Update5 days agoUnverifiedAdded Oct 20, 2026
During periods of unusual traffic, GitHub may temporarily require authentication for some clones and fetches of public repositories over HTTPS to help protect github.com’s availability. If an operation is affected, it will fail with a message indicating that authentication is required. To continue, authenticate and retry the operation.
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Every GitHub platform releaseBulk migrate branch protections to rulesets for a repository
You can now convert all branch protection rules of a repository to rulesets in a single action. This is an extension of the ability to convert a single branch protection rule to a ruleset that we released previously, now allowing for at-scale conversions.
Pull requests: Saved whitespace preferences and improved split view
Two improvements make it easier to review pull requests in the “Files changed” page: You can save your whitespace visibility preference across pull requests New and deleted files now use the full width in split view Save your whitespace visibility preference Open Settings -> Whitespace changes and choose Always show , Always hide , or Hide for this diff...
Email notifications for repository push events have been retired
As of October 15, 2026, email notifications for repository push events have been retired and are no longer sent. We shut down this feature to help prevent spam and abuse. Because recipients didn’t have to consent before receiving these emails, the feature could be misused to send unwanted messages through GitHub’s email infrastructure.
GitHub App improvements for least privilege and management
We’re releasing several GitHub Apps improvements today that help developers move off of classic PATs, improve GitHub App management, and request fewer sensitive permissions.
Search and filter for budgets now available
The “Budgets and alerts” page in your GitHub billing settings now shows all of your budgets in one list that you can search and filter. Whether you manage budgets for a personal account, enterprise or organization, you can find a specific budget without paginating through the full list.
Triage role users or higher can now archive pull requests
Users with the triage role or higher in a repository can now archive and unarchive pull requests. Previously, archiving was limited to repository administrators, requiring trusted triagers to hand routine moderation work to someone with higher permissions.
Screen readers can navigate timelines as lists
Screen readers can now navigate issue and pull request timelines as a list. When you move through a timeline, assistive technology can announce the list structure, item count, current position, and how to move between events. This makes it easier to understand long histories and jump to relevant updates without relying on visual scanning.
Draft pull requests count toward pull request limits
Maintainers are seeing more low-quality contributions in their repositories and need better ways to manage them. You can now configure pull request limits to also include draft pull requests. Previously, draft pull requests didn’t count toward a user’s limit.
Also shipped on Oct 19, 2026
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Cloud Workload Security is now available in Beta
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Postgres wait events, now in Query Insights
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Send OpenTelemetry traces to Agent Observability, no SDK required
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Cortex Tools for Cortex AI Gateway (Preview)
We are pleased to announce the preview of Cortex Tools, a part of Cortex AI Gateway that connects the AI clients your organization uses to the business tools your work already lives in, using the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Supported clients include CoCo Desktop, CoCo CLI, Claude, and Cursor.
Retiring the Fabric data agent custom tool in Microsoft Foundry: move to Fabric IQ
Microsoft is deprecating the custom-connection integration for Fabric data agents in Microsoft Foundry on November 6, 2026. Users must migrate to the Fabric IQ integration, which allows connecting multiple data agents and simplifies the connection workflow.