Releasesby IbisBulk migrate branch protections to rulesets for a repository
Preview4 days agoUnverifiedAdded Oct 21, 2026
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.
Topics: Governance, Security, Observability
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