# GitHub changelog > Where the world builds software. - Vendor: GitHub - Category: Developer Tools - Official site: https://github.com - Tracked by: What's New (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/github) - Harvested from: Blog (https://github.blog/changelog/feed/) - Entries below: 18 (newest first) What's New is an index, not a publisher: every entry below links to the vendor's own release notes, which are the authoritative source. Entries are labelled where they are hand-curated sample data, pre-releases, or drawn from a secondary source such as a developer blog. ## Releases ### GitHub Copilot app usage metrics now expand across report rollups - Date: 2026-07-28 - Original notes: https://github.blog/changelog/2026-07-28-github-copilot-app-usage-metrics-now-expand-across-report-rollups - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/github/releases/feed-https-github.blog-changelog-2026-07-28-github-copilot-a Copilot app usage is now reported across much more of the Copilot usage metrics API. Individual Copilot app activity is now attributed to users in the enterprise-user and organization-user reports.… T… ### npm publish-time malware scanning and dual-use metadata - Date: 2026-07-28 - Original notes: https://github.blog/changelog/2026-07-28-npm-publish-time-malware-scanning-and-dual-use-metadata - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/github/releases/feed-https-github.blog-changelog-2026-07-28-npm-publish-time As part of our ongoing supply-chain security work, npm is introducing automatic scanning of packages at publish time. This changelog covers what publishers can expect and a new metadata requirement… T… ### Grok 4.5 is now available in GitHub Copilot - Date: 2026-07-28 - Original notes: https://github.blog/changelog/2026-07-28-grok-4-5-is-now-available-in-github-copilot - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/github/releases/feed-https-github.blog-changelog-2026-07-28-grok-4-5-is-now Grok 4.5, xAI’s latest reasoning model, is now rolling out in GitHub Copilot. It is designed for fast, agentic coding and complex multi-step workflows, with a context window of up… The post Grok 4.5 i… - **added** — Grok 4.5 model from xAI is now available in GitHub Copilot for agentic coding and complex multi-step workflows ### Dependabot alerts on malicious packages across more ecosystems - Date: 2026-07-28 - Original notes: https://github.blog/changelog/2026-07-28-dependabot-alerts-on-malicious-packages-across-more-ecosystems - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/github/releases/feed-https-github.blog-changelog-2026-07-20-dependabot-alert The GitHub Advisory Database now ingests malware advisories from the OpenSSF malicious-packages repository, significantly expanding the breadth of malware data available to you through Dependabot aler… - **added** — Dependabot alerts now include malware advisories from the OpenSSF malicious-packages repository across more ecosystems ### GitHub Actions holds potentially malicious workflows for approval - Date: 2026-07-28 - Original notes: https://github.blog/changelog/2026-07-28-github-actions-holds-potentially-malicious-workflows-for-approval - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/github/releases/feed-https-github.blog-changelog-2026-07-28-github-actions-h Recent supply chain attacks use compromised GitHub credentials to push malicious GitHub Actions workflows that steal CI/CD credentials and carry out additional attacks. To help protect public reposito… - **security** — GitHub Actions now holds potentially malicious workflows for approval to protect against supply chain attacks that use compromised credentials to push malicious workflows and steal CI/CD credentials ### GitHub Copilot for JetBrains adds improved OpenTelemetry configuration and model management - Date: 2026-07-28 - Original notes: https://github.blog/changelog/2026-07-27-github-copilot-for-jetbrains-adds-improvved-opentelemetry-configuration-and-model-management - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/github/releases/feed-https-github.blog-changelog-2026-07-27-github-copilot-f This update brings more control and clarity to your GitHub Copilot for JetBrains workflows. You can now connect MCP servers and custom agents in Claude agent flows, tune telemetry and… The post GitHub… - **added** — Connect MCP servers and custom agents in Claude agent flows - **changed** — Improved OpenTelemetry configuration and model management ### Manage GitHub Copilot app access with a dedicated policy - Date: 2026-07-27 - Original notes: https://github.blog/changelog/2026-07-27-manage-github-copilot-app-access-with-a-dedicated-policy - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/github/releases/feed-https-github.blog-changelog-2026-07-27-manage-github-co The GitHub Copilot app now has its own policy, so you can control who has access to it at the enterprise and organization levels. Until now, access to the Copilot… The post Manage GitHub Copilot app a… - **added** — GitHub Copilot app now has its own dedicated policy to control access at the enterprise and organization levels ### Enterprise managed settings in the GitHub Copilot app and Copilot cloud agent - Date: 2026-07-27 - Original notes: https://github.blog/changelog/2026-07-27-enterprise-managed-settings-now-apply-to-the-github-copilot-app - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/github/releases/feed-https-github.blog-changelog-2026-07-21-enterprise-manag You can now govern the GitHub Copilot app and Copilot cloud agent with enterprise managed settings, the same centrally managed policies you use to control Copilot across your enterprise. With… The pos… - **added** — Enterprise managed settings for the GitHub Copilot app and Copilot cloud agent to govern them with centrally managed policies across your enterprise ### Claude Opus 5 is now available in GitHub Copilot - Date: 2026-07-24 - Original notes: https://github.blog/changelog/2026-07-24-claude-opus-5-is-now-available-in-github-copilot - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/github/releases/feed-https-github.blog-changelog-2026-07-24-claude-opus-5-is Claude Opus 5, Anthropic’s newest Opus model, is now available in GitHub Copilot. It is designed for complex, long-running coding tasks that require careful reasoning, effective tool use, and reliable… - **added** — Claude Opus 5 is now available in GitHub Copilot for complex, long-running coding tasks ### Copilot cloud agent for Linear is now generally available - Date: 2026-07-23 - Original notes: https://github.blog/changelog/2026-07-23-copilot-cloud-agent-for-linear-is-now-generally-available - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/github/releases/feed-https-github.blog-changelog-2026-07-23-copilot-cloud-ag You can now assign issues in Linear to Copilot cloud agent, our asynchronous, autonomous background agent. When you assign a Linear issue to Copilot, it will: Analyze the issue contents… The post Copi… - **added** — Copilot cloud agent for Linear is now generally available to assign issues and analyze issue contents asynchronously ### GitHub MCP Server supports the next MCP specification - Date: 2026-07-23 - Original notes: https://github.blog/changelog/2026-07-23-github-mcp-server-supports-the-next-mcp-specification - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/github/releases/feed-https-github.blog-changelog-2026-07-23-github-mcp-serve The MCP protocol is going stateless on 28th July 2026, and the GitHub MCP Server supports the latest spec ahead of the official release. What’s changing The new stateless core… The post GitHub MCP Ser… - **changed** — Updated to support the latest MCP specification with stateless core ### GitHub Mobile: Fix failing Actions checks with Copilot cloud agent - Date: 2026-07-23 - Original notes: https://github.blog/changelog/2026-07-23-github-mobile-fix-failing-actions-checks-with-copilot-cloud-agent - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/github/releases/feed-https-github.blog-changelog-2026-07-17-github-mobile-fi Now when a GitHub Actions check fails on your pull request, you can ask Copilot coding agent to investigate and directly fix the problem from GitHub Mobile. From the failed… The post GitHub Mobile: Fi… - **added** — Copilot coding agent can investigate and directly fix failing GitHub Actions checks on pull requests from GitHub Mobile ### Multi-select fields for Projects and Issues in public preview - Date: 2026-07-23 - Original notes: https://github.blog/changelog/2026-07-23-multi-select-fields-for-projects-and-issues-in-public-preview - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/github/releases/feed-https-github.blog-changelog-2026-07-23-multi-select-fie 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.,… The post Multi-select fields for P… - **added** — Create multi-select fields in Projects and Issues to allow a single field to hold more than one value ### Agent automation controls in GitHub Issues in public preview - Date: 2026-07-23 - Original notes: https://github.blog/changelog/2026-07-23-agent-automation-controls-in-github-issues-in-public-preview - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/github/releases/feed-https-github.blog-changelog-2026-07-23-agent-automation Agent automations increasingly label, type, assign, and close issues for you. GitHub Issues now shows the reason behind each change and lets you review them before they’re applied, so you… The post Ag… - **added** — Agent automations now display the reason behind each change made to issues - **added** — Review agent automation changes to issues before they are applied ### New Copilot usage metrics impact dashboard - Date: 2026-07-22 - Original notes: https://github.blog/changelog/2026-07-22-new-copilot-usage-metrics-impact-dashboard - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/github/releases/feed-https-github.blog-changelog-2026-07-21-new-copilot-usag We’ve released a new Copilot metrics impact dashboard for enterprise administrators and organization owners. This dashboard helps you tell a deeper Copilot impact story by sharing not just who is… The… - **added** — New Copilot metrics impact dashboard for enterprise administrators and organization owners to track and share Copilot usage impact ### Upcoming GHES change impacting uploading support bundles - Date: 2026-07-22 - Original notes: https://github.blog/changelog/2026-07-22-upcoming-ghes-change-impacting-uploading-support-bundles - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/github/releases/feed-https-github.blog-changelog-2026-07-22-upcoming-ghes-ch 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… The po… - **security** — Beginning August 18, 2026, GitHub will start rejecting support bundle uploads that do not meet updated security requirements ### Gemini 3.6 Flash is now available in GitHub Copilot - Date: 2026-07-21 - Original notes: https://github.blog/changelog/2026-07-21-gemini-3-6-flash-is-now-available-in-github-copilot - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/github/releases/feed-https-github.blog-changelog-2026-07-21-gemini-3-6-flash Gemini 3.6 Flash, Google’s latest Flash model, is now rolling out in GitHub Copilot. It is designed for web and app development, coding, and longer-horizon agentic tasks. It has configurable… The post… - **added** — Gemini 3.6 Flash model is now available in GitHub Copilot ### AI credit pools for cost centers in the billing UI - Date: 2026-07-20 - Original notes: https://github.blog/changelog/2026-07-20-ai-credit-pools-for-cost-centers-in-the-billing-ui - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/github/releases/feed-https-github.blog-changelog-2026-07-20-ai-credit-pools You can now manage a cost center’s AI credit pool directly in the billing UI where you create and edit cost centers. Previously, you could only manage this through the… The post AI credit pools for co… - **added** — Manage a cost center's AI credit pool directly in the billing UI where you create and edit cost centers