# GitHub Reference same-repository actions with self-repository syntax

- Product: GitHub (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/github)
- Vendor: GitHub
- Date: 2026-07-30
- Original notes: https://github.blog/changelog/2026-07-30-reference-same-repository-actions-with-self-repository-syntax
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/github/releases/2026-07-30-reference-same-repository-actions-with-self-repos

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You can now reference an action or reusable workflow that lives in the same repository using the new self-repository syntax. A uses: value that starts with $/ resolves to your… The post Reference same…

- **added** — Reference same-repository actions and reusable workflows using the new self-repository syntax with $/ prefix