# GitHub Triage role can bypass issue creation restrictions

- Product: GitHub (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/github)
- Vendor: GitHub
- Date: 2026-08-03
- Original notes: https://github.blog/changelog/2026-08-03-triage-role-can-bypass-issue-creation-restrictions
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/github/releases/2026-08-03-triage-role-can-bypass-issue-creation-restriction

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If your repository restricts issue creation to collaborators only, users with the triage role can now create issues. Previously, the restricted setting only allowed users with write access to create……

- **changed** — Users with the triage role can now create issues in repositories that restrict issue creation to collaborators only