# GitHub Automatically migrate branch protection rules to repository rulesets

- Product: GitHub (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/github)
- Vendor: GitHub
- Date: 2026-08-11
- Original notes: https://github.blog/changelog/2026-08-11-automatically-migrate-branch-protection-rules-to-repository-rulesets
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You can now convert your existing branch protection rules to repository rulesets directly from your repository settings. This helps you migrate to GitHub’s more flexible and scalable policy framework…

- **added** — Automatically migrate branch protection rules to repository rulesets directly from repository settings