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September 2026 digest

256 releases

Date	Release	Product	Type
Sep 23	Local sandboxing in the GitHub Copilot appunverified GitHub CopilotUpdate	GitHub Copilot	Update
Sep 23	Node 20 is no longer available in GitHub Actionsunverified GitHub ActionsDeprecation	GitHub Actions	Deprecation
Sep 23	More ways to request and configure Copilot code reviewsunverified GitHub CopilotGA	GitHub Copilot	GA
Sep 23	New features and improvements in Copilot for JetBrainsunverified GitHub CopilotPreview	GitHub Copilot	Preview
Sep 23	OpenTelemetry in the GitHub Copilot appunverified GitHub CopilotUpdate	GitHub Copilot	Update
Sep 22	Faster C++ code intelligence with whole codebase indexingunverified GitHub CopilotUpdate	GitHub Copilot	Update
Sep 22	Deprecation notice: All-platform CodeQL bundle GitHub Advanced SecurityDeprecation	GitHub Advanced Security	Deprecation
Sep 22	OpenAI’s GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna now available GitHub CopilotUpdate	GitHub Copilot	Update
Sep 22	Refreshed repository pull requests page generally available GitHub platformGA	GitHub platform	GA
Sep 22	Security improvements for SSH GitHub Advanced SecurityUpdate	GitHub Advanced Security	Update
Sep 22	Claude Opus 5.5 is now available in GitHub Copilot GitHub CopilotUpdate	GitHub Copilot	Update
Sep 21	GitHub Enterprise adds credential inventory exports GitHub Advanced SecurityUpdate	GitHub Advanced Security	Update
Sep 21	Grok 4.7 is now available in GitHub Copilot GitHub CopilotUpdate	GitHub Copilot	Update
Sep 18	Copilot code review: An improved review experience GitHub CopilotGA	GitHub Copilot	GA
Sep 18	GitHub Copilot weekly releases , September 14 GitHub CopilotGA	GitHub Copilot	GA
Sep 18	Manage the code coverage ruleset condition with the REST API GitHub Advanced SecurityGA	GitHub Advanced Security	GA
Sep 18	Stage-only npm tokens for safer automation GitHub Advanced SecurityUpdate	GitHub Advanced Security	Update
Sep 18	Upcoming deprecation of selected GitHub Copilot models in mid-October GitHub CopilotDeprecation	GitHub Copilot	Deprecation
Sep 17	Agentic CLI customizations now in the usage metrics API GitHub CopilotUpdate	GitHub Copilot	Update
Sep 17	Ubuntu 26 generally available and latest migration GitHub ActionsGA	GitHub Actions	GA
Sep 17	Workflow execution protections in GitHub Actions generally available GitHub ActionsGA	GitHub Actions	GA
Sep 17	Copilot impact dashboard now shows feature engagement GitHub CopilotUpdate	GitHub Copilot	Update
Sep 16	Code scanning AI Scan no longer requires CodeQL default setup GitHub Advanced SecurityPreview	GitHub Advanced Security	Preview
Sep 16	Copilot budget increase requests are generally available GitHub CopilotGA	GitHub Copilot	GA
Sep 16	Automate SSO authorization for classic PATs and SSH keys GitHub platformUpdate	GitHub platform	Update
Sep 16	SCIM user responses now include a profileUrl attribute GitHub platformUpdate	GitHub platform	Update
Sep 15	Enforce GitHub Advanced Security configurations GitHub Advanced SecurityUpdate	GitHub Advanced Security	Update
Sep 15	GitHub Copilot suggests custom properties definitions GitHub CopilotPreview	GitHub Copilot	Preview
Sep 15	SHA-1 in HTTPS on GitHub sunset GitHub platformDeprecation	GitHub platform	Deprecation
Sep 14	Configure cost and quality in Copilot auto model selection GitHub CopilotUpdate	GitHub Copilot	Update
Sep 11	Add VS Code Agents to Copilot usage metrics GitHub CopilotGA	GitHub Copilot	GA
Sep 11	Auto-resolution and analysis updates in Copilot code review GitHub CopilotUpdate	GitHub Copilot	Update
Sep 11	Profiles now show your highest achievement badge tier GitHub platformUpdate	GitHub platform	Update
Sep 10	Control GitHub Actions cache access with cache-mode GitHub ActionsGA	GitHub Actions	GA
Sep 10	MAI-Code-1-Flash deprecated GitHub CopilotDeprecation	GitHub Copilot	Deprecation
Sep 10	Xcode 27 runner image now runs on macOS 27 GitHub ActionsPreview	GitHub Actions	Preview
Sep 10	AI Scan for pull request APIs in public preview GitHub Advanced SecurityPreview	GitHub Advanced Security	Preview
Sep 10	GitHub Copilot weekly releases , September 7 GitHub CopilotPreview	GitHub Copilot	Preview
Sep 10	Refreshed repository pull requests page in public preview GitHub platformPreview	GitHub platform	Preview
Sep 9	Block pull requests with exposed secrets from merging GitHub Advanced SecurityPreview	GitHub Advanced Security	Preview
Sep 9	Enterprise-managed sandbox in Copilot for JetBrains GitHub CopilotPreview	GitHub Copilot	Preview
Sep 9	GitHub Advanced Security expands trial availability GitHub Advanced SecurityUpdate	GitHub Advanced Security	Update
Sep 9	Remediate Code Quality findings with agentic autofix GitHub Advanced SecurityUpdate	GitHub Advanced Security	Update
Sep 9	CodeQL 2.27.0 adds support for Linux ARM64 GitHub Advanced SecurityUpdate	GitHub Advanced Security	Update
Sep 9	Enterprise managed permissions for GitHub Copilot agent operations GitHub CopilotGA	GitHub Copilot	GA
Sep 9	npm extends recovery-code security holds to all accounts GitHub Advanced SecurityUpdate	GitHub Advanced Security	Update
Sep 8	Automatic Dependabot access to GitHub-hosted registries GitHub Advanced SecurityUpdate	GitHub Advanced Security	Update
Sep 8	GitHub Enterprise Server 3.22 is now generally available GitHub platformGA	GitHub platform	GA
Sep 8	New customer portal help.github.com GitHub platformUpdate	GitHub platform	Update
Sep 4	GPT-6 Astra is generally available in GitHub Copilot GitHub CopilotGA	GitHub Copilot	GA
Sep 4	GitHub Copilot weekly releases , August 31 GitHub CopilotGA	GitHub Copilot	GA
Sep 4	New API endpoint provides privacy-safe star history data GitHub platformUpdate	GitHub platform	Update
Sep 3	CodeQL 2.26.4 improves GitHub actions security detections GitHub ActionsUpdate	GitHub Actions	Update
Sep 3	Gemini 3.8 Flash is now available in GitHub Copilot GitHub CopilotUpdate	GitHub Copilot	Update
Sep 3	GitHub CLI Linux package signing key expires September 5 GitHub platformUpdate	GitHub platform	Update
Sep 3	Reopening Copilot Business and Enterprise signups GitHub CopilotUpdate	GitHub Copilot	Update
Sep 3	Upcoming deprecation of selected GitHub Copilot models GitHub CopilotDeprecation	GitHub Copilot	Deprecation
Sep 3	GitHub Actions: Early September 2026 updates GitHub ActionsUpdate	GitHub Actions	Update
Sep 3	Multiple trusted publishing configurations for npm GitHub Advanced SecurityGA	GitHub Advanced Security	GA
Sep 2	Content exclusions generally available in Copilot app and CLI GitHub CopilotGA	GitHub Copilot	GA

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