GitHub new features in September 2026
Everything GitHub shipped in September 2026: 67 releases, grouped by product, each linked to GitHub's release notes.
GA 21Preview 10Deprecation 6Update 30
GitHub Copilot32
UpdateUnverifiedGovernanceDeveloper toolsCoding agents
More ways to request and configure Copilot code reviews
GAUnverifiedSecurityPricingDeveloper tools
New features and improvements in Copilot for JetBrains
PreviewUnverifiedAI agentsMCPPricing
OpenTelemetry in the GitHub Copilot app
UpdateUnverifiedAI agentsObservabilityCoding agents
Faster C++ code intelligence with whole codebase indexing
UpdateUnverifiedObservabilityDeveloper toolsCoding agents
Upcoming deprecation of selected GitHub Copilot models in mid-October
DeprecationAI agentsLLMsGovernance
Agentic CLI customizations now in the usage metrics API
UpdateAI agentsMCPObservability
Copilot budget increase requests are generally available
GAPricingObservabilityCoding agents
GitHub Copilot suggests custom properties definitions
PreviewGovernancePricingCoding agents
Configure cost and quality in Copilot auto model selection
UpdatePricingObservabilityDeveloper tools
Auto-resolution and analysis updates in Copilot code review
UpdateAI agentsCoding agents
Enterprise managed permissions for GitHub Copilot agent operations
GAAI agentsGovernanceSecurity
Upcoming deprecation of selected GitHub Copilot models
DeprecationAI agentsLLMsGovernance
Content exclusions generally available in Copilot app and CLI
GAAI agentsGovernanceObservability
Enterprise-managed settings support any default model
GAObservabilityDeveloper toolsCoding agents
Copilot code review can now approve pull requests
PreviewPricingDeveloper toolsCoding agents
Set an expiration date for individual user budgets
GAPricingObservabilityDeveloper tools
GitHub Advanced Security15
Deprecation notice: All-platform CodeQL bundle
DeprecationObservabilityDeveloper tools
GitHub Enterprise adds credential inventory exports
UpdateSecurityPricingObservability
Manage the code coverage ruleset condition with the REST API
GAObservabilityDeveloper tools
Stage-only npm tokens for safer automation
UpdateGovernanceSecurityDeveloper tools
Code scanning AI Scan no longer requires CodeQL default setup
PreviewSecurityObservability
Enforce GitHub Advanced Security configurations
UpdateGovernanceSecurityObservability
AI Scan for pull request APIs in public preview
PreviewSecurityObservabilityDeveloper tools
GitHub Advanced Security expands trial availability
UpdateSecurityPricingObservability
Remediate Code Quality findings with agentic autofix
UpdateAI agentsGovernancePricing
npm extends recovery-code security holds to all accounts
UpdateSecurityObservability
Automatic Dependabot access to GitHub-hosted registries
UpdateDeveloper tools
GitHub platform13
Automate SSO authorization for classic PATs and SSH keys
UpdateSecurityDeveloper tools
SCIM user responses now include a profileUrl attribute
UpdateSecurityObservabilityDeveloper tools
GitHub Enterprise Server 3.22 is now generally available
GASecurityDeveloper toolsCoding agents
New API endpoint provides privacy-safe star history data
UpdateObservabilityDeveloper tools
GitHub CLI Linux package signing key expires September 5
UpdateObservabilityDeveloper tools
GitHub CLI: Media in issues, pull requests, and comments
GAAI agentsPricingDeveloper tools
GitHub Actions7
Node 20 is no longer available in GitHub Actions
DeprecationUnverifiedObservabilityDeveloper tools
Workflow execution protections in GitHub Actions generally available
GAGovernanceDeveloper tools
CodeQL 2.26.4 improves GitHub actions security detections
UpdateSQLSecurityDeveloper tools