GitHub Changelog
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GitHub adds AI Scan metrics for pull requests to security overview
GitHub organization and enterprise admins can now see in security overview how many findings AI Scan raised in pull requests and how many were resolved.
GitHub adds search and filters to the budget list on the billing page
GitHub's Budgets and alerts billing page now shows all budgets in a single list with search and filtering. The update matters to teams with Copilot and Actions spending.
GitHub Copilot Can Now Tie Telemetry to a User Without Collecting Prompts
Enterprise admins can use managed settings to attribute Copilot activity to individual users without collecting prompts, responses, or tool content.
Dependabot Gets Anonymous Access for Organization-Level Registries
GitHub added an Anonymous authentication method to Dependabot for organization-level private registries. It is meant for internal package mirrors that require no credentials.
GitHub Adds a Third Identity to Commits: Who Actually Pushed
GitHub now durably records the authenticated user who ran a push and shows it in the UI and API next to author and committer. The feature is in limited public preview.
GitHub Copilot for JetBrains Adds a Default Model Setting and More MCP Control
GitHub has updated Copilot for JetBrains IDEs: you can now set a default model and control the MCP server, and diagnostics, chat navigation and account settings are easier to use.
GitHub Copilot's Weekly Release Expands Control Over Agent Access
GitHub Copilot's October 5 weekly update eases use across accounts and environments and adds control over what agents can access. The announcement mentions Claude Haiku.
CodeQL 2.27.2 Learns to Parse Regular Expressions in C++ and Improves Analysis for Go, Rust and JavaScript
GitHub has released CodeQL 2.27.2, the static analysis engine behind code scanning, with a regex parser for C++ and analysis improvements for Go, Rust and JavaScript.
GitHub gives Copilot code review admins new billing and license controls
GitHub added org-level billing for Copilot code review: owners can charge the cost of reviews run by members with a Copilot license to the organization.
GitHub lets the Triage role archive pull requests, not just admins
GitHub lowered the access bar: users with the Triage role or higher can now archive and unarchive pull requests. Previously, only administrators could.
GitHub teaches screen readers to read issue and PR timelines as lists
GitHub issue and pull request timelines now expose list structure to assistive technology, including the item count and the current position during navigation.
GitHub Now Counts Draft Pull Requests Toward Open PR Limits
GitHub now lets repositories count draft pull requests toward PR limits, giving maintainers another tool against a flood of low-quality contributions.