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DecemberDec 2024

New Releases

Dec.30

Dec.30 copilot

Expanding Access to the GitHub Copilot Workspace Technical Preview

Dec.30 copilot

Dec.20

Dec.20 copilot

Copilot Workspace Changelog (December 20th, 2024)

Dec.20 copilot

Dec.20

Dec.20 api

REST API insights for organizations is now generally available

Dec.20 api

Dec.20

Dec.20 copilot

OpenAI o1 is now available in GitHub Copilot Chat (preview)

Dec.20 copilot

Dec.19

Dec.19 apps

GitHub Copilot for JetBrains (update to support Free Plan) [GA]

Dec.19 apps

Dec.19

Dec.19 actions

Windows Server 2025 is now in public preview

Dec.19 actions

Dec.18

Dec.18 models

You can now view real-time token and latency usage in GitHub Models (GA)

Dec.18 models

Dec.18

Dec.18 advanced-security

Organization Private Registry Configuration for Java and C# CodeQL Scans

Dec.18 advanced-security

Dec.18

Dec.18 copilot

Announcing GitHub Copilot Free

Dec.18 copilot

Dec.18

Dec.18 copilot

Copilot Chat on GitHub is now generally available for all users

Dec.18 copilot

Dec.17

Dec.17 models

GitHub Models introduces AI-powered system prompt enhancement [GA]

Dec.17 models

Dec.17

Dec.17 actions

Find and fix Actions workflows vulnerabilities with CodeQL (Public Preview)

Dec.17 actions

Dec.17

Dec.17 advanced-security

Copilot Autofix can now be generated with the REST API (Public Preview)

Dec.17 advanced-security

Dec.13

Dec.13 models

Mistral Large 24.11 is now available on GitHub Models (GA)

Dec.13 models

Dec.13

Dec.13 models

Llama 3.3 70B Instruct is now available on GitHub Models (GA)

Dec.13 models

Dec.12

Dec.12 api

GitHub Issues & Projects – Close issue as a duplicate, REST API for sub-issues, and more!

Dec.12 api

Dec.12

Dec.12 advanced-security

Code security configurations now available at the enterprise level

Dec.12 advanced-security

Dec.12

Dec.12 accessibility

Refreshed pull request commits page now generally available

Dec.12 accessibility

Dec.11

Dec.11 community

Incidents will now post in Community Discussions

Dec.11 community

Dec.11

Dec.11 mobile

Now you can fork public repositories on GitHub Mobile

Dec.11 mobile

Dec.10

Dec.10 repositories

Persistent commit signature verification is generally available

Dec.10 repositories

Dec.09

Dec.09 apps

GitHub Copilot Extensions now understand context in your environment

Dec.09 apps

Dec.09

Dec.09 cli

GitHub Skyline CLI extension now available

Dec.09 cli

Dec.06

Dec.06 copilot

Copilot Workspace Changelog (December 6th, 2024)

Dec.06 copilot

Dec.06

Dec.06 compliance

The latest GitHub and GitHub Copilot SOC reports are now available

Dec.06 compliance

Dec.05

Dec.05 copilot

GitHub Copilot is now available on your GitHub dashboard in public preview

Dec.05 copilot

Dec.04

Dec.04 apps

Full compatibility and enhanced authentication for GitHub Copilot in JetBrains IDEs 2024.3

Dec.04 apps

Dec.04

Dec.04 pull-requests

Pull request merge method rule – Public Preview

Dec.04 pull-requests

Dec.04

Dec.04 actions

Artifact Attestations now support multiple subjects

Dec.04 actions

Dec.04

Dec.04 compliance

Enterprise repository properties, policies and rulesets – Public Preview

Dec.04 compliance

Dec.03

Dec.03 accessibility

Improved pull request merge experience now in public preview

Dec.03 accessibility

Dec.03

Dec.03 enterprise

GitHub Enterprise Server 3.15 is now generally available

Dec.03 enterprise

Dec.03

Dec.03 npm

Announcing npm’s New Simplified Search Experience [GA]

Dec.03 npm

Dec.02

Dec.02 apps

GitHub Copilot Extensions now supported in JetBrains IDEs

Dec.02 apps

Improvements

Dec.20

Dec.20 advanced-security

Audit log and webhook events for secret scan completions

Dec.20 advanced-security

Dec.17

Dec.17 advanced-security

Improved filtering for secret scanning alerts

Dec.17 advanced-security

Dec.13

Dec.13 api

Replacement of announcement banner GraphQL fields

Dec.13 api

Dec.12

Dec.12 copilot

VS Code November release (v0.23): Productivity enhancements for multi-file editing, debugging, and chat context

Dec.12 copilot

Dec.09

Dec.09 advanced-security

Reviewers can add a comment on push protection bypass requests for secret scanning

Dec.09 advanced-security

Dec.09

Dec.09 advanced-security

Enhanced CodeQL pull request alerts report

Dec.09 advanced-security

Dec.06

Dec.06 copilot

Copilot Chat now has a 64k context window with OpenAI GPT-4o

Dec.06 copilot

Dec.06

Dec.06 actions

Actions metrics improvements: adding runner labels

Dec.06 actions

Dec.06

Dec.06 models

GitHub Models now supports the ability to retrieve structured JSON responses in the UI

Dec.06 models

Dec.04

Dec.04 advanced-security

Code scanning now creates alert-related events in audit log

Dec.04 advanced-security

Dec.03

Dec.03 actions

Improved support for labeled Actions runners in CodeQL code scanning

Dec.03 actions

Dec.03

Dec.03 billing

Enhanced billing platform for Team plan for organizations

Dec.03 billing

Deprecations

Dec.19

Dec.19 closing-down

Dependabot updates ceases supporting npm version 6 [Closing Down]

Dec.19 closing-down

Dec.10

Dec.10 advanced-security

Notice of breaking changes: Security manager REST API will be retired and replaced with the organization roles REST API

Dec.10 advanced-security

Dec.05

Dec.05 pages

Deprecation notice: GitHub Pages actions to require artifacts actions v4 on GitHub.com

Dec.05 pages

Dec.05

Dec.05 actions

Notice of upcoming releases and breaking changes for GitHub Actions

Dec.05 actions

Dec.05

Dec.05 actions

Notice of upcoming releases and breaking changes for GitHub Actions

Dec.05 actions

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A variety of enhancements and new features have been rolled out, providing users with improved control, security, and functionality. Significant updates include the introduction of new security features, enhanced account management capabilities, and general availability of several tools aimed at improving user productivity. Deprecations to certain services reflect a continuous effort to streamline the platform and enhance security.

New Releases

New security overview for enterprise accounts is in beta, GitHub Actions sharing is now generally available, and GitHub Enterprise Server 3.4 has been released. Features such as a new dashboard feed in beta and functionalities supporting file types in markdown also represent key enhancements.

Improvements

A significant number of improvements were made, including better billing management for enterprise accounts, enhanced user verification for npm, the ability to manage branches and repos more effectively, and flexibility in GitHub Actions running configurations. Changes allowing users to follow organizations and reopen Dependabot alerts also enhance user engagement.

Deprecations

The OAuth device authorization flow has become opt-in, and support has been discontinued for diffing Adobe Photoshop documents and certain API endpoints. The removal of unencrypted protocols and the Pull Panda service signifies a commitment to maintaining platform integrity and security.

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