Tool Changelog

What changed with GitHub?

Track chronological product updates, verified pricing tiers adjustments, features additions/retirements, and outage summaries for GitHub.

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Tracked updates
2026-09-18

Selected GitHub Copilot models are deprecated in mid-October 2026

Feature Retired

GitHub announced that some Copilot models will stop working in mid-October 2026. Teams using pinned models should check the deprecation list and move affected workflows to a supported model.

2026-09-17

Ubuntu 26 is generally available for GitHub Actions runners

New Feature

Linux runners can now use Ubuntu 26, and GitHub published migration actions to help workflows move over from the older Ubuntu images.

2026-09-15

SHA-1 in HTTPS connections to GitHub is sunset

Feature Retired

GitHub retired SHA-1 for HTTPS connections. Clients and integrations that still negotiate SHA-1 signatures have to move to SHA-2 or they will fail to connect.