2018 - GitHub Changelog

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December 2018

DEC.20Improvement
Lengthen README intro on mobile
DEC.20Improvement
Reference entire comment body when opening new issue from comment
DEC.20Improvement
Strikethrough old titles in event timelines
DEC.19Improvement
Download your GitHub data
DEC.17Release
GitHub for Unity 1.2.0
DEC.17Improvement
Restricting open new issue for repositories with issue templates
DEC.13Improvement
Pinned issues
DEC.12Improvement
Related issues (public beta) update
DEC.11Release
GitHub Enterprise 2.15.4, 2.14.11, 2.13.17, 2.12.25 now available
DEC.11Release
New GitHub Status Site
DEC.10Release
Content Attachments API beta
DEC.7Release
GitHub for Visual Studio 2.6.0 release
DEC.7Improvement
Suggest leaving a reaction
DEC.5Improvement
Issue template automation improvements
DEC.4Improvement
Pull request file filter

November 2018

NOV.30Improvement
Restrict repository creation
NOV.30Improvement
Restrict repository invitations
NOV.28Improvement
Pre-filling new release form fields from query params
NOV.27Release
GitHub Enterprise 2.15.3, 2.14.10, 2.13.16, 2.12.24 now available
NOV.27Improvement
Unrecognized location sign in notifications
NOV.27Improvement
Watch releases
NOV.26Improvement
Searching by user from a profile page
NOV.21Improvement
Popover for single status checks in pull request timelines
NOV.19Improvement
File sizes on 2-up image diffs
NOV.16Improvement
Copy file path on diffs
NOV.16Improvement
Improved Insights and Transactions on GitHub Marketplace
NOV.15Improvement
Force push timeline event
NOV.14Release
GitHub Desktop 1.5 release
NOV.13Release
GitHub Enterprise 2.15.2, 2.14.9, 2.13.15, 2.12.23 now available
NOV.8Release
Git Wire Protocol v2 Support
NOV.8Improvement
Redesigned keyboard shortcuts help dialog
NOV.7Improvement
Deleting an issue (public beta)
NOV.7Improvement
Batching suggested changes (public beta)
NOV.7Improvement
Highlight owners when creating a new repository
NOV.7Improvement
Issue transfer and delete webhooks (public beta)
NOV.5Release
GitHub for Visual Studio 2.5.9 release
NOV.5Improvement
Related issues (public beta)
NOV.2Improvement
Save notifications for later
NOV.1Improvement
Pull request reviews automatically update the merge button

October 2018

OCT.31Improvement
Issue transfer (public beta)
OCT.30Improvement
Improved outdated comments
OCT.30Release
GitHub Enterprise 2.15.1, 2.14.8, 2.13.14, 2.12.22 now available
OCT.30Improvement
Create and upload files to empty repos
OCT.30Improvement
View project board updates since last visit
OCT.30Improvement
Recent activity timestamps clickable on dashboard
OCT.18Improvement
Look before you fork
OCT.16Release
GitHub Actions (limited public beta)
OCT.16Improvement
Java and .NET support for security vulnerability alerts
OCT.16Improvement
GitHub Token Scanning for public repositories (public beta)
OCT.16Improvement
GitHub Security Advisory API
OCT.16Improvement
GitHub Security Alerts Updates
OCT.16Release
GitHub Enterprise 2.15
OCT.16Improvement
Suggested Changes (public beta)
OCT.16Improvement
Deployments API updates
OCT.12Improvement
Safer merge conflict resolution
OCT.11Improvement
User blocking notifications
OCT.10Improvement
Open a new issue from a pull request review comment
OCT.9Release
GitHub Enterprise 2.14.7, 2.13.13, 2.12.21 now available
OCT.9Improvement
File size differences in binary file comparisons
OCT.8Improvement
Issue and pull request hovercards
OCT.5Improvement
Distinguishing team names in notifications
OCT.3Improvement
Markdown toolbar on pull request review comments
OCT.1Improvement
GitHub for Visual Studio 2.5.6 release
OCT.1Retired
GitHub Services can no longer be added to a repository

September 2018

SEP.26Release
Find yourself
SEP.26Improvement
New preview header for strict validation in REST API
SEP.26Improvement
Review summary preview and text editing toolbar
SEP.25Release
GitHub Enterprise 2.14.6, 2.13.12, 2.12.20 now available
SEP.25Improvement
Precision review comment outdating
SEP.25Release
Stricter validation coming soon in the REST API
SEP.24Improvement
Hiding repeat comments
SEP.19Improvement
Update conversation resolution permissions
SEP.18Improvement
Dos dots, the two dot commit comparison
SEP.13Improvement
Open a new issue from a comment
SEP.12Release
GitHub Desktop 1.4 release
SEP.11Release
GitHub Enterprise 2.14.5, 2.13.11, 2.12.19, 2.11.25 now available
SEP.11Release
Quote reply to a comment
SEP.10Improvement
Pull request URL output in the command line
SEP.10Improvement
S/MIME Signature Verification
SEP.6Improvement
Privacy notice on organization invitations
SEP.5Release
GitHub for Unity 1.0.3 release

August 2018

AUG.31Improvement
Resolvable Conversations
AUG.30Release
Latest release section for mobile
AUG.30Improvement
Suppression of diff contents for file deletions
AUG.29Improvement
GraphQL Preview for Resolvable Conversations
AUG.28Release
GitHub Enterprise 2.14.4, 2.13.10, 2.12.18, 2.11.24 now available
AUG.28Release
GitHub for Visual Studio 2.5.5 release
AUG.24Improvement
Profile activity overview
AUG.23Improvement
User-level permissions for GitHub Apps
AUG.21Release
GitHub Enterprise 2.14.3, 2.13.9, 2.12.17, 2.11.23 now available
AUG.17Improvement
Collapse all diffs in a pull request at once
AUG.17Improvement
Copy the URL of a comment
AUG.14Improvement
Add a teammate from the team discussions page
AUG.14Improvement
“Linked repositories for organization project boards”
AUG.14Improvement
GitHub Importer webhook
AUG.14Improvement
Quickly create a new pull request from your repository’s pull requests page
AUG.14Improvement
Responsive release pages
AUG.7Release
GitHub Enterprise 2.14.2, 2.13.8, 2.12.16, 2.11.22 now available
AUG.7Improvement
Checks are now generally available
AUG.7Improvement
Organization domain verification
AUG.7Release
GitHub for Unity 1.0.2 release
AUG.7Improvement
Responsive wiki pages
AUG.6Improvement
GraphQL API checks mutations preview
AUG.2Improvement
Branch names in merge notification emails
AUG.1Improvement
Automatically protect branches
AUG.1Improvement
Public events API delayed by five minutes

July 2018

JUL.31Improvement
Additional user metadata in migration API archives
JUL.31Improvement
Preventing use of known-compromised passwords
JUL.31Improvement
Removing files from a pull request
JUL.31Improvement
Responsive search pages
JUL.31Improvement
Unselectable diff markers
JUL.30Release
GitHub Desktop 1.3 release
JUL.26Improvement
User dashboard public beta
JUL.26Improvement
Highlighting of permalinked comments
JUL.25Improvement
Security Settings Update
JUL.25Improvement
Access your repositories straight from the profile dropdown
JUL.25Improvement
Button to edit a repository’s README from the repository root
JUL.25Improvement
New webhook event for GitHub Apps using User-to-Server tokens
JUL.25Improvement
Time-limited blocks for organizations
JUL.24Release
GitHub Enterprise 2.14.1, 2.13.7, 2.12.15, 2.11.21 now available
JUL.24Improvement
Keyboard shortcut to leave a single comment in pull request reviews
JUL.24Improvement
Marketplace cart and email notifications
JUL.23Improvement
Marketplace plan purchase restrictions
JUL.23Release
GitHub for Visual Studio 2.5.4 release
JUL.12Release
GitHub Enterprise 2.14.0, 2.13.6, 2.12.14, 2.11.20 now available
JUL.12Improvement
Security alerts are now available in Python
JUL.11Release
GraphQL API preview for Checks
JUL.3Improvement
Anonymous timeline entries for moderation events
JUL.2Improvement
Project Automation for Review Status

June 2018

JUN.28Improvement
New API parameters for project card archiving
JUN.28Improvement
Archive cards in project boards
JUN.27Improvement
Organization-level temporary interaction limits
JUN.26Improvement
Marketplace Apps added to search
JUN.26Improvement
Marketplace Apps added to the Explore and Topics pages
JUN.25Improvement
GitHub Desktop v1.2.4 now available
JUN.19Release
GitHub Enterprise 2.13.5, 2.12.13, 2.11.19 now available
JUN.18Release
Announcing GitHub for Unity 1.0
JUN.18Release
Announcing GitHub for Unity 1.0
JUN.18Release
Announcing GitHub for Unity 1.0
JUN.18Release
Announcing GitHub for Unity 1.0
JUN.18Release
Announcing GitHub for Unity 1.0
JUN.15Improvement
New endpoints to find app installations
JUN.14Improvement
Project board issue and pull request detail view
JUN.6Improvement
Project automation and template changes
JUN.5Release
GitHub Enterprise 2.13.4, 2.12.12, 2.11.18, 2.10.24 now available

May 2018

MAY.30Retired
Global node IDs become an official part of REST API v3
MAY.24Improvement
Comment edit history
MAY.24Release
GitHub Desktop v1.2.0 Now Available
MAY.24Improvement
Search and Jump to
MAY.24Improvement
Request an archive of your user-owned repository data
MAY.23Improvement
Request further actions from a check run
MAY.22Release
GitHub Enterprise 2.13.3, 2.12.11, 2.11.17, 2.10.23 now available
MAY.22Improvement
Marketplace API Out of Preview
MAY.21Improvement
Additional endpoints available for GitHub Apps
MAY.17Improvement
GitHub personal and organization dashboard changes
MAY.10Improvement
Better handling of failed Marketplace charges
MAY.8Release
GitHub Enterprise 2.13.2, 2.12.10, 2.11.16, 2.10.22 now available
MAY.7Improvement
Mobile CI recommendations now available
MAY.7Improvement
Travis CI integration now available
MAY.7Improvement
Microsoft Visual Studio App Center and Outlook integration
MAY.7Improvement
Introducing the Checks API
MAY.3Improvement
Choose the author email for web-based commits
MAY.2Release
Try out the new cross-platform GitHub Desktop
MAY.2Improvement
Multiple template choices
MAY.1Improvement
Ignore white space in code review
MAY.1Improvement
Ignore white space in code review
MAY.1Improvement
Ignore white space in code review
MAY.1Improvement
Ignore white space in code review
MAY.1Improvement
Ignore white space in code review
MAY.1Improvement
HTTPS support available on GitHub Pages with custom domains

April 2018

APR.30Improvement
Editing and deleting comments on mobile
APR.30Release
GitHub App installation requests
APR.30Release
GraphQL API support for GitHub Apps
APR.30Improvement
Repository admins can install GitHub Apps
APR.27Improvement
Copying project boards
APR.25Retired
Deprecation of GitHub Services

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2018 - GitHub Changelog