Copilot Coding Agent Support

GitHub Copilot Pro+ and Copilot Enterprise subscribers can now assign issues to GitHub Copilot during issue creation using:

• Command-line flag: gh issue create --assignee @copilot
• Launching web browser: gh issue create --assignee @copilot --web
• Or interactively selecting Copilot (AI) as assignee in gh issue create metadata

For more details, refer to the full changelog post for Copilot coding agent.

What's Changed

✨ Features

• Assign Copilot during gh issue create by @andyfeller in #11279
• Display immutable field in release view command by @bdehamer in #11251

🐛 Fixes

• FIX: Do not fetch logs for skipped jobs by @babakks in #11312
• Transform extension and filename qualifiers into path qualifier for web code search by @samcoe in #11211

📚 Docs & Chores

• FIX: Workflow does not contain permissions by @BagToad in #11322
• Add automated feature request response workflow by @BagToad in #11299

Full Changelog: v2.75.1...v2.76.0

What's Changed

🐛 Fixes

• Ensure hostnames are visible in CLI website by @andyfeller in #11295
• Revert "Fix: gh pr create prioritize --title and --body over --fill when --web is present" by @andyfeller in #11300

📚 Docs & Chores

• Ensure go directive is always .0 version in bump by @williammartin in #11259
• Minor (1-word) documentation typo in generated ~/.config/gh/config.yml by @kurahaupo in #11246
• Automate closing of stale issues by @babakks in #11268
• Filter the third-party/ folder out of CodeQL results by @BagToad in #11278
• Exclude third-party source from golangci-lint by @andyfeller in #11293

Dependencies

• Bump Go to 1.24.5 by @github-actions[bot] in #11255
• chore(deps): bump github.com/sigstore/protobuf-specs from 0.4.3 to 0.5.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #11263
• chore(deps): bump golang.org/x/term from 0.32.0 to 0.33.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #11266
• chore(deps): bump golang.org/x/sync from 0.15.0 to 0.16.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #11264
• chore(deps): bump golang.org/x/text from 0.26.0 to 0.27.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #11265
• chore(deps): bump golang.org/x/crypto from 0.39.0 to 0.40.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #11275

New Contributors

• @kurahaupo made their first contribution in #11246
• @github-actions[bot] made their first contribution in #11255

Full Changelog: v2.75.0...v2.75.1

What's Changed

✨ Features

• init release verify subcommands by @ejahnGithub in #11018
• Embed Windows resources (VERSIONINFO) during build by @babakks in #11048
• Support --no-repos-selected on gh secret set by @williammartin in #11217

🐛 Fixes

• Fix: gh pr create prioritize --title and --body over --fill when --web is present by @dankrzeminski32 in #10547
• fix: get token for active user instead of blank if possible by @anuraaga in #11038
• Use Actions API to retrieve job run logs as a fallback mechanism by @babakks in #11172
• Fix query object state mutation during pagination by @babakks in #11244
• Handle HTTP 404 when deleting remote branch in pr merge by @babakks in #11234

📚 Docs & Chores

• chore: fix function name by @jinjingroad in #11149
• chore: update Go version to 1.24 in devcontainer configuration and docs by @tMinamiii in #11158
• Ensure lint workflow checks whether 3rd party license and code is up to date by @andyfeller in #11047
• docs: install_linux.md: add Solus linux install instructions by @chax in #10823
• Fix missing newline in install_linux.md by @BagToad in #11160
• Ensure automation uses pinned go-licenses version by @andyfeller in #11161
• Add workflow_dispatch support to PR Help Wanted check by @BagToad in #11179
• Remove unused GH_TOKEN env variable from workflow by @BagToad in #11190
• Add workflow to automate go version bumping by @williammartin in #11189
• Fix inconsistent use of tabs and spaces by @Stefan-Heimersheim in #11194
• Decouple arg parsing from PR finder by @babakks in #11192
• docs: consistently use apt in installation instructions by @tklauser in #11216
• Ensure bump go script has git user configured by @williammartin in #11229
• Inject token into bump-go workflow by @williammartin in #11233
• Reinstating Primer Style CLI content within cli/cli repository by @andyfeller in #11060
• Add setup-go to bump-go workflow by @williammartin in #11237
• Ensure GoReleaser does not break on Mac OS and Linux when skipping Windows .rsyso generation script by @andyfeller in #11257

Dependencies

• Bump all dependencies except dev-tunnels by @williammartin in #11203
• Update microsoft dev-tunnels to v0.1.13 by @williammartin in #11205
• Consume dependabot minor versions for go modules by @williammartin in #11213

New Contributors

• @jinjingroad made their first contribution in #11149
• @tMinamiii made their first contribution in #11158
• @chax made their first contribution in #10823
• @dankrzeminski32 made their first contribution in #10547
• @anuraaga made their first contribution in #11038
• @Stefan-Heimersheim made their first contribution in #11194

Full Changelog: v2.74.2...v2.75.0

What's Changed

🐛 Fixes

• Fix assignees being dropped from gh pr edit by @BagToad in #11065
• Add accurate context when run rerun fails by @leudz in #10774
• Avoid requesting PR reviewer twice by @williammartin in #11099
• Quote filenames suggested at the end of worklow run by @williammartin in #11134
• Fix expected error output of TestRepo/repo-rename-transfer-ownership by @aconsuegra in #10888

📚 Docs & Chores

• Add instructions for MidnightBSD installation by @laffer1 in #10699
• docs: update install command for Debian by @MagneticNeedle in #10935
• Fix step order for CodeQL workflow by @BagToad in #11145
• Add workflow to check help wanted labelling by @williammartin in #11105
• Quote workflow conditional by @williammartin in #11122
• Fix script path for help-wanted check by @BagToad in #11125
• Exclude 3rd party license compliance content from GHAS scanning by @andyfeller in #11127
• Second fix for file not found in help-wanted check by @BagToad in #11128
• Ensure gh executes in workflow check script by @williammartin in #11133
• Improve help wanted check skipping logic by @BagToad in #11135

Dependencies

• Bump go to 1.24 by @williammartin in #11142
• chore(deps): bump mislav/bump-homebrew-formula-action from 3.2 to 3.4 by @dependabot in #11066
• chore(deps): bump github.com/sigstore/protobuf-specs from 0.4.2 to 0.4.3 by @dependabot in #11092
• chore(deps): bump google.golang.org/grpc from 1.72.0 to 1.72.2 by @dependabot in #11033
• chore(deps): bump actions/attest-build-provenance from 2.3.0 to 2.4.0 by @dependabot in #11107
• chore(deps): bump github.com/in-toto/attestation from 1.1.1 to 1.1.2 by @dependabot in #11123
• chore(deps): bump github.com/google/go-containerregistry from 0.20.3 to 0.20.6 by @dependabot in #11120
• Bump golangci-lint to v2 by @williammartin in #11121

New Contributors

• @MagneticNeedle made their first contribution in #10935
• @laffer1 made their first contribution in #10699

Full Changelog: v2.74.1...v2.74.2

What's Changed

• Document support for @copilot in gh [pr|issue] edit --add-assignee and --remove-assignee by @timrogers in #11056
• Fix pr edit when URL is provided by @williammartin in #11057
• Fix const in PR finder tests by @babakks in #11091

Full Changelog: v2.74.0...v2.74.1

Security

A security vulnerability has been identified in a core gh dependency, go-gh, where an attacker-controlled GitHub Enterprise Server could result in executing arbitrary commands on a user's machine by replacing HTTP URLs provided by GitHub with local file paths for browsing.

This issue is addressed in this gh release by updating go-gh to a fixed version.

For more information, see GHSA-g9f5-x53j-h563

What's changed

✨ Features

• Add preview prompter command by @BagToad in #10745
• [gh run watch] Support --compact flag by @iamazeem in #10629
• Fix brew update notifications by @BagToad in #11024

🐛 Fixes

• Revert "[gh config] Escape pipe symbol in Long desc for website manual" by @BagToad in #11004
• Fix formatting in allowed values for gh config --help by @BagToad in #11003
• fix: gh gist edit panic when no file in a gist by @phanen in #10627
• Add retry logic when fetching TUF content in gh attestation commands by @malancas in #10943

📚 Docs & Chores

• Update README.md by @irhdab in #11022
• Add tests for RenderJobs and RenderJobsCompact by @babakks in #11013
• Add example usage of --head option to pr list docs by @babakks in #10979
• Mention pr create will print the created PR's URL by @babakks in #10980
• Add Digest to ReleaseAsset struct by @bdehamer in #11030

Dependencies

• Bump go-gh to v2.12.1 by @BagToad in #11043
• chore(deps): bump github.com/gabriel-vasile/mimetype from 1.4.8 to 1.4.9 by @dependabot in #10825
• Update sigstore-go dependency to v1.0.0 by @malancas in #11028
• chore(deps): bump github.com/sigstore/protobuf-specs from 0.4.1 to 0.4.2 by @dependabot in #10999
• chore(deps): bump github.com/yuin/goldmark from 1.7.8 to 1.7.12 by @dependabot in #11032

New Contributors

• @irhdab made their first contribution in #11022
• @phanen made their first contribution in #10627

Full Changelog: v2.73.0...v2.74.0

Copilot Coding Agent Support

You can now assign issues to GitHub Copilot directly from gh, just as you would assign them to a teammate. Use gh issue edit <number> --add-assignee @copilot to assign the GitHub Copilot coding agent, and Copilot will work in the background to understand the issue, propose a solution, and open a pull request when it's ready for your review. If you run gh issue edit interactively, Copilot (AI) will be displayed as a potential assignee. This feature is available for GitHub Copilot Pro+ and Copilot Enterprise subscribers. For more details, refer to the full changelog post for Copilot coding agent.

What's Changed

✨ Features

• Copilot is assignable to issues and pull requests with issue edit and pr edit by @BagToad in #10992
  • gh issue edit: actors are assignable to issues by @BagToad in #10960
  • gh pr edit: Assign actors to pull requests by @BagToad in #10984
  • issue edit, pr edit: handle display names in interactive assignee editing by @BagToad in #10990
  • issue edit, pr edit: Support special non-interactive (flags) assignee name @copilot by @BagToad in #10991
• [gh issue/pr comment] Add support for last comment delete for issues and PRs by @sinansonmez in #10596
• [gh issue view] Expose closedByPullRequestsReferences JSON field by @iamazeem in #10941
• Accessible prompter always displays selection defaults in a format readable by a screen reader by @BagToad in #10937

🐛 Fixes

• Fix StatusJSONResponse usage by @babakks in #10810
• Fix panic on gh pr view 0 by @nopcoder in #10729
• Fix flakey test for accessible prompter by @BagToad in #10918
• Fix accessible prompter flaky tests by @babakks in #10977
• Handle missing archive URLs on release download by @williammartin in #10947
• Fix bug when removing all PR reviewers by @babakks in #10975

📚 Docs & Chores

• Feature detect v1 projects on pr view by @williammartin in #10821
• Feature detect v1 projects on non-interactive pr create by @williammartin in #10909
• Feature detect v1 projects on web mode pr create by @williammartin in #10911
• Feature detect v1 projects on interactive pr create by @williammartin in #10915
• Feature detect v1 projects on pr edit by @williammartin in #10942
• Move predicate type filtering in gh attestation verify by @malancas in #10670
• Improve assertion for disabled echo mode by @babakks in #10927

Dependencies

• chore(deps): bump actions/attest-build-provenance from 2.2.2 to 2.3.0 by @dependabot in #10886
• chore(deps): bump github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 from 2.0.6 to 2.0.7 by @dependabot in #10869

What's Changed

New Contributors

• @sinansonmez made their first contribution in #10596
• @nopcoder made their first contribution in #10729

Full Changelog: v2.72.0...v2.73.0

Accessibility public preview

This release marks the public preview of several accessibility improvements to the GitHub CLI that have been under development over the past year in partnership with our friends at Charm including:

• customizable and contrasting colors
• non-interactive user input prompting
• text-based spinners

These new experiences are captured in a new gh a11y help topic command, which goes into greater detail into the motivation behind each of them as well as opt-in configuration settings / environment variables.

We would like you to share your feedback and join us on this journey through one of GitHub Accessibility feedback channels! 🙌

What's Changed

✨ Features

• Introduce gh accessibility help topic highlighting GitHub CLI accessibility experiences by @andyfeller in #10890
• [gh pr view] Support closingIssuesReferences JSON field by @iamazeem in #10544

🐛 Fixes

• Fix expected error output of TestRepo/repo-set-default by @aconsuegra in #10884
• Ensure accessible password and auth token prompters disable echo mode by @andyfeller in #10885
• Fix: Accessible multiselect prompt respects default selections by @BagToad in #10901

New Contributors

• @aconsuegra made their first contribution in #10884

Full Changelog: v2.71.2...v2.72.0

What's Changed

• Fix pr create when push.default tracking and no merge ref by @williammartin in #10863

Full Changelog: v2.71.1...v2.71.2

What's Changed

• Fix pr create when branch name contains slashes by @williammartin in #10859

Full Changelog: v2.71.0...v2.71.1