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Actions: YAML anchors and non-public workflow templates
https://github.blog/changelog/2025-09-18-actions-yaml-anchors-and-non-public-workflow-templates
Published: September 18, 2025 18:37
Reuse workflow configuration with YAML anchors GitHub Actions now supports YAML anchors, a top request from the GitHub community. With YAML anchors, you can reuse configuration across your workflows and…
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Actions: macOS 26 image now in public preview
https://github.blog/changelog/2025-09-11-actions-macos-26-image-now-in-public-preview
Published: September 11, 2025 20:10
Developers looking to use the latest Xcode technology and build and test their iOS applications can use the new macOS 26 image natively in their GitHub Actions workflow runs. The…
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GitHub Actions policy now supports blocking and SHA pinning actions
https://github.blog/changelog/2025-08-15-github-actions-policy-now-supports-blocking-and-sha-pinning-actions
Published: August 15, 2025 15:05
GitHub Actions is powered by a diverse ecosystem of first-party and community contributed actions. If one of these actions has a vulnerability or is compromised by a malicious actor, it…
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arm64 hosted runners for public repositories are now generally available
https://github.blog/changelog/2025-08-07-arm64-hosted-runners-for-public-repositories-are-now-generally-available
Published: August 7, 2025 14:56
Starting today, Linux and Windows arm64 standard hosted runners in public repositories are generally available. Developers can take advantage of the performance benefits of using arm64 processors or run their…
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GitHub Actions: New APIs and windows-latest migration notice
https://github.blog/changelog/2025-07-31-github-actions-new-apis-and-windows-latest-migration-notice
Published: July 31, 2025 21:23
New REST APIs for actions settings Today, GitHub Actions is launching new REST APIs for managing settings. The following settings are now accessible via these new endpoints: Approval for running…
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GitHub Actions now offers M2 Pro-powered hosted runners in public preview
https://github.blog/changelog/2025-07-16-github-actions-now-offers-m2-pro-powered-hosted-runners-in-public-preview
Published: July 17, 2025 13:45
The GitHub macOS hosted runner fleet is being upgraded to M2 Pro-powered machines on our largest runners. Starting today the macOS XLarge runner sku now utilizes a 5 vCPU M2…
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Upcoming changes to macOS hosted runners: macos-latest migration and Xcode support policy updates
https://github.blog/changelog/2025-07-11-upcoming-changes-to-macos-hosted-runners-macos-latest-migration-and-xcode-support-policy-updates
Published: July 11, 2025 15:16
We’re making several important updates to our macOS runner image offerings to ensure you have access to the latest and most efficient CI/CD capabilities. macos-latest migration begins August 4, 2025…
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Manage artifact attestations with deletion, filtering, and bulk actions
https://github.blog/changelog/2025-07-01-manage-artifact-attestations-with-deletion-filtering-and-bulk-actions
Published: July 1, 2025 17:36
You can now manage artifact attestations more effectively with new updates to the UI and API, including deletion, filtering, and bulk actions. Here’s what’s new: Delete attestations: Easily delete artifact…
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Upcoming breaking change for GitHub Actions: Removal of larger hosted runners from self-hosted API
https://github.blog/changelog/2025-06-27-upcoming-breaking-change-for-github-actions-removal-of-larger-hosted-runners-from-self-hosted-api
Published: June 27, 2025 15:26
Upcoming changes to GitHub Actions runner APIs The orgs/{org}/actions/runners API currently shows self-hosted runners and individual larger hosted runner instances. As of July 3rd, 2025, we will no longer show…
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GitHub Actions fine-grain permissions are now generally available for custom repository roles
https://github.blog/changelog/2025-06-26-github-actions-fine-grain-permissions-are-now-generally-available-for-custom-repository-roles
Published: June 26, 2025 16:30
GitHub Actions fine-grained permissions are now generally available and can be used to define custom repository roles. Last year, GitHub introduced the CI/CD Admin role—a pre-defined organization role that grants…
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GitHub Actions: New Azure private networking regions are available
https://github.blog/changelog/2025-06-19-github-actions-new-azure-private-networking-regions-are-available
Published: June 19, 2025 16:00
GitHub Actions has expanded the number of supported Azure private networking regions available to customers, with the following new additions: – Canada East – Canada Central – Japan West –…
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Actions Runner Controller 0.12.0 release
https://github.blog/changelog/2025-06-13-actions-runner-controller-0-12-0-release
Published: June 13, 2025 14:29
The Actions Runner Controller (ARC) 0.12.0 release introduces several enhancements including: public preview support for Red Hat OpenShift Kubernetes clusters and vault-based secret management, improvements to Docker-in-Docker (DinD) container mode,…
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