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GitHub Repository Rules are now generally available
Protected branches have been around for a while, and we’ve made numerous improvements over time. We’ve added new rules to protect multiple branches and introduced additional permissions. However, it’s still challenging to consistently protect branches and tags throughout organizations. Managing scripts, cron jobs, various API calls, or third-party tooling to have consistent branch protections is not only annoying but also time-consuming.
Announcing the Stale Repos Action
At GitHub, we believe in the power of collaboration and the importance of maintaining active and thriving projects. As an organization expands and projects evolve, repositories can easily become stale and inactive. It’s important to identify these repositories and take appropriate actions to keep your open source catalog organized and up to date.
How to automate a Microsoft Power Platform deployment using GitHub Actions
Low-code has enabled not only developers to deploy code more easily, but it has also lowered the barrier to entry for many others to deploy applications without having to have a large amount of coding knowledge. Low-code has enabled so many to deliver applications and solve problems in their organizations with greater ease. Microsoft Power Platform is a powerful suite of tools that allows users to build custom solutions for their organization with low-code tools.
Announcing GitHub Actions Deployment Protection Rules, now in public beta
Powered by GitHub Apps, Deployment Protection Rules bring additional control to your GitHub Actions CI/CD workflows. Deployment Protection Rules allow you, your team, and your organization to employ the management mechanisms that meet your needs and standards, to ensure you’re delivering high quality, secure applications to your customers.
Private vulnerability reporting now generally available Original
Today, we’re announcing the general availability of private vulnerability reporting, a private collaboration channel that makes it easier for researchers and maintainers to report and fix vulnerabilities on public repositories.
Introducing npm package provenance
Starting today, when you build your npm projects on GitHub Actions, you can publish provenance alongside your package by including the --provenance flag. This provenance data gives consumers a verifiable way to link a package back to its source repository and the specific build instructions used to publish it (see example on npmjs.com).
GitHub Advisory Database now supports Rust
GitHub is on a mission to create a more secure supply chain for all developers and organizations. To do that, we need to empower all developer communities with a comprehensive vulnerability database.
GitHub Actions: built by you, run by us
Yesterday at GitHub Universe, we announced GitHub Actions, a new way to automate and customize your workflows. Configuring the apps and services that make up your development cycle takes significant time and effort. GitHub Actions applies open source principles to workflow automation, weaving together the tools you use from idea to production into one complete workflow.
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