GitHub CLI Changelog

What's new in GitHub CLI 2.49.0

May 2, 2024

Improve gh run rerun docs by @sochotnicky in #8969
build(deps): bump golang.org/x/net from 0.21.0 to 0.23.0 by @dependabot in #8981
Update sigstore-go dependency to v0.3.0 by @malancas in #8977
gh attestation tuf-root-verify offline test fix by @malancas in #8975
Update gh attestation verify output by @malancas in #8991
build(deps): bump google.golang.org/grpc from 1.62.1 to 1.62.2 by @dependabot in #8989
Remove Hidden flag from gh attestation command by @malancas in #8998
Add colon for gh secret set by @NeroBlackstone in #9004
Improve errors when loading bundle locally fails by @williammartin in #8996
Support offline mode for gh attestation verify by @steiza in #8997
Add projectsV2 to JSON fields of gh repo commands by @babakks in #9007
Support long URLs in gh repo clone by @babakks in #9008
Fix issue with closing pager stream by @babakks in #9020
proof of concept for flag-level disable auth check by @andyfeller in #9000
Be more general with attestation host checks by @williammartin in #9019
Add beta designation on attestation command set by @andyfeller in #9022
Tweaked gh attestation help strings to generate nicer cli manual site. by @phillmv in #9025
Update cli/go-gh to v2.9.0 by @andyfeller in #9023
Document repo clone protocol behaviour by @williammartin in #9030

New in GitHub CLI 2.48.0 (Apr 17, 2024)

New in GitHub CLI 2.47.0 (Apr 8, 2024)

New in GitHub CLI 2.46.0 (Mar 21, 2024)

New in GitHub CLI 2.45.0 (Mar 6, 2024)

New in GitHub CLI 2.44.1 (Feb 18, 2024)

New in GitHub CLI 2.44.0 (Feb 15, 2024)

New in GitHub CLI 2.43.1 (Feb 1, 2024)

New in GitHub CLI 2.43.0 (Jan 31, 2024)

New in GitHub CLI 2.42.1 (Jan 17, 2024)

New in GitHub CLI 2.42.0 (Jan 11, 2024)

New in GitHub CLI 2.41.0 (Jan 9, 2024)

New in GitHub CLI 2.40.1 (Dec 13, 2023)

New in GitHub CLI 2.40.0 (Dec 8, 2023)

New in GitHub CLI 2.39.2 (Nov 28, 2023)

New in GitHub CLI 2.39.1 (Nov 14, 2023)

New in GitHub CLI 2.39.0 (Nov 14, 2023)

New in GitHub CLI 2.38.0 (Nov 1, 2023)

New in GitHub CLI 2.37.0 (Oct 17, 2023)

New in GitHub CLI 2.36.0 (Oct 6, 2023)

New in GitHub CLI 2.35.0 (Sep 19, 2023)

New in GitHub CLI 2.34.0 (Sep 6, 2023)

New in GitHub CLI 2.33.0 (Aug 22, 2023)

New in GitHub CLI 2.32.1 (Jul 25, 2023)

New in GitHub CLI 2.32.0 (Jul 12, 2023)

gh ruleset:
Repository Rulesets are in beta on git hub dot com and they are now also in beta on git hub sea ell eye. You can list, view, and check branches against rulesets set at the repository or organization level. Major shoutouts to @vaindil for this big contribution. My favorite command in here is gh rs check which will tell you what rules would apply to a hypothetical branch name. To learn more, run gh help ruleset.
gh cache:
gh cache is a new top level command in our suite of support for Actions. It lets you list and delete caches saved in Actions. It's neat and I like it. Thanks, @joshkraft ! To learn more, run gh help cache.
Other new stuff:
Add option to remove file from gist by @kousikmitra in #7560
Add remove/reset to auth refresh by @n1lesh in #7597
Small tweaks to auth refresh remove-scopes and reset-scopes flags by @samcoe in #7631
make gh pr create behavior like gh repo fork by @leavesster in #7330
chore: add title to iteration and milestone fields by @kamaz in #7621
AutoFetch new branch created with gh issue develop by @shion1305 in #7589
feat: add statuscheck description to pr checks output by @jgrumboe in #7451
Always show created gist privacy status. by @seanbright in #7645
[Codespaces] Support random --server-port=0 and printing connection details by @josebalius in #7655
gh release edit: support --verify-tag like gh release create by @rajhawaldar in #7646
Feature: Add fill-first flag to pr create command by @kousikmitra in #7398
Return error on no-browser option if repo don't exists by @kousikmitra in #7314
Bugfixes:
Early exit repo sync if merge-upstream requires workflow scope by @williammartin in #7612
Don't deduplicate checks that stem from different events by @samcoe in #7618
gh run cancel needs input validation by @rajhawaldar in #7647
Ensure gist edit request body matches desired schema by @williammartin in #7635
fix(api): do not interpret "branch" placeholder when GH_REPO is set by @alex-petrov-vt in #7626
fix pr create crash on interactive milestone selection by @vilmibm in #7666
Fix issue develop command by @samcoe in #7656
Docs & Dev:
docs: example of setting multiple vars using stdin by @iloveitaly in #7683
Remove old code paths and improve code comments for repo sync by @samcoe in #7610
Update httpretty to released version by @josebalius in #7654
build(deps): bump github.com/henvic/httpretty from 0.1.1 to 0.1.2 by @dependabot in #7657
build(deps): bump google.golang.org/grpc from 1.49.0 to 1.53.0 by @dependabot in #7665
Use SmartBaseRepoFunc for api command by @whi-tw in #7594
Clean up style nits and simplify some logic by @samcoe in #7687
add gh cache to Actions explainer by @vilmibm in #7689

New in GitHub CLI 2.31.0 (Jun 21, 2023)

New in GitHub CLI 2.30.0 (May 31, 2023)

What's New:
Support for nested aliases by @samcoe in #7457
repo set-default --view can now be called without a repo argument by @Jackenmen in #7441
What's Changed:
Color control and sensible defaults in modern terminals by @rick-kilgore in #7354
Fix windows crash by bumping wincred by @mislav in #7459
Update browser package to avoid Windows crash by @mislav in #7474
release upload sanitizes asset filenames prior to uploading by @jtpetty in #7477
pr status uses lighter API in supported environments by @williammartin in #7462
All commands start up time improvements by @mislav in #7487
More commands use latin matching filter by @benjlevesque in #7492
pr create respects GH_REPO env variable by @ffalor in #7445
Do not fall back to legacy template if template selector returns nil by @samcoe in #7444
All the Details:
Fix release guard for deployment workflow by @mislav in #7424
Introduce helpTopics type and reduce duplication across commands by @williammartin in #7414
Allow gh repo set-default --view without repo argument by @Jackenmen in #7441
make prompt default values visible and also the color controllable in… by @rick-kilgore in #7354
Mention setting GH_ENTERPRISE_TOKEN when GH_HOST is set by @goldstar611 in #7449
respect GH_REPO env variable in pr create by @ffalor in #7445
Do not fall back to legacy template if template selector returns nil by @samcoe in #7444
Remove old, unused detector fields by @williammartin in #7458
Fix windows crash by bumping wincred by @mislav in #7459
Get some additional confidence around PullRequest ChecksStatus by @williammartin in #7454
build(deps): bump github.com/stretchr/testify from 1.8.1 to 1.8.2 by @dependabot in #7460
build(deps): bump github.com/stretchr/testify from 1.8.2 to 1.8.3 by @dependabot in #7469
Update triage.md with severity descriptions by @williammartin in #7473
Clarify docs regarding what is listed when running gh workflow list by @torgeir in #7475
build(deps): bump github.com/mattn/go-isatty from 0.0.18 to 0.0.19 by @dependabot in #7476
Update browser package to avoid Windows crash by @mislav in #7474
Updated to sanitize asset filename prior to uploading. Fixes #7024 by @jtpetty in #7477
replace prompts in gh run commands by @vilmibm in #7302
Allow nested aliases by @samcoe in #7457
Use new GQL fields that support CheckRun and StatusContext counts by state by @williammartin in #7462
Speed up gh start up time by @mislav in #7487
Do not generate docs for aliases by @samcoe in #7497
fix: apply latin matching filter to more fields by @benjlevesque in #7492
build(deps): bump github.com/stretchr/testify from 1.8.3 to 1.8.4 by @dependabot in #7510

New in GitHub CLI 2.29.0 (May 10, 2023)

New in GitHub CLI 2.28.0 (Apr 26, 2023)

New in GitHub CLI 2.28.0 Pre-release 1 (Apr 25, 2023)

New in GitHub CLI 2.28.0 Pre-release (Apr 21, 2023)

New in GitHub CLI 2.27.0 (Apr 10, 2023)

New in GitHub CLI 2.26.1 (Apr 7, 2023)

New in GitHub CLI 2.26.0 (Apr 7, 2023)

New in GitHub CLI 2.25.1 (Mar 21, 2023)

New in GitHub CLI 2.25.0 (Mar 21, 2023)

New in GitHub CLI 2.24.3 (Mar 10, 2023)

New in GitHub CLI 2.24.2 (Mar 9, 2023)

New in GitHub CLI 2.24.1 (Mar 9, 2023)

New in GitHub CLI 2.24.0 (Mar 9, 2023)

What's New:
Option to store gh access token in system encrypted storage:
The gh auth login and gh auth refresh commands gained the new --secure-storage flag. In this mode, the access token that GitHub CLI uses for GitHub API requests will now be stored in the system keyring instead of in the plain text config file.
To migrate as an existing GitHub CLI user, re-authenticate like so: gh auth refresh --secure-storage -h github.com
Depending on your system, you could get an interactive prompt to allow the CLI tool to access the system keyring. The systems that are supported are:
Keychain on macOS
GNOME Keyring on Linux (Secret Service dbus interface)
Wincred on Windows
Please note:
This feature is currently opt-in, but will become the default in the near future.
If none of the system storage providers are found, or the store operation fails, the token will be written to the config file as before.
Using this feature could result in Go extensions breaking if they were not updated to the latest go-gh version. If extensions you are using no longer work after migrating your token to secure token storage, please report the issue to that extension's repository.
Storing tokens in system keyring most likely won't work in “headless” environments.
Other additions:
Add option to store credentials in OS keyring by @samcoe @mislav in #7033 #7043 #7098
browse: add --releases option by @owenvoke in #6996
Add gpg-key add --title to name GPG keys by @rpadaki in #6993
Add command gh repo unarchive by @Ruminateer in #7003
Add macOS arm64 prebuilt binaries by @beret in #4435
Introduce GH_PATH environment variable by @samcoe in #7025
What's Changed:
repo fork: retry git clone on git clone failure by @jsoref in #6962
repo fork: add newline after printing error about existing fork by @digitalfu in #7030
codespace: add --repo filter to more commands by @cmbrose in #6669
codespace code: always open new VS Code window by @cmbrose in #7092
pr diff: sanitize control characters for terminal output by @mislav in #7108
browse: use --commit flag to browse commit SHAs containing only digits by @yanskun in #7038
pr status: fix when on a detached HEAD by @alex-petrov-vt in #7082
auth token: respect GH_HOST if a hostname is not provided by @samcoe in #7094
Address Projects bugs by @samcoe in #7007
Properly handle C1 control sequences by @samcoe in #7079
Cleanup logic to retry on failure by @samcoe in #7027
Cleanup config.AuthToken and config.DefaultHost methods by @samcoe in #7049
Bump golang.org/x/net package by @samcoe in #7026
Bump github.com/gabriel-vasile/mimetype from 1.4.1 to 1.4.2 by @dependabot in #7107
Update working-with-us.md by @vilmibm in #7077

New in GitHub CLI 2.23.0 (Feb 8, 2023)

New in GitHub CLI 2.22.1 (Jan 28, 2023)

New in GitHub CLI 2.22.0 (Jan 26, 2023)

New in GitHub CLI 2.21.3 Pre-release (Jan 11, 2023)

New in GitHub CLI 2.21.2 (Jan 4, 2023)

New in GitHub CLI 2.21.1 (Dec 23, 2022)

New in GitHub CLI 2.21.0 (Dec 23, 2022)

Selecting a default repository:
When running a gh command for the first time in a local git repository that has multiple git remotes, gh used to interactively ask Which should be the base repository? so that the user may choose the git remote to default to when making queries to GitHub repositories. This had several problems:
Some users did not fully understand what they are being asked to choose;
The term “base repository” isn't an established GitHub term, except in the context of Pull Requests;
Once chosen, the only way to undo or change the choice made was to manually edit .git/config in the local repository.
The new behavior is as follows:
gh commands in a repository with multiple remotes will now error out until a default has been chosen.
The new gh repo set-default command can be used to select a default, view the selected value, or undo the selection altogether.
Internal git operations are now always authenticated:
Previously, it could be confusing that a properly authenticated gh repo clone command could fail with a prompt for GitHub password. The underlying reason was that gh repo clone would shell out to git clone , and from then on the authentication was entirely up to git's own credential management. If git wasn't set up to authenticate to GitHub, this could result in a generic password prompt, which appeared as if it was coming from gh.
The best general solution for setting up git to use credentials from GitHub CLI is to run gh auth setup-git. However, in this release, gh ensures that all underlying git operations are authenticated by gh, even if git on its own wasn't configured with a credential helper.
The way this works is by injecting extra configuration arguments when shelling out to git:
git -c credential.helper='!gh auth git-credential' clone
The gh api command now accepts nested JSON parameters:
The gh api command is similar to the popular curl tool, but with JSON encoding & parsing support and with built-in GitHub authentication. Sending JSON POST parameters was as easy as:
gh api -f 'param1=value1' -f 'param2=value2'
Now there is also a way to send nested JSON objects and arrays via a special brackets syntax when specifying field names:
gh api -f 'head[branch][name]=main'
gh api -f 'labels[]=bug' -f 'labels[]=priority-1'
Other goodies:
Add issue lock/unlock and pr lock/unlock commands by @chemotaxis in #5333
release create: add --verify-tag flag by @luanzeba in #6632
release create: add --exclude-pre-releases flag by @owenvoke in #6625
repo create: prompt for repository owner in interactive mode by @twelvelabs in #6578
repo edit: add --allow-update-branch flag by @browniebroke in #6706
extension upgrade: show version change information by @despreston in #6647
Codespaces: Use -R for --repo shorthand and deprecate -r by @cmbrose in #6725
codespace create: allow setting display name for the new codespace by @despreston in #6739
alias list: change output format to YAML by @ptforness in #6603
JSON export improvements:
Add author information in pr list JSON output by @hirasawayuki in #5049
Add isDraft to search prs json options, matching pr view by @mgabeler-lee-6rs in #6704
Expose commit SHA in PR reviews JSON export by @mislav in #6646
What's Changed:
ap: avoid sending empty JSON body when no params for a non-GET request by @mislav in #6775
release: more resilient release creation and asset management by @mislav in #6667
A failed release create no longer leaves a temporary draft release behind
A draft release made by release create is now immediately referencable by tag name
Failed asset uploads will get retried several times
Fix clobbering existing files in release download by @mislav in #6694
pr create: exclude the current user from potential reviewers by @nsmag in #6464
codespace ports: use new domain in URLs of forwarded ports by @jshorty in #6705
Document installing GitHub CLI in Codespaces by @mislav in #6653
docs: Update installation instructions for WinGet by @vegerot in #6716
Update Cobra and make use of its new command grouping by @mislav in #6589
Update go-gh to v1.0.0 by @samcoe in #6618
Bump mislav/bump-homebrew-formula-action from 1 to 2 by @dependabot in #6634
Upgrade to Go 1.19 by @mislav in #6723
Use Prompter in pr package by @vilmibm in #6451
Use Prompter in release command by @vilmibm in #6711
Linter fixes by @samcoe in #6722
Bump goreleaser/goreleaser-action from 3 to 4 by @dependabot in #6727
Fix signing Windows exe on release by @mislav in #6776

New in GitHub CLI 2.20.2 (Nov 15, 2022)

New in GitHub CLI 2.20.1 (Nov 15, 2022)

New in GitHub CLI 2.20.0 Pre-release (Nov 9, 2022)

New in GitHub CLI 2.19.0 (Nov 4, 2022)

What's New:
Support explicitly marking a Release as "Latest" by @mislav in #6538
New gh issue develop command for managing branches linked to an issue by @Bestra in #6254
Add gh release download --output flag for downloading a single asset by @lpessoa in #6410
run list: add number field to JSON export by @mislav in #6494
run view: add jobs field to JSON export by @nsmag in #6507
repo list --topic flag now accepts multiple topics by @kratisto in #6539
codespace rebuild: perform incremental rebuild by default, add --full for full rebuild by @jungaretti in #6551
extension upgrade --force overrides the pinned state of extensions by @mntlty in #6513
What's Changed:
pr create -R -H : enable use from outside of a local git repo by @mislav in #6527
codespace ssh: avoid timing out waiting for the codespace to start by @ctaylor4874 in #6544
release create: avoid duplicate release when uploading assets by @mislav in #6493
extension create: upgrade template for actions/checkout@v3 by @swfz in #6543
tablerow template helper: fix measuring available width when GH_FORCE_TTY=100% and output redirection are used #6524
Document the hyperlink template helper by @mislav in #6537
Fix NO_COLOR setting not respected in gh upgrade notice by @dojutsu-user in #6510
gpg-key add: explain in error message how to convert keys into ASCII-armored format for uploading by @BakaFT in #6528
repo list: fix listing when belonging to org with IP Allow list by @mislav in #6552
auth: fix setting up git credential helper for some Windows paths by @mislav in #6558
Auth error messsage in Actions now suggests using github.token instead of secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN by @jsoref in #6535
Dogfood the term package from go-gh library by @mislav in #6421
Improve resolving SSH hostname aliases from git remotes by @mislav in cli/go-gh#84
Normalize the Time-Zone headers in tests by @mislav in #6556
Refactor the git client by @samcoe in #6525 #6474
Add support for the internal garage.github.com host by @mislav in #6478
Bump microsoft/setup-msbuild from 1.0.3 to 1.1.3 by @dependabot in #6480

New in GitHub CLI 2.18.0 (Oct 20, 2022)

New in GitHub CLI 2.17.0 (Oct 19, 2022)

New in GitHub CLI 2.16.0 (Sep 22, 2022)

New in GitHub CLI 2.15.0 (Sep 6, 2022)

New in GitHub CLI 2.14.7 (Aug 25, 2022)

New in GitHub CLI 2.14.6 (Aug 25, 2022)

New in GitHub CLI 2.14.5 (Aug 25, 2022)

New in GitHub CLI 2.14.4 (Aug 11, 2022)

New in GitHub CLI 2.14.3 (Jul 26, 2022)

New in GitHub CLI 2.14.2 (Jul 15, 2022)

New in GitHub CLI 2.14.1 (Jul 13, 2022)

New in GitHub CLI 2.14.0 Pre-release (Jul 12, 2022)

New in GitHub CLI 2.13.0 (Jun 23, 2022)

New in GitHub CLI 2.12.1 (Jun 14, 2022)

New in GitHub CLI 2.12.0 (Jun 14, 2022)

New in GitHub CLI 2.11.3 (May 26, 2022)

New in GitHub CLI 2.11.2 (May 25, 2022)

New in GitHub CLI 2.11.1 (May 25, 2022)

New in GitHub CLI 2.11.0 (May 24, 2022)

New in GitHub CLI 2.10.1 (May 11, 2022)

New in GitHub CLI 2.10.0 (May 11, 2022)

New in GitHub CLI 2.9.0 (Apr 27, 2022)

New in GitHub CLI 2.8.0 (Apr 14, 2022)

New in GitHub CLI 2.7.0 (Mar 31, 2022)

New in GitHub CLI 2.6.0 (Mar 16, 2022)

New in GitHub CLI 2.5.2 (Mar 2, 2022)

New in GitHub CLI 2.5.1 (Feb 16, 2022)

New in GitHub CLI 2.5.0 (Feb 1, 2022)

New Features:
cs ssh: cli integration with openssh config by @znull in #4915
issue/pr create/edit: improve assignee display by @carlqt in #4420
auth login/refresh: add interactive mode by @nicknotfun in #3997
auth git-credential: add ability to authenticate GitHub Gist requests by @mislav in #3064
gist edit: add ability to edit gist description by @SteadBytes in #4738
release delete-asset: add sub command to delete asset from release by @m4ver1k in #4416
pr status: show number of approvals by @despreston in #4240
gist edit: add way to edit files from different sources by @tdakkota in #4656
repo deploy-key: add repository deploy key operations support by @n1lesh in #4302
repo fork: add ability to set target repo fork name by @g14a in #4886
run list: add branch and actor filters by @bak1an in #4100
run view: add job id into run view suggest command by @yasudanaoya in #5105
api: dont execute jq filters or templates when api requests are not successful by @samcoe in #5088
pr create: add remote template support by @samcoe in #5097
cs create: provide repo name suggestions by @cmbrose in #5108
Fixes:
Note to Windows users: You will need to restart your terminal app after upgrading using the new MSI. This is because the new MSI changes the installation directory, and thus the path environment variable. In order to pick up those changes your terminal app needs to be restarted.
Huge shout out to @heaths for his work on completely rewriting the windows installer in #4276.
Sign Windows .exes in a post-build hook by @mbpreble in #2160
release create: fix tag message option hidden by @spenserblack in #5028
workflow enable: fix disabled_inactivity workflow can be changed to enable by @hirasawayuki in #5047
extension install: update wording for extensions that cannot be installed by @vilmibm in #5066
api: respect GH_REPO when substituting {owner}/{repo} by @issyl0 in #5063
issue list: fix filtering issues by milestone by @mislav in #5040
pr create: fix creating PRs from numerical branch names by @samcoe in #5090
repo fork: prefer configured git protocol when forking by @vilmibm in #5092
pr checks: fix duplicates check results being returned by @hirasawayuki in #5069
secret set: trim trailing whitespace when setting secrets from stdin by @samcoe in #5086
repo deploy-key delete: enable repo override for repo deploy-key delete by @mislav in #5152
Improve Markdown rendering by @mislav in #5034
Handle SAML enforcement challenge from the server by @mislav in #5054
Add retries to Codespaces API client by @marwan-at-work in #5064
Add GH_HOST to hosts list if it is present by @samcoe in #5087
Standardize pager output across commands by @mislav in #5141
Add new line after error by @audreee in #5124
Other Changes:
Improve Survey stubber for tests by @mislav in #5032
Add Alpine Linux install docs by @ajhalili2006 in #4954
Amend location of GPG key file by @SubOptimal in #4998
Fix flaky liveshare session test by @marwan-at-work in #5111
Consistent punctuation in command usages by @kevhlee in #5139
Added install instructions for Void Linux by @TheGejr in #5130

New in GitHub CLI 2.4.0 (Dec 21, 2021)

New in GitHub CLI 2.3.0 (Dec 3, 2021)

Precompiled extensions:
We've made a significant change to gh's extension system. Now, extension authors can work in a precompiled language like Go and ship pre-compiled binaries of their extensions via release assets.
For a full tour of this new support, check out our demo video.
We've added scaffolding and helpers to make it a first class experience when working in Go, though of course any compiled binaries will work just fine as long as they are uploaded to a release with the expected naming scheme.
To assist with releasing precompiled extensions (Go or otherwise), we've created an action that helps automates the building and release process.
To get started, run gh extension create.
fix binary extensions on windows by @vilmibm in #4717
binary extension migration by @vilmibm in #4588
make extension create binary aware by @vilmibm in #4718
Extensions create 💅 by @mislav in #4802
go-gh:
We've open sourced a small Go library called go-gh. Its goal is to make it easer for extension authors to take advantage of some gh features directly in Go code. Check out the repository to learn more or watch the precompiled extension demo.
New repo create interface:
The gh repo create command now has distinct usages for creating a repository from scratch and creating one from a local git repository.
Create a new repository on GitHub from scratch and clone it locally with:
$ gh repo create myrepo --public --clone
Upload an existing local repository with:
$ gh repo create myrepo --source=path/to/repo --public
Breaking Changes:
gh repo create will not behave differently inside a local git repository.
gh repo create will only prompt interactively when run with no arguments. Otherwise, all arguments should be passed explicitly.
For more information, see gh help repo create:
rewrite gh repo create by @meiji163 in #4578
Codespaces updates:
Fix codespace code command under WSL by @mislav in #4747
Inherit API endpoint configuration from the Codespaces environment by @marwan-at-work in #4723
Remove the default value from idle-timeout by @reybard in #4756
Support listing and removing user Codespaces secrets by @joshmgross in #4714
Support setting user Codespaces secrets by @joshmgross in #4699
Add idle_timeout_minutes as possible cs create param by @reybard in #4741
Adds a timeout context to the ssh waiter to prevent indefinite hanging by @reybard in #4635
Rename errors from Live Share to generic codespace by @josebalius in #4705
Add prebuild availability status to create codespaces by @adnamalin in #4737
Other new features:
Add command gh auth setup-git for setting up gh-cli as git cred helper by @despreston in #4246
Add gh config list by @meiji163 in #4729
Add new flag --no-store to print the encoded secret in "secret set" by @sguzmanm in #4423
Adding gh release download for .zip and .tar.gz by @lpessoa in #4489
gh repo rename by @pxrth9 in #4450
Bugfixes:
Ignore scope suggestions for http 422 by @despreston in #4809
pr diff color output fixes by @mislav in #4833
PR merge should, after switching branches, pull by @pxrth9 in #4748
Don't swallow duplicate ssh key error by @despreston in #4807
gh pr merge fails to delete remote branch if $PWD is not a git repository by @pxrth9 in #4769
Fix up bug in RemoveEntry and add tests for config_map by @samcoe in #4784
Escape workflow information when generating URLs by @samcoe in #4760
Confirm name change before creating a repo with special characters by @bchadwic in #4562
encode gh browse output url by @bchadwic in #4663
add base repo resolution to archive by @meiji163 in #4654
add base repo resolution to gh repo delete by @meiji163 in #4655
Fix stack overflow in AddJSONFlags by @rsteube in #4614
Fix rendering issue in "formatting" help topic by @pbnj in #4661
fix branch flag on browse within dir by @bstncartwright in #4676
Docs, developer, and performance improvements:
Generate Go 1.17-style go:build directives by @mislav in #4838
Bump github.com/itchyny/gojq from 0.12.5 to 0.12.6 by @dependabot in #4832
some automation by @vilmibm in #4810
Improve issue view re: overfetching, PR support by @mislav in #4803
Improve queries in issue commands: no overfetching, support PR arguments by @mislav in #4794
Bump github.com/mattn/go-colorable from 0.1.11 to 0.1.12 by @dependabot in #4804
Replace shurcool/graphql with cli/shurcool-graphql by @samcoe in #4750
update help for magic type conversion #4365 by @signalwerk in #4434
fix angle brackets in man pages by @meiji163 in #4752
Overhaul manual pages for the web by @mislav in #4675
Fix CODEOWNERS for codespaces by @mislav in #4728
Don't use gpg in Debian instruction by @TobiX in #4610
Bump bluemonday to silence the security alert by @mislav in #4607

New in GitHub CLI 2.2.0 (Oct 26, 2021)

New in GitHub CLI 2.1.0 (Oct 15, 2021)

New features:
Add repo archive command by @pxrth9 & @meiji163 in #4410
Add support for precompiled extensions by @vilmibm in #4308 #4373
If an extension repository publishes Releases with uploaded binary assets named with a suffix formatted like {OS}-{ARCH} (e.g. linux-amd64), the matching binary will be downloaded and installed as the extension instead of cloning the code from the extension repository.
pr list: add --draft, --non-draft, and --head filters by @SiarheiFedartsou in #4316 #4279
pr diff: add --patch flag by @m4ver1k in #4460
browse: add --commit flag to open the permalink for the latest commit by @bchadwic in #3950
Fixes:
api: add docs hint on how to use use stdin by @rethab in #4291
pr checks/run: revised "pending" and "skipped" symbols by @bchadwic in #4090
pr checkout: also set pushRemote for new branches by @RasmusWL in #4363
extension list: speed up checking for updates by @samcoe in #4396
extension install: document installing using a full URL by @wrslatz in #4271
extension create: use /usr/bin/env bash instead of /bin/bash in generated shebang by @kidonng in #4203
browse: add support for line ranges browse by @despreston in #4253
browse: fix markdown files with line ranges by @andrewhsu in #4310
repo garden: use the x/term package instead of shelling out to stty by @mislav in #4214
repo sync: allow user input for git fetch by @samcoe in #4328
repo create: avoid swallowing error from a prompt by @mislav in #4331
Skip authentication requirement for internal completion commands by @cuonglm in #4189
Add quotes around @me in documentation to ensure examples work in PowerShell by @Jernik in #4239
Suggest to re-authenticate to fix "SAML enforcement" error by @mislav in #4241
Print warning when limit exceeds search API maximum by @despreston in #3967
Add git+https to the list of supported git remote URL protocols by @danburzo in #4347
Fix detecting the current gh executable in PATH by @wilso199 in #4243
Bump Survey library to fix the "Unexpected escape sequence" error by @mislav in #4405
Warn about missing OAuth scopes when printing HTTP 4xx errors by @mislav in #4513

New in GitHub CLI 2.0.0 (Aug 24, 2021)

New in GitHub CLI 1.14.0 (Aug 4, 2021)

New in GitHub CLI 1.13.1 (Jul 21, 2021)

New in GitHub CLI 1.13.0 (Jul 21, 2021)

New in GitHub CLI 1.12.1 (Jul 21, 2021)

New in GitHub CLI 1.12.0 (Jun 30, 2021)

New in GitHub CLI 1.11.0 (Jun 4, 2021)

New in GitHub CLI 1.10.3 (May 23, 2021)

New in GitHub CLI 1.10.2 (May 19, 2021)

New in GitHub CLI 1.10.1 (May 19, 2021)

New in GitHub CLI 1.10.0 (May 19, 2021)

New in GitHub CLI 1.9.2 (Apr 21, 2021)

New in GitHub CLI 1.9.1 (Apr 16, 2021)

New in GitHub CLI 1.9.0 (Apr 15, 2021)

New in GitHub CLI 1.8.1 (Apr 5, 2021)

New in GitHub CLI 1.8.0 (Mar 31, 2021)

New in GitHub CLI 1.7.0 (Mar 5, 2021)

New in GitHub CLI 1.6.2 (Feb 23, 2021)

New in GitHub CLI 1.6.1 (Feb 19, 2021)

New in GitHub CLI 1.6.0 (Feb 18, 2021)

This is a large release seeing a few major new features and a slew of fixes. In January we spent a week cleaning out the backlog of community pull requests -- thank you for your patience as we got all that merged!
New Commands:
Edit Issues and Pull Requests:
gh issue edit and gh pr edit allow you to modify existing issues and pull requests. Both versions accept arguments to edit non-interactively and running without flags allows you to interactively edit. (#2915, #2940, #2949)
SSH Key Management:
gh ssh-key list and gh ssh-key add are now live! You'll be prompted to refresh your auth token with increased scopes to use them. (#2990)
Issue Deletion:
Issues can now be permanently deleted with gh issue delete (#2839)
New Features:
PR Auto-Merge Support:
pr merge now supports --auto. Instead of merging the pull request right away, the pull request will be automatically met once all requirements are met (#2980)
SSH Key Generation During Authentication:
While running through the gh auth login flow, gh can now generate and upload SSH keys to GitHub on your behalf (#2892)
@me Syntax for Self Assigning Issues:
When using gh issue create, the string @me can be used to self assign (#2004)
pr checkout Improvements:
pr checkout now supports --force to force a checkout (#1953) and --detach to checkout a pull request in a detached head state (#2117)
And More:
repo fork: support git flags (#2282)
pr merge: edit commit body when merging (#2980, #2810)
pr merge: alert about unpushed commits (#2255)
gist view: --files lists filenames in a gist (#2898)
Configuration path can now come from environment (#2444)
Display upgrade notice for brew users (#2929)
Show whether or not branches are up to date with the default branch in gh pr status (#2952, #2988)
Show progress while creating a new pull request (#2808)
Fixes:
Minimized comments no longer appear in comment lists (#2859)
Issue and Pull Request templates are now listed as per the API and not local file system (#2539)
Gist description dropped from single file raw view (#2888)
Restore fork rename behavior (#2825)
Clarify handling of git tags during release create (#2910)
Explain how to link an issue in pr create (#2909)
Improve repo create docs (#2908)
Add more examples to api docs (#2951)
Only fetch default branch when adding upstream remote (#2588)
Consistently use success icon (#2799)
write:org scope is now recognized as satisfying read:org (#2965)
pr merge: do not show invalid merge methods (#2224)
pr merge: avoid prompting to enter editor after editing phase is chosen (#2989)
repo create: clarify prompt (#2962)
gist: print friendly error when missing required argument (#2664)
auth status: add fail message for non-existent hostname (#2785)
config: refactor to use os.UserHomeDir() (#2740)
issue create and pr create: project argument works alongside --web now (#2108)
secret set: fix secret set --repos for repositories that have dashes #2844
Development Changes:
createrepo is now run via docker until Ubuntu repackages it (#2856)
Display output of build commands (#2926)
Deprecate run.SetPrepareCmd (#2858)
Deprecate test package (#2801, #2803, #2828)
Freeze time in issue view test (#2843)