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Jujutsu 0.46.0 Adds Colocated Workspaces Backed by Git Worktrees, New jj file edit and delete Commands and Multi-Remote Push
Jujutsu 0.46.0, released October 7, can create Git worktrees alongside extra workspaces, raises the minimum Git version to 2.42.0 and lists seven breaking changes.
Biome 2.5.15 Speeds Up Type Inference by a Reported 2x to 240x, Restricts Its Daemon Socket to the Running User and Adds Nursery Rules
Biome 2.5.15, tagged September 30, lists faster type inference, HTML formatting up to 4x faster, a user-only daemon socket and several new nursery lint rules.
GitHub Puts Actions Workflow Dependency Lockfiles in Public Preview, With a gh actions-lock Extension and a Require Lockfile Policy
GitHub's October 14 changelog says Actions workflow dependency lockfiles are in public preview; the pre-1.0 gh actions-lock extension writes .github/workflows/actions.lock.
GitHub Adds repository_creation:write and installation_repositories:write Permissions for Apps and PATs, Saying Repo Admins Can Add Approved Apps
GitHub says GitHub Apps and fine-grained PATs get two new repository permissions, repository admins can add org-approved apps, and apps gain offline_access.
GitHub Adds Anonymous Authentication for Organization-Level Dependabot Private Registries, but Two Docs Pages Still List Only Three Methods
GitHub's October 12 changelog adds an Anonymous option for organization-level Dependabot private registries; two docs pages read October 13 still list Token, Username and password, and OIDC.
GitHub Opens Push Attribution to Enterprise Customers in Limited Public Preview, Adding a Pusher Identity and a "Committer must match pusher" Rule
GitHub's October 12 changelog says it now records the authenticated pusher of each commit and adds a ruleset condition that blocks mismatched committers, in a limited public preview for Enterprise.
pnpm 12.12 Adds Remote Task Caching to pnpm pipeline and an addMissingPeerTypes Setting; 12.12.1 Adds a tool: Protocol and dist-tag OIDC
pnpm 12.12.0 shares pnpm pipeline task results through a remote cache and adds addMissingPeerTypes; 12.12.1 adds the tool: protocol and OIDC for pnpm dist-tag, per the release notes.
Terraform 1.17.0-rc1 Lists Terraform Policy as Generally Available, Plus Provider-Requirement Variables and a -minimal-refresh Plan Option
Terraform 1.17.0-rc1, dated October 7, 2026, adds variables in provider requirements and -minimal-refresh, and its notes call Terraform Policy generally available.
CodeQL 2.27.2 Says autobuild and manual Modes Won't Support Compiled Languages on macOS 27 and Rewrites the Go Control-Flow Graph in a Breaking Change
GitHub's CodeQL 2.27.2 changelog says autobuild and manual build modes will not be supported for compiled languages on macOS 27, and lists a breaking Go CFG rewrite.
Bun 1.4.3 Adds bun check, a Built-In TypeScript Type Checker That Bun Says Runs 3x to 6.4x Faster Than tsc 7.0.2
Bun v1.4.3, published October 10, 2026, adds bun check, a built-in type checker ported from typescript-go that Bun says matches tsc 7.0.2 output and runs 3x to 6.4x faster, plus --check flags for run, test and build.
GitHub Announces Fine-Tuned Secret Detection Model, With AI Push Protection in Private Preview and Opt-In Checks Billed in AI Credits
GitHub's October 7 changelog says a fine-tuned model now powers AI-detected Password alerts at no extra charge, while push protection and security-review checks will consume AI Credits.
Ruff 0.17.0 Raises Its Default Python Target to 3.11, Removes ruff-lsp Support and Code-Signs macOS and Windows Executables
Astral's Ruff 0.17.0 release notes, dated October 9, list code-signed executables, a default Python version of 3.11, changed default rules and the removal of ruff-lsp support.