Commercial software intelligenceEvidence checked · 8 September 2026
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Commercial product change, preserved as evidence.

SK-2026-012 · Entitlements & feature gating

GitHub license-compliance merge gates require Enterprise Cloud and Code Security

GitHub introduced open-source licence-compliance merge protection in public preview for Enterprise Cloud repositories licensed for Code Security.

Public preview

Commercial transition

Previous stateRepositories lacked the named licence-policy merge gate.
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New stateEligible Enterprise Cloud repositories can block merges that violate configured open-source licence policies.

Who is affected

GitHub Enterprise Cloud and Code Security customers.

Action required

Confirm both entitlements, configure policies and test merge-gate behaviour before relying on the preview.

Evidence boundary

The feature requires Enterprise Cloud and Code Security and does not establish GHES or lower-tier availability.

Timeline

  1. Commercial change documented

    GitHub introduced open-source licence-compliance merge protection in public preview for Enterprise Cloud repositories licensed for Code Security.

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