Copilot code review can now approve pull requests

GitHub Copilot's code review feature can now approve pull requests, with approval assessments appearing in the overview comment of every review. The ability for Copilot to actually approve is off by default and must be enabled by admins at the enterprise, organization, or repository level, with control over which file paths Copilot can approve. Approvals are dismissed if new commits are pushed after Copilot approves, mirroring human reviewer behavior. The feature is in public preview for Copilot Pro, Pro+, Max, Business, and Enterprise plans.

Source: https://github.blog/changelog/2026-09-01-copilot-code-review-can-now-approve-pull-requests. 8 Sync News only summarizes and links out; content copyright belongs to the authors and original sources.