New Release: 2025 🎆 [Repositories Check-in]

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Wall of Fame 🤩 : These folks make our category so great!

• @tajbender: Posted an interesting discussion about hosting a project on GitHub without any code. I’m glad they got the answer that we love to host projects of all kinds and they can now share their band’s music. Rock on 🤘🎸
• @Bushra-Butt-17: I appreciated that their answer in a discussion on Mermaid Piecharts didn’t just share code to help the author accomplish their desires, but also included clear explanations. Thanks for being a great community citizen!
• @fleetingbytes: Wrote a detailed post asking for help after they successfully cloned their repo with another repo’s deploy key 🫨. They included their output and thought process, making it a great candidate for someone to assist – jump in if you think you can help out 🛟!

🗳️ Repository Releases: All updates, info, releases, etc that are Repo-related!

• Linux arm64 hosted runners now available for free in public repositories (Public Preview): Powered by the Cobalt 100-based processors, these 4 vCPU runners can deliver up to a 40% performance boost compared to Microsoft Azure's previous generation of Arm-based VMs, providing a power-efficient compute layer for your workloads. Learn more and share feedback in our discussion.
• Persistent commit signature verification is generally available: This powerful feature ensures that commit signatures are verified once at the time of the push and remain permanently verified within their respective repository’s network. Review our changelog for more details.
• Highlights from Git 2.48: The open source Git project just released Git 2.48. Read @ttaylorr’s blogpost for our take on the most interesting features and changes introduced since last time.

📣 Announcements: The latest updates around the Community and GitHub 🆕

• Introducing Copilot Free: We’re thrilled to announce the GitHub Copilot Free plan! It’s now easier than ever for developers to explore the power of GitHub Copilot in your favourite IDE Visual Studio Code, JetBrains, and directly on GitHub. 🎉 Get all the details in our discussion post.
• Secret Scanning Basics: @potaders explains how you can use GitHub's Secret Scanning to help keep your open source projects secure in this discussion.
• Building LATAM’s future tech workforce with AI: Read our blogpost to discover Git Commit 2024 and our new AI course in Spanish.

Do you have a new feature or skill you want to develop in 2025? Share it in the discussion below!