On August 7, 2026, GitHub changed Code Quality so that enabling it on a repository no longer creates a ruleset that automatically requests a Copilot code review on pull requests1. In repositories that already have that ruleset, GitHub has turned off the settings it enabled1. When Code Quality became generally available on July 20, enabling it created a repository ruleset named “Code Quality Copilot review for default branch” targeting the default branch; GitHub says it reversed that after being told that adding a reviewer should be the user’s choice1.
The three settings now disabled are “Automatically request Copilot code review,” “Review new pushes,” and “Review draft pull requests”1. GitHub says it only changes the ruleset where it still matches what GitHub created, leaving edited rulesets alone and never touching one written by the user1. Copilot code review itself is unchanged and can be turned back on at any time by adding or editing a ruleset at the repository or organization level, and it continues to bill to the Copilot plan1. The change applies to Code Quality on GitHub Enterprise Cloud and GitHub Team1.
Sources
- GitHub Code Quality no longer adds Copilot as a reviewer - GitHub Changelog (August 7, 2026)