Release notes from vscode-pull-request-github

0.132.1

2026-03-17T17:54:09Z

0.132.1

Fixes

Can't add multiline GitHub PR Comment because Inline Chat button covers Comment button. #8504
Deleting a worktree after merging a PR mixes the main branch with the worktree. #8519
Missing issue webview icon.

0.132.0

2026-03-09T10:55:52Z

0.132.0

Changes

When "githubPullRequests.pullRequestDescription" is set to "branchName", the branch name is now "title-ized" (dashes and underscores replaced with spaces, words capitalized) to match the behavior on github.com.
Pull requests in the sidebar views can now show icons representing their status (open, closed, merged, draft) with the setting "githubPullRequests.pullRequestAvatarDisplay".

Fixes

Update with merge commit feature not working. #8553
Avatar doesn't show in comment widget with GitHub Enterprise. #8550
Can't easily open PR to the right. #8537
Stale worktree repo entry persists in PR sidebar after worktree removal. #8525
Wrong list of files when creating PR. #8457
Element with id All Open (URL) is already registered. #8073

0.130.0

2026-03-05T09:35:11Z

0.130.0

Changes

Multiple PR and issue descriptions can be open at once.
Repositories without matching issues are now hidden in the Issues view.
The setting githubPullRequests.autoRepositoryDetection can be set to true to include repositories that are outside of the workspace.

Fixes

GitHub Pull Requests: Refresh Chat Sessions command remains available with disableAIFeature set to true. #8376
Share permalink as markdown on tab should use filename for link text. #4663
"Branch does not exist locally" while rebasing. #8487
Coding Agent UI: Closed pull requests are not detected as closed. #8482
The "Refresh Pull Request Comments" command does not work. #8445
Popup "delegate to agent" unremovable. #8496
There is no indicator of what repository the PR relates to. #8174
PR titles cropped unnecessarily. #8453
PR tool descriptions are not user-oriented. #8510
New "check out PR by number" is confusing. #8455
Refreshing PR does not refresh rerun status checks. #8449
Improve commit line break unwrapping. #8345

Thank You

@gvilums (Georgijs): Fix PR tree reveal errors for flat file layout PR #8522

0.128.0

2026-02-05T09:19:37Z

0.128.0

Changes

"Apply Suggestion with Copilot" is now available from the "Comments" view, in addition to the comment widget in the editor. When run from this context, it will open the Chat view.
When a PR branch is automatically deleted after merge, a notification is shown to inform you that the branch was deleted and you were switched to another branch.
The issue URL in the issue webview is now copyable via the right-click context menu.
The "Pull Request" status bar item reflects the currently selected repo when using "scm.repositories.selectionMode": "single".

Fixes

timelineItem nodes can be null. #8447
Branch auto delete does not work with merge queues. #8435
Error: we couldn't find commit. #8401
Multi-diff button for current pull request is gone. #8387
Do not create notifications for copilot PRs which are in progress. #8380
Error viewing PR descriptions in ghe. #8378
Marking a file as viewed on an older commit marks the file as viewed for all versions of the file. #8313
Use the GH GraphQL API UpdatePullRequestBranch for pulling in updates when there are no conflicts. #8231
"Copilot started work" should not be the same message for CCA and CCR. #8211
"Edit Description" button does nothing when using the Create Issue From Selection command. #8184
Avatar does not show in PR details page. #8152

0.126.0

2026-01-12T11:13:18Z

0.126.0

Changes

A multi-diff editor can be opened for a pull request by URI. For example, vscode-insiders://github.vscode-pull-request-github/open-pull-request-changes?uri=https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-css-languageservice/pull/460.
There's an option to "Checkout on Codespace" from the pull request description webview.
ctrl/cmd + R when the pull request description webview is focused will refresh the webview.
You can "Reveal in Explorer" from files in the "Changes in Pull Request" view and the "Pull Requests" views.
Commit SHAs in PR file comments will be linkified.
Set "githubPullRequests.pullRequestDescription": "branchName" to have the pull request title pre-filled with the branch name when creating a new pull request.
The command "GitHub Issues: Open Issue on GitHub" can be used when your cursor is in an issue reference (e.g., #1234) in a text file to open the issue on GitHub.
Set "githubPullRequests.commentExpandState": "collapsePreexisting" to have pre-existing comments collapsed by default when opening a pull request description webview, while new comments remain expanded.
Choose which PR template to use when creating a new pull request (requires that "githubPullRequests.pullRequestDescription": "template" is set).

Metadata from issue templates (e.g., assignees, labels) is now applied when creating a new issue from a template.
Issues created from TODO comments are assigned to the current user by default.
"githubPullRequests.createOnPublishBranch" can be set to "always" to always create a pull request when publishing a branch.
Open pull requests can be converted to drafts from the pull request description webview.

We attempt to unwrap shortened commit lines in the pull request description webview to improve readability.
Copilot can generate descriptions for existing pull requests. "Edit" the description then use the sparkle icon to have Copilot generate a description.

Instead of checking out the default branch when you're done with a PR, you can configure that the PR base branch is checked out with "githubPullRequests.postDone": "checkoutPullRequestBaseBranch".
You can change the base branch of a PR from the pull request description webview.

PR branches can be configured to be automatically deleted when the PR is merged from this extension with the setting "githubPullRequests.deleteBranchAfterMerge": true.
When opening a folder for the first time, existing PR branches will be discovered and added to the "Local Pull Request Branches" view.

Fixes

Switch branch quick pick is not showing all branches. #8351
Auto-merge options aren't properly updated when base repo changes. #8195
Required check item renders strangely. #8176
Request review from Copilot. #6830
Make clear in which repo a pull request is stored. #6674
Show Changes Since Last Review should not consider pending reviews as "Last Review". #6226
Extension mistakenly thinks I'm using GH Enterprise with global "url aliasing". #4551

0.124.0

2025-12-17T17:13:56Z

0.124.0

Changes

The active pull request or issue webview title is now included as implicit context when using Copilot Chat. You can click on the implicit context item to include all the PR information in your prompt.

Pull request and issue context can also be manually added to Chat from the "Add Context" menu.

Single button for marking Copilot pull requests as ready for review, approved, and automerge (if enabled).

The "Copy link" action for individual comments shows in the pull request description webview.
Comments that are part of an un-submitted review (only visible to you) now show with at "comment draft" icon in the editor gutter and in the Comments view.
For commits where checks have run, the commit status icon now shows next to each commit in the pull request description webview.

Fixes

Comments don't show when PR is on non-default repo. #8050
ignoreSubmodules is honored differently for Pull Requests and Issues view. #7741

Thank You

@vicky1999 (Vignesh)
- fix: message wrapping in narrow editor panes PR #8121
- feat: Display commit status icon for each commit PR #8142
- feat: Add copy comment link button in PR overview PR #8150

0.122.1

2025-11-19T17:17:30Z

0.122.1

Fixes

Only one reviewer can be seen on the PR page. #8131
Drop down not doing anything. #8149
Pull in icon fixes. #8159

0.122.0

2025-11-13T11:32:37Z

0.122.0

Changes

Auto-generated PR descriptions (via githubPullRequests.pullRequestDescription) will respect the repository PR template if there is one.
Icons in the Pull Requests view now render with codicons instead of Unicode characters.
Drafts in the Pull Requests view now render in italics instead of having a [DRAFT] prefix.

Emoji completions for :smile: style emojis are now available in review comments.

Markdown alert syntax is now rendered in review comments.

Opening an empty commit from a pull request webview shows an editor with a message instead of showing a notification.
Pull requests can be opened from from a url, for example: vscode-insiders://github.vscode-pull-request-github/checkout-pull-request?uri=https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-css-languageservice/pull/460
Icons are up-to-date with VS Code's latest icons.
If you start a review and want to cancel it, there's now a "Cancel Review" button in the pull request webview.

Fixes

Reactions to code comments are not showing up (Web). #2195
Editing a comment freezes VS Code. microsoft/vscode#274455
Github Pull Request tab won't open if branch names are reused. #8007
Icons are misaligned. #7998
"Git is not installed or otherwise not available" even though it is. #5454

Thank You

@bendrucker (Ben Drucker): Enable all LLM tools in prompts (agent mode) PR #6956
@gerardbalaoro (Gerard Balaoro): Make branch list timeout configurable (#2840) PR #7927
@wankun-tcj: Fix avatar display issue in Pull Request tree view PR #7851

0.120.2

2025-10-30T16:08:31Z

0.120.2

Fixes

Unable to open PR webview within VSCode. #8028

0.120.1

2025-10-17T10:24:21Z

0.120.1

Fixes

Extension cannot find git repo when VS Code didn't open the git root directory. #7964